Construction Claim Types for Contractors
U.S. federal and state courts recognize 19 basic construction claim entitlements for a contractor’s recovery of damages.
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Missing Schedule Activities Related to Engineering Drawing Revisions
A project’s engineering, procurement, and construction schedule should encompass the full scope of work—including engineering drawing revisions.
Estimating Scaffolding Costs and Delay Claim Allocations on EPC Projects
This post addresses forecasting, estimating, and tracking scaffolding on EPC projects, as well as scaffolding-related impacts on delay and disruption.
Differing Site Conditions: Contracts
This post explores contract language related to differing site conditions (DSC) and paths by which a contractor might recover from DSC.
Differing Site Conditions: Types and Claims
This is the first of two blog posts about differing site conditions (DSC). It explains Types I, II, and III DSC and DSC claims.
Force Majeure Delay Claim during the Construction of a New Hospital
This blog post explains how a contractor successfully mitigated a schedule and resolved an insurance claim after an extreme weather event.
Quantifying Change Order Labor Hours
This post discusses challenges to accurately quantifying change-related hours in construction disputes involving labor productivity losses.
Impossibility of Performance: Economic Hardship, Risk Assumption, and Remedy
This is the second of two blog posts on impossibility of performance. This post discusses economic hardship, risk assumption, and remedy.
An Overview of COVID-19 Construction Industry Impacts and Claims
This article outlines the impact of COVID-19 on the construction industry and summarizes the legal issues related to this impact.
Impossibility of Performance: Physical and Economic Impossibility
This is the first of two blog posts on impossibility of performance. This post discusses physical and economic impossibility.
Impacts of Employee Turnover on Construction Claims
Employee turnover can significantly challenge construction projects, impacting timelines, productivity, costs, and overall project quality.