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Is your firm providing design-build warranties for design-bid-build projects? Language in written subcontracts can force subcontractors to pay for added building costs resulting from changes to faulty or incomplete designs. In particular, broad, "intent"-type contract language can effectively transform all of the plans and specifications for a project into a massive performance specification. For example: "Subcontractor shall conform to and abide by any additional information and Plans as may be prepared by the Architect to further describe the Work to be performed by the Subcontractor, insofar as consistent with the purpose and intent of ...