Welcome to your daily briefing on construction developments in Ohio. Today we're covering 9 key stories including updates on ohio construction headlines, ohio construction updates, background & context. Let's dive in.
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Ohio contractor licensing requirements vary based on municipality, and it's important to understand all requirements to get licensed.
Construction professionals in Ohio must navigate local regulations to ensure compliance and avoid costly delays on projects.
Franklin County has introduced the SmartGov Public Portal by Granicus as its new online permit center.
OH construction professionals can now submit and track permits digitally in Franklin County, streamlining project workflows.
ConstructConnect now offers quick, comprehensive access to commercial construction projects across Ohio, including exclusive projects with plans, specs, bidder lists, and detailed project information.
Ohio construction professionals can streamline their bidding process and discover more opportunities with centralized access to project details and bidder lists in one platform.
Ohio is a state that is constantly growing and expanding, with exciting new construction projects popping up all the time.
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Building and construction permits issued by the City of Cleveland Department of Building and Housing.
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Federal Davis-Bacon applies to projects with federal funding above a threshold; state "little Davis-Bacon" laws apply to state-funded projects with their own thresholds. The trap: rules apply to the work, not the contract — a privately funded portion of a project with any covered funding is subject to coverage on the whole.
Wage-rate violations carry back-pay liability, debarment from future public bidding, and personal liability for officers in many states. The audits look back years.
"Substantial completion" is achieved when the owner can occupy the project for its intended use — not when a punch list is finished or a percentage is hit. The status starts warranty clocks, transfers risk of loss, and triggers retention release in most contracts. Disputes over whether SC has been achieved are common at month-end.
Premature certification of substantial completion commits the contractor to warranty coverage on incomplete work; delayed certification gives the owner leverage to extend retention. The legal definition controls, not the status meeting.
"Pay-when-paid" sets a timing condition only — the GC must still pay even if the owner never does. "Pay-if-paid" creates a true condition precedent — no owner payment, no GC payment to subs. Many states will not enforce pay-if-paid clauses without unmistakably clear language; ambiguity defaults to pay-when-paid.
The risk allocation between subcontractors and GCs hinges on this one phrase. Subs who sign pay-if-paid contracts effectively underwrite owner credit risk on top of project risk.
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