Properly drafted contractual provisions can be among your construction business’s best allies.

• limit risks

• increase the costs and decrease the rewards for those who bring groundless claims

• defend your business from costly lawsuits.

Before you invest time in drafting a contract, remember that some jobs just aren’t worth the risk. Customers who want you to build the impossible – overnight, on a very tight budget – will be trouble. If you think the customer is destined to be unhappy, you are probably right. Walk away. The profit you might make on the project is tiny compared to what you could…

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