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No Longer in the Dark: A Primer on the Distinction between Delay and Disruption Damages in a Construction Dispute

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Triple B Services, LLP , decided on May 26, 2016, the Court of Appeals of Texas reviewed a contractor’s claim for damages on a road expansion project. Since the County did not timely move the utilities as anticipated in the original construction plan, that schedule of work was “disrupted.” disruption distinction. The Court’s Decision.

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Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers | ENR.

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Survey Schedule. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers. I was recently asked to participate in a debate on scheduling specifications at Stanford University. Contractors routinely ignore scheduling specifications and their own CPM schedules. Safety & Health.

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Legal Fallout Spreads from Trainor Glass Default | ENR.

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Survey Schedule. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Legal Fallout Spreads from Trainor Glass Default. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. Associations. Washington Observer. Economic Stimulus. Product Snapshot. Interviews. People on the Move. Obituaries. Multimedia.

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One Awesome Case Discussing The Difference Between Delay and Disruption Damages!

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Today, one of my legal alerts pointed me to one such case dealing with delay damages and disruption damages. Triple B Services, LLP , decided on May 26, 2016, the Court of Appeals of Texas reviewed a contractor’s claim for damages on a road expansion project. This is a must read! In County of Galveston v.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

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The primary advantage of JOC has historically been is the flexibility permitted in ordered quantities and delivery scheduling. A public agency can place orders with one or more contractors when the actual need appears and received on-demand services from a vetted service provider. Flexibility in quantity and delivery scheduling.

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DOT Lets States Shift $473M Unspent on Earmarks to Other Projects.

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Survey Schedule. ENR Texas & Louisiana. million, followed by California, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. Associations. Washington Observer. Economic Stimulus. Product Snapshot. Interviews. People on the Move. Obituaries.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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Shorter construction schedules than planned. Journal of Legal. University of Texas at Austin, August 1989. Texas at Austin, July 1991. Texas at Austin, July 1991. Partnered project performance in Texas. Texas University at Austin. 2004; Black et al., 2000; Grajek et al., 2000; Gransberg et al.,