Tag: contracts

Industry Watch – Design Errors – Why You Should Expect Them and How Owners Can Manage Imperfect Design.

80% of Owners surveyed expect future projects to have change orders resulting from design mistakes

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Review – AIA Conference 2019 – Highlights From A’19 in Las Vegas.

Every year the American Institute of Architects hosts a 3 day conference,  This year the AIA conference was held in Las Vegas.

Industry Watch – Payment Retention – How the Construction Industry is Acting to Reduce the Impact of Contractor Insolvency

Since the fall of Carillion, the construction industry has been actively seeking a change.

Industry Watch – Concurrent Delays – How One Sentence in a Contract Can Limit Your Rights.

An Owner can be responsible for causing a delay and later collect liquidated damages against the contractor.

Best Practices – Architectural Services – How to Negotiate Your Architect’s Rates?

Once you have a short list of candidates based on qualifications, (and ONLY then) you can consider price.

Best Practices – Standard Form Agreements – The World’s Equivalent to the AIA

There are a number of organizations around the world that also offer standard construction forms.

Best Practices – Supply Chain Integrity – How to Avoid Spending Your Time Fighting Fires.

Create a pool of suppliers that cover the broad spectrum of services.

Best Practices – An Open Discussion About an Architect’s Liability. What is a Rip and Tear Clause?

Rip and Tear clauses establish the Architect’s liability to pay for costs that the Owner may incur.

Case Study – Nine Billion Dollar Project ABANDONED!

This is not a case anyone would want to emulate.  This is a case to be regarded as the perfect storm of what NOT to do in construction.

Change Orders – How to Plan, Mitigate, and Minimize the impact of Changes on Your Construction Projects.

Change Orders – How to Plan, Mitigate, and Minimize the impact of Changes on Your Construction Projects.

Case Study – Standard of Care – A Lesson on how to Avoid Conflicts and Ensure Your Architect Meets Your Expectations.

The standard verbiage from the AIA is so vague and open to interpretation that it hurts both parties.

Case Study – Strategic Application of Pricing Models – A Lesson in How to use Cost Plus with GMP to Reduce Risk and Time in Design and Construction.

Case study demonstrating how pricing models solve procurement problems.