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Stop getting burned, for dumb reasons, on construction projects
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Who is at fault if a "client" signs a contract (or work authorization) but they have no authority or ability to pay?
It only takes getting left holding the bag once for a contractor to realize that there are two critical questions for every construction project.
Want to get paid? Ask these two critical questions:
- Do you have the authority to sign my contract?
- If the answer to the first question is "yes", do you have authority and access to the funds to pay me for the agreed-upon cost of my contract?
On Episode 98 of The DYOJO Podcast, we wrap up a review of an insurance claim from Winter Storm Uri where the contract had to sue the customer, a school district, as they believed they were not paid correctly for their water damage emergency services.
In this video, Bebo Crain and host Jon Isaacson discuss some of the hard lessons learned from being put in awkward positions with customers who either didn't understand the contract or misrepresented their authority to enter into one on behalf of the damaged property. As Bebo says, the simple the agreement, the better. Or even clearer, "The more understood, the better," for all parties involved.
Listen to the rest of Episode 98 or read The DYOJO blog. The DYOJO Podcast - helping contractors shorten their DANG learning curve.
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