Frequently Asked Questions

Our contracts are sensible, legal, and refined -- and they include important state-specific language that other form agreements do not. A sensible contract is fair, simple and just long enough. A legal contract will help you avoid violating consumer protection laws. A refined contract is easy for your customers to read – well-organized sections that flow naturally, with no hidden terms or conditions buried among fine print.  Plus, we provide the outstanding one-on-one support you need to roll out this new way of doing business.

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Yes. You should have different contracts for when you are working for a property owner vs. when you are contracting with another construction professional. Also, we believe you should use the same contracts for all-sized jobs. ​No job is too small for a detailed, professional and comprehensive contract, as even the smallest of jobs can be subject to costly mistakes and misunderstandings.

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If you are not ready to invest in the Builder's Briefcase® Contract Package, you can schedule a session to review and discuss your current contracts. Sessions start at $300 per hour. You schedule your review session here (you will be prompted to download your documents when you register), and we then review together and provide ideas for improvement.  If, after our session, you decide you want to invest in the Builder's Briefcase® Contract Package, that service is available to you at a discounted rate.

Just about any lawyer can prepare a contract for you that will hold up in court. Yet, not many lawyers know the nuts-and-bolts of a construction project well enough for the contract to hold up against the rigorous demands of the project - so you don’t end up in court. We have extensive experience in the legal and construction industries, so you get the best of both worlds.

Yes. You might need different contracts for the different roles you have. Depending on the project, you may be the contractor working for an owner, a contractor hiring a subcontractor, or a subcontractor working for a contractor. These require different contracts. We can help get you the contracts you need for each of these scenarios.

Yes. Builder's Briefcase® can help you with contracts for both commercial and residential projects.

You can sign up for a single two-hour session or two one-hour sessions.  Prior to the sessions, we send you the Builder's Briefcase® document package. These documents are the customizable templates for the Owner-Contractor Agreement and the Contractor-Subcontractor Agreement and they will form the basis of our review session. You can also download the current contracts you use for us to review.

After you complete the initial Builder's Briefcase® sessions, you will be able to schedule future sessions for additional discussion, in-depth consultation or document review on as-needed basis (terms and conditions apply).