Paving Contracts

#1: Review Your Bid. #2: Review Complete Plans. #3: Review All Specifications. #4: Visit the Job Site. #5: Review the Job Schedule. #6: Complete a Project Checklist. #7: Verify Project Funding. #8: Read Complete Contract.

Both parties should sign the contract, and both should be bound by the terms and conditions spelled out in the agreement. In general that means the contractor will be obliged to provide specified materials and to perform certain services for you. In turn, you will be required to pay for those goods and that labor.

Contract Types Overview. Express and Implied Contracts. Unilateral and Bilateral Contracts. Unconscionable Contracts. Adhesion Contracts. Aleatory Contracts. Option Contracts. Fixed Price Contracts.

Begin with the Date and the Address of the Other Party. Start with the Basic Details of the Planned Work. Include Special Stipulations. State Whether There Will be a Further Agreement. Create an Area for Signatures. Sign and Date the Contract Letter.

You shouldn't pay more than 10 percent of the estimated contract price upfront, according to the Contractors State License Board.

Massachusetts law prohibits a contractor requiring an initial deposit of over 33% of the total contract price unless special materials are ordered. Any contractor demanding over a 33% deposit should raise a huge red flag .

Identifying/Contact Information. Title and Description of the Project. Projected Timeline and Completion Date. Cost Estimate and Payment Schedule. Stop Work Clause and Stop Payment Clause. Act of God Clause. Change Order Agreement. Warranty.

Name of contractor and contact information. Name of homeowner and contact information. Describe property in legal terms. List attachments to the contract. The cost. Failure of homeowner to obtain financing. Description of the work and the completion date. Right to stop the project.