Category: Construction Management
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Good Contractors Don’t Just Build Projects—They Set the Right Expectations
Recently, I met with a friend who is a contractor. He raised an issue that I thought was worth discussing. He told me that even when the construction contract is well-prepared, and even when he believes his team has properly executed the project, disputes with the owner still arise. Do you know why that happens?…
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Progress Payments Should Follow Progress—Not Promises
One of the most common stories I hear from homeowners begins with the same sentence. “Attorney, fully paid na kami—pero di pa gawa ang bahay.” Sometimes the contractor has stopped reporting to the project. Sometimes construction has slowed to a crawl. Sometimes the remaining work requires significant additional cost to complete. When I ask how…
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Your Contractor Is Not a Mind Reader—And Neither Are You
Many construction disputes do not begin because someone acted dishonestly. They begin because two people believed they were talking about the same thing when, in reality, they were not. An owner assumes a particular finish is included. A contractor assumes it is an additional cost. Neither realizes the misunderstanding until construction is already underway. By…