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hi my name is Alex Barth vet I'm a construction lawyer at the bar at that firm while every contract is different there are five items that need to be in every contracting song let's go through them one by one let's get started first you clearly need to define the scope of the work that you intend on performing specifically what will you do what services and materials will you provide as importantly as what you do provide you need to clearly delineate what you will not provide most disputes that we get involved with involve a disagreement between the parties some misunderstanding where one party believes something was included and the other party believed it was not to the extent that you know that there are certain things that your price does not include make sure to include an exclusions provision that is what is not included in your scope of work by just doing that one thing you will save yourself a tremendous amount of headache next is price obviously it goes hand in hand with the scope of your work whether you're signing a cost-plus contract or a stipulated some contract the price is critical and that it mirrors the scope that you intend on providing third and critically are the payment terms when will you be paid most contracts say that you will be paid within a certain amount of time of rendering your invoice or payment application however most contracts unfortunately also include a pay when paid provision this means that if the owner doesn't pay the contractor the contractor may not pay you if so you need to know that that contract provision exists in your contract and be prepared to deal with it in your negotiations fourth is the start date when will you commence your work is that a specific date in the contract is it some triggering event such as the issuance of a permit whatever it is it's important that it be defined clearly in your contract fifth and finally is the completion date when are you expected to finish the work associated with your contract is it a specific date is it a certain number of days from the day you started work again that's up to you to decide the important thing is that the contract that you sign include when the completion of the work is supposed to occur this becomes critically important to the extent there are damages that may flow from you being late on the job such as liquidated damages you need to address these five issues in every contract and that would be a great start in the way you negotiate your contract going forward thanks for watching check out our other videos at the lean zone com