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Foundation of ASA Updates Lien & Bond Claims in the 50 States, a Manual to Help Construction Subcontractors Identify Their Rights in Each State

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CEG - The Foundation of the American Subcontractors Association has updated its Lien & Bond Claims in the 50 States, a downloadable manual outlining the lien and bond laws in each state and the District Columbia.Construction subcontractors and suppliers rely on mechanic's lien and payment bo...

ASA: 'Pay-If-Paid' Rule Must Be Reversed

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CEG - A Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling in a case involving the construction of a condominium and garage in Covington, Ky., contradicts the Commonwealth's strong public policy that those who furnish construction materials or labor under written agreements must receive just compensation, the ...

Robert Abney F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc., Elected 2016-17 President of ASA

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CEG - Members of the American Subcontractors Association elected Robert Abney, F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc., to serve as the 2016-17 president of ASA, a national trade association representing subcontractors, specialty trade contracto...

ASA Files Brief in Major Insurance Case

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CEG - The American Subcontractors Association, ASA of Texas, and other key construction industry organizations on July 31 filed an amici curiae brief in another major construction insurance coverage case that has percolated through the court system.The case involves the incorporation of a defect...

ASA Members Elect Barker to Serve as Its New President

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CEG - Members of the American Subcontractors Association elected Letitia “Tish” Haley Barker to serve as the 2015-16 ASA president. Barker is president of the Dallas-based company, Haley-Greer Inc., one of the largest curtain wall contractors in the United States.“I am honored ...

ASA Award Recognizes Best Prime Contractors

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CEG - The American Subcontractors Association is looking for prime construction contractors that subcontractors love to work for. Prime contractors that are committed to such best business practices — from the subcontractor’s perspective — as safety management, prompt payment,...

ASA Elects Brian Johnson President for 2014-15 During Annual Meeting

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CEG - Members of the American Subcontractors Association elected Brian Johnson, president, Soil Consultants Inc., a geotechnical engineering and soil testing firm based in Charleston, S.C., to serve as their 2014-15 national president, ASA announced during its annual business meeting on March 8, 2014, ...

ASA Offers Tips for Better Negotiating

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CEG - If a subcontractor is working on multiple projects with a general contractor and the GC includes a “set off” clause in its subcontracts, the GC is leveraging its ability to use money available on any of the jobs to pay for the impact on a problem job. The subcontractor’s cash fl...

New ASA-Supported California Law Assures Payment of Subcontractors

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CEG - A new California law helps assure that construction subcontractors, specialty trade contractors, and suppliers will be paid for work they perform and services they provide on construction components of certain infrastructure projects financed through public-private partnerships.On Aug. 13,...

ASA: Far Off Litigation Is Bad Policy

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CEG - A federal appeals court was correct in its decision not to dismiss or transfer a case from its Texas venue — where a construction project and all of its subcontractors were located — to a far off jurisdiction in Virginia where the general contractor specified in its subcontract that a...