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Dealing With the Ups & Downs: The Importance of Price Escalation Clauses in Construction Contracts
In this era of trade wars and tariffs, the likelihood that fluctuating building material costs will derail present and future construction projects is greater than ever. This is because over the past year the volatile world economy has made the price...
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Responding to a Crisis: How Human Resources Can Make Things Better, Not Worse
Cody Elliott and Mike Porter, two Miller Nash partners, were published in Constructor Magazine, a publication of Associated General Contractors. The link to the full story is available below.
Just as unforeseen site conditions can test a contractor’s...
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Dealing With the Ups & Downs: The Importance of Price Escalation Clauses in Construction Contracts
Vanessa Triplett, a Miller Nash construction law attorney, was published in the Summer 2019 issue of the NAMC-OR Newsletter. The newsletter is published by the National Association of Minority Contractors—Oregon and the Daily Journal of Commerce. The...
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Bill Gives Design Build Boost in Public Contracting
Design-build is increasingly showing up in public works projects in the Washington State. This method allows the price to be established based on a conceptual design rather than through the competitive bid process. Offsetting the lack of competitive...
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James Walker Recognized on the Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon "Phenoms and Icons" 2018
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP construction attorney James Walker was recognized as a 2018 Phenom by the Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon (DJC Oregon) on December 13 in Portland, Oregon. DJC Oregon’s newest award program honors local building indust...
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Washington Supreme Court Upholds Strict Interpretation of Contractual Notice Provisions: Failure to Immediately Give Notice of Claim a Complete Bar to Recovery
Nova, a public works contractor, filed a claim for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, based entirely on the City's untimely and repeated rejection of submittals to perform culvert work in Olympia. The Supreme Court held that the c...
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