Owner Rejects Your Escalation Clause? Four Answers
When an owner rejects your escalation clause, the job is not over. Here are the four objections owners actually raise and the answer that moves each one.
By Emily13 min read
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Material Escalation Clauses and Change Orders
Every material escalation clauses and change orders guide from the CheckMySupply audit desk: 7 articles on what actually shows up on supply-house invoices and what to do about it.
Tariffs and Construction Contracts: Who Eats the Increase
A tariff price increase mid-job is a construction contract question, not a trade policy one. Here is which clause decides who pays, and what to do this week.
By Emily10 min read
Material Escalation Change Order Documentation Checklist
Material escalation change order documentation, line by line: the notice, the index proof, the quote trail and the invoices that get an owner to sign it.
By Emily10 min read
Which Index to Use in a Construction Escalation Clause
Which index to use in an escalation clause for construction: name the BLS series that matches your actual material exposure, not a broad construction average.
By Emily11 min read
How to Write a Material Escalation Clause That Pays Out
How to write a material escalation clause: picking the threshold, the cap and the index, with real BLS series IDs and the arithmetic worked line by line.
By Emily12 min read
ConsensusDocs 200.1 Price Escalation vs AIA A201
ConsensusDocs 200.1 price escalation is a real standard clause. AIA A201 has no equivalent. Here is what each document actually gives you, and what to add.
By Emily9 min read
Material Price Escalation Clause: How to Get One Accepted
How a material price escalation clause works in construction contracts: the named index, the trigger, the cap, and what to say when the owner pushes back.
By Emily10 min read