MillworkShieldContract terms, plain and simple

Attorney handoff packet

Give counsel a cleaner starting point for subcontract review.

MillworkShield is not a law firm. It organizes business-risk issues, excerpts, selected redline asks, and GC response wording so a construction lawyer can review the real contract faster.

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What counsel receives

A short list of issues the shop marked as worth fighting.

Contract excerpt

The specific wording the shop is worried about, with section context when available.

Risk explanation

Plain-English business impact for payment, schedule, scope, liability, or dispute leverage.

Suggested language

A practical replacement clause or redline direction for counsel to accept, revise, or reject.

Common review topics

Payment review

Pay-if-paid / pay-when-paid

Bring counsel in if the GC will not remove condition-precedent wording, if the project has large material deposits, or if payment depends on final owner closeout.

Open templateCash-flow review

Retainage

Ask counsel to review if retainage is tied to project closeout, can be offset across jobs, or is larger than the upstream retainage for your scope.

Open templatePayment paperwork

Lien waiver / payment bond claim waiver

Use counsel if a waiver releases unpaid change orders, retainage, delay claims, or all project rights before money is in the account.

Open templateField-change control

Change order / extra work

Escalate if the job is fast-moving, changes are likely, or the clause requires work to proceed before price, scope, or time impact is resolved.

Open templateSchedule-risk review

Liquidated damages / delay damages

Use counsel if delay damages are uncapped, flow down from the prime contract, or combine with no-damages-for-delay language.

Open templateLiability review

Indemnity / hold harmless / defense

Bring counsel in before signing broad defense, additional-insured, or GC-negligence language because exposure can exceed the job profit quickly.

Open templateDocument-control review

Flow-down / incorporation by reference

Use counsel if the prime is not attached, liquidated damages are hidden upstream, or the strictest-document rule overrides your negotiated scope.

Open templateDefault and deduction review

Backcharge / default and cure

Ask counsel to review if backcharges can hit unrelated payments, include markup or attorneys' fees, or skip notice and cure.

Open template

Suggested redlines are starter language for review. Enforceability, statutory rights, venue, project type, and final wording still belong with qualified construction counsel.