Construction Payment Blog

If you need a mechanics lien recorded in Maricopa County and cannot make it to the main office in downtown Phoenix, Arizona or the Southeast office in Mesa, Arizona, there...

George Hedley answers questions about getting paid in the construction business. We published an article last week referencing a write-up in Independent Electrical Contractors’ Insights Magazine about getting paid faster in the...

Yesterday, Elliot posted an informative overview of the Saudi Arabian sharia law concept of a “pledge” to secure a debt, and how it compares to lien rights in the United...

Last week I wrote an article about the epic battle between Credit Departments and Sales Department. In examining how the two departments can co-exist, and thrive, we discussed a best practice of...

Construction Payment Blog and levelset’s Mechanics Lien resources are stuffed with information about the mechanics lien laws as they vary from state-to-state, but we rarely analyze these laws at the county level....

I find myself writing about policy a lot on Construction Payment Blog. Today’s discussion is about collections policy. Collections policy is the last moving part when it comes to credit...

One of the most basic features of a mechanics lien is that it enables unpaid contractors and subcontractors to get the money they are owed for furnishing labor and/or materials...

Here on the Construction Payment Blog, we discuss good credit policy often because it is so integral to making profits in the construction industry. Lets face it, we are all...

eCommerce has murdered B2C (business-to-consumer) businesses, and now B2B (business-to-business) industries are wondering if they’re next. This was the subject of much discussion last year when Amazon.com launched AmazonSupply.com. Forbes summarized that...

This article discusses retainage “best practices” which can help your company with the negotiation process, describe key features of retainage laws across the country and explain how to use them....