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Every construction contract has a bias, favoring either the contractor or the owner. Before offering any contract for signature, you should understand the bias built into that document. If you use New York construction contract software to draft contracts, your program should:
• Reveal the bias in each contract option, and
• Display accumulated contract bias for the entire document.
New York Construction Contract Writer does exactly that. Every time you answer an interview question with a bias icon, CCW recalculates and displays the accumulated contract bias. This construction contracts software for NY offers a capsule summary of whose interest is protected and to what degree.
Accumulated bias in the Contract Bias window is the mathematical average (mean) of all bias selections plus a score based on the ratio of bias selections favoring each party. That's because a contract with a preponderance of clauses favoring one party, even lightly, is more than lightly biased in favor of that party.
Some CCW options have a contract bias that is obvious. Indemnification is a good example. A contractor who guarantees to reimburse a property owner for any loss on the job is accepting more than usual risk. That's heavy bias. But bias for many CCW options depends on the circumstances. For example, a warranty against structural defects probably has minimal bias when the risk of collapse is very low, such as a well-engineered concrete foundation set on stable ground. But if job conditions suggest higher risk of structural failure, the same warranty could bias the contract heavily in favor of the property owner. Be aware that circumstances can affect the bias in any contract clause.
It's easy to try construction contractor software for New York that considers and displays bias. The CCW Try It download is free. Experiment with bias all you want. When you're ready to begin delivering contracts with bias perfect for the job, just click a button. The trial version of NY CCW turns into the full Buy It version. |