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Construction Contracts and Project Management

By Daniel Goodwin, Roger Fitzgibbon
June 02, 2014

Whether designing and constructing a new retail center, a tenant finish-out or a renovation project, retail real estate developers, property managers and tenants interact with construction contracts, contractors, architects and other construction industry professionals on a regular basis. Those interactions may include lengthy, sophisticated contracts, very basic contracts or no written contract at all. Regardless, there are certain issues that could arise in almost any construction project. This article addresses some of these common issues from the perspective of protecting the owner of the project.

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