Welcome to your daily briefing on construction developments in Rhode Island. Today we're covering 8 key stories including updates on rhode island construction headlines, background & context. Let's dive in.
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Levelset provides tools to help contractors resolve payment problems and streamline daily transactions.
Rhode Island construction professionals can use this service to improve cash flow management and resolve billing issues.
Quick, comprehensive access to construction projects in Rhode Island for bid, including exclusive projects, plans, specs, bidder lists, and project details.
Relevant to construction professionals operating in RI.
Rhode Island Builders provides information on the process for obtaining new contractor licenses and registrations in Rhode Island.
This resource helps Rhode Island construction professionals understand the specific licensing requirements needed to operate legally within the state.
The City of Providence has introduced an online system for submitting building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, moving, and demolition permits, including optional Fire Plan Review.
RI construction professionals working in Providence can now streamline their permit applications and reduce processing time through this new digital platform.
This map depicts major development projects currently proposed, under construction, or recently completed in Providence.
Relevant to construction professionals operating in RI.
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Foundation failures rarely originate at the slab; they originate in soil bearing capacity, drainage, or expansive-clay behavior that was either uninvestigated or not honored in the design. A geotechnical report that is older than the building's design or that did not sample at the actual building footprint is a red flag.
Foundation remediation costs typically exceed the original foundation cost by 5-10x. Investing in current, footprint-specific geotechnical work is the cheapest insurance a project carries.
"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.
In most RI jurisdictions, the lien filing deadline runs from last day on the project OR last delivery of materials, whichever is later — but several states use a project-wide cutoff (substantial completion) regardless of when your specific work ended. Counting the wrong start date is the leading cause of waived liens.
A blown lien deadline drops your collateral down to a personal-guaranty claim, which often means recovery cents on the dollar. The window is short — 60 to 120 days in most states.
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