Legal and Regulatory
Lump-sum General Conditions in Cost-plus Commercial Construction Contracting
Hybrid cost-plus contracting with lump-sum general conditions can have administrative advantages for contractors and owners. Effectiveness depends on project scale and whether parties accurately estimate the costs within the lump sum.
By Randolph E. Ruff
April 20, 2018
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by Randolph E. Ruff
Randy Ruff has been representing general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and other participants in the construction industry since 1986. As the chair of Ogletree’s construction practice group, that U.S. News and World Report has ranked as a Tier-1 practice group, he prosecutes and defends claims arising out of public and private construction projects in federal and state court litigation, arbitration and mediation. Randy handles claims involving construction and material defects, improper or non-conforming work, extra work, changed conditions, warranty, delay, disruption acceleration and contract interpretation.
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