JLC legal kit

[Silvertree]

I have and use the NARI legal kit, kind of a pain.

Anyone use the JLC kit? If you do could we discuss that a little?
Pro and con?

[Ed The Roofer]

When I purchased it, probably around 20 years ago, it came with a floppy disc, which I didn't know how to use, since I didn't own a computer yet and I lost the disc since then.

the book itself gives some very good "General" information and also has a good starting point for constructing your boiler-plate clauses and what other information is necessary to have in a contract.

It is one of about 5 regularly referenced contract books that I keep available.

Better than any construction handbook though, is the law books published by Shepherds.

The ones that really come in handy, especially when constructing contracts for new construction, both pro and con for General Contractors and Subcontractors are the Contractors Guide To change Orders and the Construction Industry Guide To Forms. One is from Shepherds and the other is from a different legal source.

I will look up the exact titles later, but those are close.

Ed

[Mike(VA)]

Are you talking about Gary Ransone's book? 2nd edition? If so, that's what I use for the most part. All I did was d/l the stuff on the disk, which can be edited to suit your needs, and went from there. I have modified much of it to suit my needs and use only the forms that are pertinent. Did mess up the margins a bit, but for the most part I had no problems. However, when I see a worthy clause somewhere, I add it on.

[Ed The Roofer]

Here are some that I use.

Ed



These are each in the small paperback handbook size and style:

Contracts And Liability for Builders and Remodelers, Legal Department of National Association of Home Builders, 118 pages

Managing the Small Construction Business, A Hands On Guide, A Journal Of Light Construction Book, 243 pages

Contractors Survival Manuel by Willam D. Mitchell, from Craftsman Books, 158 pages

Roofers Handbook, by W. E. Johnson, primarily for the Contract Terms and General conditions Clauses on page # 156, 189 pages

Then some big books, but VERY Informative:

Construction Industry Formbook, ACRET, from Shepards Law Library, McGraw Hill, 378 pages
Every page is worthwhile reading. All sorts of variations of clauses for written for either side of the contract with differing language and many versions of each clause and how they pertain to the legality of the contract and when they should be implemented.

Contractors Guide To Change Orders, CIVITELLO, Prentice Hall, 384 pages
The Art of Finding, Pricing, and Getting Paid for Contract Changes and the Damages They Cause, by Andrew M. Civitello, Jr.

Then I have other ones ordered from Law Reference Publishers regarding Illinois Construction Law, Union Contracts and operating as a Non-Union or Fair Share or Open Shop Agency and others specifically on Illinois Mechanics Lien Laws.

Ed