RSW#4: CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENTS PUE DATE: FEBRUARY 20,2022
BALAGOT, MARRIELLE M. ARKATHLEEN JERELL T- RAcs
UP-FBI-B3AR4-2 MONDAY/loCOAM-2:0PM IMPORTANCE OF CONTRACT DOcUMENT WHEN ANY CONSTRUCTION OR ReAL ESTAre PROJECT IS
cONCERNED ,CoNTRACTS ARE AN IMRORTANT RART OF THE ROCESS.
A CONRACT PROVIDES IMRORTANT PROTEcIONS FORTHE R I S
T THE coNTRACT AND ROR BOTH CONTRACTORS AND HOMECWNERS OR THE WNERS OF THE PROJT OR UILDING IF THE PROJECT
SA COMuERCIAL CONSTRUCTION PReCT.
IN GENERAL JCONTRACS PROMIDE CUrHES AND CeLIEATIONS tHE RARNES HAVE AGREED TO BUr ALO PROVIDES PROTECiONS
Br THEIR OUGANCNBS. rOR THE PARtIS F THEY BAIL TO APIDE
CONTRACTS INCLUDE DetaLS ABOUT THE PROJET AND THEN
WILL THE WORK THAr WIL BE pCNE AND HCW cOMENSATION
TOTHE PROJECT.WHEN A CONTRACT
Be HAUOLED RELAED HAS P E N BREAÇHED BY ONE OF THE PARTES ,THE STtHER PARTY WIL HAVE IMAPORTANT LBSAL REMEDES OONSIPERR. BE ABLE O S E B k coM- THE NON-BREACHIJG PARTY MAr THE FINANCIAL HARM URFERED; PENSATORY DAMACES FOR SPeFC CANCEL,THE cONTRACT , OR REGUEST ResCIND, OR BREACH ING PERRORMANCE THE CONTRACT, REQUIRING THE UNDER THe CONTeACT. PARY O PERKORM THEIR CBUGATIONS RELATONSHIP IS eSSENTAL TO ANY BECAUBE THE CONTRACT
CONSTRctiON P R a I T O R REAL ESTAE
BUSINES OPRORIUNITN, DRAPT THE coNTRACT PRRET T IS NECEssARY TO CAReFULLr
PRCCess cAN eE EetUL
ANDTRAINEDUIDANee THRCUGHOUT THE INTHAt REGARD. EFFECr1Ve cONTRACT TORAPIING CAN HELP AVOID CON- TRACT OSRUTES DOWN THe ROAD, OWE/ER , rT IS PSIUALLr MFCRR TANT O UNDERSTAND How p AboRess coNTRACT DSPUIES
AND A BREAcH OF cONTRACT. STH eONTRACT LAVW AND
CONSTRUCTION LAW ARE COMPLE WHICH IS WHY IT IS
MPORtANT FOR THE PAKNes TO A CONTRACT TO UNDERSÄND
CONTRACt SASCS AND NHAT TOI F A CONTRACr S BREACHED .CONTRACIS PRMEe á WRITTEN PoeUMENT THAr CUNES THE FLL UNPERSANDING F THE BEINeSs RBLATONHIP ANb SCOPE OF THEe woRK soOTHAT NO CONE CAN CLAIM ANY MSUNER stANANG LATER COWN THE ROAD. THET SPECARY ACTLY WHAT RIGHS ARe SPNG PUR
CHASEDAND WHsr RCHTS OU'RE RETANING
THEY 'Re BINDING AND LEGAUY ENRORCEABLE. THEY PROTECr BoT rOU AND THE CLIENT THEYSTIPULSTE HOW AND WHeN TOU E r aub, WHAT NBBtS TOTRIesER THSr RAMENT,ANDWHAT RESCURCES
U HAVE I* THS CUENTS S t F S TOU
THY MINMIZE RISK.
OIFFERENT TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION CLCSE aUJr
CONSTRUCTIONN PROJECT CLOSEOUT 1S A VERY COMPLEX PROCESS. IT COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS YOU NEED TO TACKLE IN ROR SUCCaSsFUL PROJECT COMPLLETION. PROJECT CLOSESUT-DURING THIS STEP,YOURE HANO- LING THE DcUMENTS THAT WIL CONFIRM OU*VE MEr ALL PROJECT REQUREMENTS . IT 15 ESSENTIAL THAT YU CHECK ANY CHANGE REoUESTS AND REVIEW OUR INI- TAL DOCUMENTATION.THAT WAr, YOUCAN BE REASSURED ALL WORK HAS BREN COMLETeO,AND YOCU'VE FULFILLED YOUR CBLIGATIONS. WHEN OU'RE STARNNG THIS PROCESS ,ONE THING TO CONSDER ISTO INVEsT IN GOOD SCETWARE THAT WIL OPTIMIZE YOUR ORK- FLOW AND HELP YU TRAek ONN MPORTANT PAFER WORK CLIENT CLOSESUT ~THS s AN EXcsuLENT OPFORTUNtTY
T PREsENT YOwRSELF AS AN ORcANIZED , RELIAae,AD
CUSTOMER-FCBED CNTRACTOR.DURING THIS STEP
OU SHOULD GVE THE CLIENT ALL NECESSARY AFERWORK INCLLDING ARRATIS, RECORDS OF PROET CHANGES, ND EUIMENT INROk MATION. YOULL UNDOUBTE Y IMCr
THEIR SATISRACnON LEeLS IR OU CAN PROVIDE AN IN-
pEPTH OVÆREW OF THE PROJBCT AND ASSURE THEMM
YOUVe oONE EVERYTHING ATORDING TOTHE CONTRACT.
ADDTIONALLY, OU CAN ALSO ASK FOR FEEDBCK AND
ADDRE<S ANY FINAL CeHCERNS CLINIS MAY HAVe.THIS
wLL SERME OU AS A GUIDE RORoUR RrURE ReSECTS BUTALSO BOOST THE IMPRESON OU'E MADE CN YOUR
CLIENTS.
ORCA1zATIONAL CLOSoUT-THIS PART OFTHECLOBr
WILL RENUIRE REMOVANG OUR EQUPMENT AND MROES
WHEN THEY°LL HAVe TO LSAVE THE SITE AND PELEcaTE THEM TO OUR OTHER PRJEcas, YUUWIuASO HAVE TOb
DOINVENTURY FOR OUR OLS AND ESUPMENT rO
MaKE sURe aERY AEET 5 AccNTED FROR. CU OT wANT TORIS cLeNT COMPANTS AND PROJECT CBAS
At THE LAST MINUTE s A S 6 UU HONt REMOE AN
KCAVATOR EROM THE SthE . TAKE GREAT CARE TAT ALL
YOUREUIPMBT AND WoRKOROE ARE REMOÆD
BEPORE YOUR CLIENT SELS THE FINAL PROJCT. SUECONTRACTÜR CLoKOUT- BEFORE YOU PAY YODKK SWBCONTRACKRS,YOU MUST VERIFY THAT THEIR WORK VMAS COMPETED AND HAS cONSISTENTLY MET THE REOUIRED ALNY STANDARDS.ADDItONALLY , IF THERE AREANY CHANGEOROERS, MAKE SURE THEr'RE ALSO COMFEED ERORE RE_ESING YOUR WBCONTRACTRS .CNCE OU REMEW THEIR WORK AND ARE SATISFIBb WiTH T,caAÆR ANY RATMENT AMCUNTS AND INVOICES CU WE THEM YOU CAN ALSO PROMDE THEM wrTH FEDBACK FOR THE XE AND MAKE A Lst CE SUCoaNTRACTORS OU°O LIKE TO ORK wH IN THE FOTURE. TEAM CLOSECUT- THE FINAL STEP AM AND STOcONSULT YOUR EALUATE THE S CESS OF TH ACAEcT HING GOoD cOMMUNICATON wT4 CUR TEAM NOT CAN NSURE OURE MAKING THE SAME MStAkE IN THE FUTURE .ASO T HELPS TO SHOW APPRBCKAION FOR THER CONTRIBJNON TO THE PRRECT. YOUR TEAM WILL CERTAJNLY BE MORE SACER TO WRK WTH YOU ON THE NEXT PROJB IE YOU SAY a SIMPLE THANk Y