Construction Law

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Editor’s comment Procurement slammed in Edinburgh Tram inquiry report Editor Nick Barrett laments the ‘litany of failures’ identified in Lord Hardie’s report into the Edinburgh Tram fiasco. Lessons must obviously be learned for future procurements; but none of them are new.

Procurement 52

Procurement Construction Insurance Legal 52

Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 20, 2016

When a client asks me about a particular contract provision and why it is “unfair” or “uneven”, we began a discussion about risk allocation. You see, the contract is used to shift the various risks on the project to the party most appropriate to handle it. What about the risk of escalation in material costs?

Risk 69

Risk Materials Contract Contractors 69

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) recently issued a decision regarding a contractor’s claim for increased performance costs due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The delivery order contained numerous fixed-price line items, some of which the contractor needed to procure from an outside vendor.

Contractors 52

Contractors Contract Defense Claims 52

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2021

While there has been a fair amount written about Lean principles, actual application in the form of an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology has been limited to 5% or less actual work. Design-Build Contracting Claims: Cumulative Supplement. An introduction to building procurement systems.

Construction 164

Construction Procurement Contract Management 164

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 15, 2018

JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with construction project procurement costs by awarding long- term contracts for a wide variety of renovation, repair and new construction projects. Smaller projects were taking up to 1 year to procure creating a growing backlog of work.

Contract 100

Contract Change Orders Procurement Estimating 100

Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 15, 2018

When you are looking for a solution, you have the ability to choose from a wide variety of vendors who claim to offer the best solution for one particular component of your construction enterprise resource planning. Laborious procurement. And as mentioned, the risk of data breach increases with every vendor you bring on board.

Software 130

Software Software Construction Viewpoint 130

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 14, 2020

something I rarely do) because I believe the two new LEED pilot credits can contribute to a meaningful consideration of how to adapt to keep people safe in buildings and how to mitigate risk to owners of those buildings. . Green Building Council has announced that LEED will play a role in confronting risk in the coronavirus pandemic era.

Green 156

Green Risk Plans Safety 156

Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 17, 2016

Many delay, disruption, and loss of productivity claims are lost or substantially reduced in value because mistakes, errors and carelessness are reflected in the original schedule and plan of operations. Overlooking procurement of critical materials. Failure to consider uncertainty and risk in establishing durations.

Schedule 48

Schedule Contractors Claims Documentation 48

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., Zero costs associated with disputes and claims. Fewer disputes and claims.

Construction 222

Construction Project Management Engineering Management 222

Construction Dive

MAY 21, 2014

This is one of the biggest cost risks of performing construction work, but it is difficult to control. Featured in this Week’s Construction Claims Advisor:Creative Procurement Violated Bidding Statutes‘Unrestricted’ Site Access Not Necessarily a WarrantyLump Sum Bid Did Not Violate Subcontracting Limitations Clause'

Site 55

Site Subcontracting Bidding Procurement 55

Construction Specifier

JUNE 19, 2020

A great example of the latter is when architects and engineers preparing construction documents are allowed to employ their own standard specifications for a project, but need to use the owner’s own, possibly unique documents for Division 00–Procurement and Contracting Requirements. Increased potential for changes, claims, and disputes.

Documentation 52

Documentation Drafting Contract Claims 52

Construction Law

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Claims for extensions of time was the most common cause of disputes, reported by 50% of respondents. Contracts were being used that were held to inappropriately allocate risk, which was probably being obscured within the preponderance of complex procurement and contracting processes.

Industrial 52

Industrial Contract Consulting Negotiation 52

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 18, 2016

orders and actions required by the Procurement Authority, are planned and discussed to. Procurement Authority with input from the FM team., The procurement authority and. The procurement authority are typcially the only people who have the responsibility and authority to place JOC task orders. procurement authority. •

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Negotiation Project Management 100

Construction Dive

JANUARY 9, 2013

Featured in this Week’s Construction Claims Advisor:Subcontract Clause Did Not Clearly Shift Risk of Owner NonpaymentSlow Inspection of Site Condition Did Not Delay Contractor’s CompletionBond’s Reference to Different Procurement Ruins Low Bid

Contract 48

Contract Subcontracting Legal Ohio 48

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

It alone sets the tone, assigns responsibilities and deliverables, determines levels of risk, and establishes timelines among other items. Shared Risk/Reward. Average procurement time. %/# and value of legal disputes. Consolidation of procurement creates lower overhead cost and procurement cost. Reduced risk.

Construction 40

Construction Change Orders Procurement Legal 40

Construction Law

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Headline measures say that tenderers will have to confirm that they have robust processes in place to pay at least 95% of their invoices within 60 days or more or risk being barred from government work. Under the new regime businesses that cannot demonstrate prompt payment face being cut out of public sector procurement processes.

Cash Flow 40

Cash Flow Procurement Contract Office 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2016

Segmented, linear, and non-integrated processes: planning, financing, design, engineering, procurement, construction, operations, and maintenance. Lack of shared Risk/Reward – shifting responsibilities, and shifting levels of financial risk, which in turn often leads to adversarial relationships, disputes, and claims.

Construction 40

Construction Environment Claims Sewer 40

Natural Building

AUGUST 30, 2020

The positive side is that most of the work needs to be done on the ground, so the masons stand less risk of working on high ladders,” Laurent says. With strong beams made of locally procured materials that support the pillars, the house can withstand major tremors. We have used a simple lime wash on all sides.

Housing 98

Housing Concrete Sustainability Materials 98

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Far too often, Owners engage in JOC to simply “bypass procurement” versus establishing a JOB ORDER CONTRACT to realize JOC’s significant potential benefits. General Contractor Claim Certification. Claim Certification. Submittal Schedule Summary of Builder’s Risk Insurance Policy. Field Order.

Contract 40

Contract Certification Documentation Bidding 40

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Organizations that do not implement and continuously import upon a program-based approach, under which all projects a planned, procured, and executed, suffer from unclear objectives , shifting requirements , unrealistic schedule s, and reactive planning , Poor planning and poor change management impede individual project successes.

Project Management 161

Project Management Capterra Organization Management 161

Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

And what often happens is that the lack of time to analyse the best way to make decisions or procure the right components means that project managers react as opposed to making rational decisions. It is a given that within the industry, project managers can feel overloaded by numerous simultaneous projects requiring immediate attention.

Industrial 130

Industrial Accounting Viewpoint Construction 130

Construction Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The north of England seems to have a solid case to back claims that it has been neglected, especially in transport investment. As well as lacking the political will to maintain sensible levels of infrastructure investment, the UK seems to have problems with procuring large projects or large scale programmes of work.

Infrastructure 40

Infrastructure Budgeting Budget Transportation 40

Best Practices Construction Law

JANUARY 8, 2016

False claims; Antitrust; EEO; OSHA/safety and health; DOT (commercial driver’s licenses); DBE; Environmental; Procurement and government contracting; Finance and tax; and. Reviewing and auditing activities in each of the risk areas is essential. Periodic review of program. The Top Ten. Here are my top ten.

Contractors 48

Contractors DOT Guidelines Regulation 48

Job Order Contracting

JULY 24, 2023

A Study of Facilities and Infrastructure Planning, Prioritization, and Assessment at Federal Security Laboratories (Revised), IDA Paper P-4916 (Alexandria, VA: Institute for Defense Analyses, 2013), [link] 2 United States Court of Federal Claims, “VFA, Inc. 2014cv0173-62-0.

Defense 134

Defense United States Inspections Accounting 134

Construction Cost Estimating

JUNE 5, 2012

ProContractorMX provides multi disciplinary solutions for Takeoff and Estimating, Project Management, Procurement Management, Financial Management, Employee Management, Equipment Management, Inventory Management, Dashboards, and Reporting and Analysis. Moderate risk and maximize reward. Submit on-target bids win project. at 5:13 PM.

Estimating 45

Estimating Construction Software Software 45

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I can accurately assess risk related to any changes, billing, or performance issues. Is there a single Public Sector organization that can claim verifiable construction cost management capability? The recently published survey of 243 owners (122 public, 121 private), 240 general contractors and 241 specialty trade.

Management 206

Management Construction Forecasting Organization 206

Levelset

AUGUST 5, 2022

With so many policies on a project, there’s a good chance that coverage is overlapped, and a claim could cause insurers to battle with each other over who’s at fault. These base policies protect the project from third-party bodily injury and property damage claims, as well as worker injury claims. How much does CIP cost?

Insurance 52

Insurance Liability Claims Construction 52

Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2015

Shared Risk-Reward. More Funds Applied To Construction vs. Procurement and/or Waste. Reduced or Eliminated Claims. Risk Mitigation: The JOC process has been proven to work very well at hundreds of locations nationwide and across multiple market sectors. Performance-based. Collaboration. When is JOC not a JOC?

Contract 40

Contract Renovating Bidding Construction 40

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Development of acquisition/procurement approach. JOC procurement/award process. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. The responsible procurement/contracting/purchasing (purchasing) personnel are also involved, however, in most cases, serves in a support capacity during this phase. Monitoring. Ongoing training.

Contract 100

Contract Contractors Conference Plans 100

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

In an era when concern over legal liability for building claims is real, not only enforced by the FTC and state attorneys’ generals, but also in consumer class action suits, it is likely unwise to make the claim that a building is net zero energy use or the like, what does net zero mean? Even as some aspire to get to net zero energy (.

Certification 296

Certification DC Site Green 296

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Tools that claim to integrate ERP with IWMS and/or BIM… well… good luck with that. Do you REALLY see you procurement, engineering, operations and maintenance, construction, architecture, and other service delivery teams using the same tools? Shared risk/reward. Best value procurement. Financial transparency.

BIM 100

BIM Management Procurement Claims 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Risk dependent upon completeness and accuracy of construction documents within a relatively ‘ad hoc’ process. Risk dependent upon completeness and accuracy of construction documents within a relatively ‘ad hoc’ process. Generally reduced number of claims and/or litigation issues. Well known. ?

Bidding 100

Bidding Construction Documentation Subcontracting 100

Building Information Management

MARCH 19, 2013

This is so that the project that is procured would economically viable through its entire life span. The value management approach reduces the risk of project failure, lower cost, shorten projects schedules, improve quality, functions, performance and ensure high reliability and safety. The modern procurement system (i.e.

Life Cycle 53

Life Cycle Management BIM Engineering 53

Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

A specification (often abbreviated as spec ) can be termed as a type of a technical standard to be referenced by a contract or procurement document. Seminar on construction project risk and control. It contains the necessary details concerning the specific requirements to be persuaded by a material , product, or service. ► May.

Estimating 45

Estimating CSI Construction Materials 45

Pro Builder

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Here’s a common scenario for many home builders: After spending real money to procure the latest business software (and possibly paying a monthly stipend per housing start or closing), as well as making the necessary preparations, adjustments, coding tweaks, and training staff to get everyone on board, it’s finally time to launch the new system.

Software 52

Software Software Schedule Denver 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 19, 2022

To successfully grow, construction firms need to effectively manage cash flow to procure materials, pay vendors and salaries, fund new projects, and finance other day-to-day business operations. If Project B can’t pay its vendors or crew on time, the whole project is at risk. If you wait, you risk not having the extra cash on hand.

Cash Flow 59

Cash Flow Management Profitability Change Orders 59

Fieldwire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Preconstruction and procurement: Negotiate and sign contracts with subcontractors. Risk management You must keep your crews safe. Investing in risk management technology nearly always makes financial sense for construction crew leaders. Compare that to the price of a typical worker’s compensation claim at $41,747.

Project Management 52

Project Management Management Construction Life Cycle 52