Beware of the ‘no damage for delay’ provision. If enforceable, it can turn your viable project into a disaster. This provision places the risk for loss caused by a delay on the downstream contractor.

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It’s been 45 days, you’ve completed the work and you haven’t received final payment. Now you find out your contract included a paid-when-paid provision you didn’t notice. Sound familiar? You are not ...