A Florida federal court recently construed Florida’s competitive bidding statute to include an offer by a design professional to pay real estate commissions. Design professionals must be aware that various incentives offered in connection with professional services may expose the design professional to liability under the competitive bidding statute. In Community Maritime Park Associates, Inc. v. Mar. Park Dev…. Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Sixty Years of Potential Liability? – Long Term Contracts and Florida’s Statute of Repose
Posted in Construction, Contractors, Design Professionals, Design-Build, Professional Liability, Public-Private PartnershipsDesign-Build Operation and Maintenance Concession Agreements through public-private partnerships are becoming more common for major infrastructure improvement projects. Florida courts have recently ruled that design professionals and contractors participating in the design-build portion of those types of projects may be exposed to several decades of exposure to liability after their respective services and work have… Continue Reading
Florida Legislature Cracks Down on Unlicensed Practice of Mold Assessors and Mold Remediators
Posted in Construction, Construction Licensing, Subcontractors, SuretyStarting on July 1, 2011, the Florida Legislature began the full enforcement of the unlicensed practice of mold assessors and mold remediators. This means that anyone holding themselves out to be a mold assessor or mold remediator needs to be licensed through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (“DBPR”) before he or she can… Continue Reading