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Provided by: Lorman Education Services Legal Issues in Construction Disputes-Three Key Questions |
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Provided by Lorman Education Services
Legal Issues in Construction Disputes - Over the last 20 years, the construction industry has changed significantly. Different delivery systems have developed making less relevant the traditional design-bid-build structure upon which most construction disputes have been decided. There has also been a substantial effort to use damage waivers and liability limits as a means of controlling runaway verdicts. Finally, the current credit crisis has raised the significant possibility of many more project failures than in recent years. This teleconference will address these key issues and discuss practical suggestions for dealing with problem projects in current times.
Learning Objectives
You will be able to identify the scope and schedule of your project.
You will be able to explain how the pre-construction process affects the scope.
You will be able to discuss the effect of liability limitations.
You will be able to recognize if you can stop the slide of a bad project.
Related Awards, Degrees or Certifications: ,AIA ,CC ,CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,CPE ,ENG ,PMI ,Add
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Legal Issues in Construction Disputes-Three Key Questions
I. How Does the Procurement Methodology Affect the Main Issues of Dispute (Scope, Quality and Schedule)?
A. Traditional Design-Bid-Build
1. Scope of Work and the Role of Plans and Specifications
2. What Is the Scope Quantity, Quality and Methods?
3. How Is the Schedule Established?
4. What Is the Difference Between Schedule and Completion Dates?
B. Construction Management at Risk Negotiated Procurement
1. How Does the Pre-Construction Process Affect Scope?
2. What Are the Rules for Scope Changes?
3. How Are Subcontractors Affected?
4. What Does This Mean for Schedule?
5. Does This Affect Site Condition Risk?
6. How Do We Define Quality?
C. Multiple Prime or CM Agency
1. The Owner as Director
2. Coordination of Work Divisions and Trade Contractors
3. Subcontractor Claims
D. Design-Build
1. Is There a Scope of Work? When? How Do We Tell?
2. Design Issues
3. Construction Issues
4. Mixed Issues
5. Design-Build Trades in the Context of a Construction Contract
6. Licensing and Authority to Do Business
II. What Is the Effect of Liability Limitations?
A. Clear Contractual Limitations
1. Bargaining Positions
2. Language
B. Late Work vs. Bad Work
1. Do Waivers of Consequential Damage Cover Both?
C. Insured Risks
1. How Do Waivers and Limitations Affect Insurance Coverage?
III. Can You Stop the Slide of a Bad Project?
A. Notices and Demands
1. Preserving Rights and Positions in Order to Preserve the Opportunity of Resolution
B. Accounting
1. Is Total Cost a Total Waste?
C. Real Time Dispute Resolution
1. Can It Work?
D. Can You Avoid Bankruptcy?
1. What Can You Do If Bankruptcy Happens?
A. Traditional Design-Bid-Build
1. Scope of Work and the Role of Plans and Specifications
2. What Is the Scope Quantity, Quality and Methods?
3. How Is the Schedule Established?
4. What Is the Difference Between Schedule and Completion Dates?
B. Construction Management at Risk Negotiated Procurement
1. How Does the Pre-Construction Process Affect Scope?
2. What Are the Rules for Scope Changes?
3. How Are Subcontractors Affected?
4. What Does This Mean for Schedule?
5. Does This Affect Site Condition Risk?
6. How Do We Define Quality?
C. Multiple Prime or CM Agency
1. The Owner as Director
2. Coordination of Work Divisions and Trade Contractors
3. Subcontractor Claims
D. Design-Build
1. Is There a Scope of Work? When? How Do We Tell?
2. Design Issues
3. Construction Issues
4. Mixed Issues
5. Design-Build Trades in the Context of a Construction Contract
6. Licensing and Authority to Do Business
II. What Is the Effect of Liability Limitations?
A. Clear Contractual Limitations
1. Bargaining Positions
2. Language
B. Late Work vs. Bad Work
1. Do Waivers of Consequential Damage Cover Both?
C. Insured Risks
1. How Do Waivers and Limitations Affect Insurance Coverage?
III. Can You Stop the Slide of a Bad Project?
A. Notices and Demands
1. Preserving Rights and Positions in Order to Preserve the Opportunity of Resolution
B. Accounting
1. Is Total Cost a Total Waste?
C. Real Time Dispute Resolution
1. Can It Work?
D. Can You Avoid Bankruptcy?
1. What Can You Do If Bankruptcy Happens?
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