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Fairness in construction payment has a long way to go. The construction payment chain gives rise to a number of difficulties, and the risk of non-payment is always looming. The...

Construction may seem like a sleepy industry, but the construction landscape has been rapidly changing with the adoption of new technology. From credit management, to handling lien waivers, all the way...

Mechanics liens are a powerful tool for members of the construction industry. The ability to cloud a property owner’s title is invaluable because nothing speeds up payments like the threat of...

Payment bonds typically come into play when dealing with a public construction project. Because mechanics liens are not available on public projects, a party to a sub or supplier can file a surety...

Texas lien law presents a landscape that may be tougher than the state itself. In fact, a while back we ranked Texas’ lien laws as the toughest in the nation. Our feelings haven’t...

Public private partnership projects, or P3 projects, have been one of the hottest topics in construction for a while now. Fueling this conversation is the fact that many states have passed...

On public projects, payment and performance bonds are required by either the Miller Act (for federal projects) or a Little Miller Act (for state and local projects). These bonds both...

At levelset, we do our best to keep an eye out for interesting lien stories. While “interesting” and “lien” may seem to contradict each other, mechanics liens filed against significant people and...

Flow down provisions are prevalent in construction contracts. Essentially, a flow down provision is a term of a subcontract that attempts to incorporate the terms of a contract up the...

The Miller Act is a common topic of discussion on the blog. The basics of the Miller Act are simple: due to the extra complexities created by public and private entities...