Chapter 2. What Redline does · Step 4 of 10
Every problem, marked on the contract
No separate memo to cross-reference. Each issue is struck and rewritten on the contract page it came from, with the reason beside it, so you see exactly what you'd ask for and can decide in seconds.
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Red is the contract's words
Struck through where they sit, on the page they sit on. - 2
Green is the fix
Replacement language written to drop straight into the document. Here: LDs capped at 5% of the price, the sole remedy for delay, and no LDs for excusable delay. - 3
The reason, in plain English
Why it matters on this job, beside every change.
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Where the flag came from
Construction law, the project's state, your own standard, or a conflict inside this contract. Every recommendation is traceable. - 5
Your call, on the record
Keep or drop the language, then decide the business side: negotiate, price it into your number, insure it, get it clarified, send it to counsel, or walk away.
Also on every review
The things a quick read never catches
Your bid against the contract
Scope you didn't price, exclusions the contract erases, a price that doesn't match. Harbor Point: 5 conflicts.
Documents you were never given
The prime, exhibits and specs the subcontract binds you to by reference.
The law where you build
Pay-if-paid, anti-indemnity, lien and retainage rules for the project's state. Harbor Point, Georgia: 6 state-law findings.
Insurance it requires
Limits and coverages the contract demands, against what you actually carry.
The fastest way to judge Redline is on a contract you actually have.