ConsensusDocs One of the concerns faced by construction companies is now design liability. Design liability concerns are not limited to just design-build projects. It is a hot-button issue for builders because the line between an architect’s responsibility to create sufficient design documents and a builder’s responsibility to execute the means, methods, and techniques is increasingly… Continue reading Designing a Fair Standard of Care in Design Agreements
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Owner Did Not Waive Right to Damages by Terminating Design Contract for Convenience
Christine Fan | Pepper Hamilton | October 25, 2019 Chinese Hosp. Ass’n v. Jacobs Eng’g Grp., Inc., 2019 BL 330340, 2 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 03, 2019) This case arises out of the alleged breach of contract and defective design for the construction of a new hospital in San Francisco. During construction, property owner and plaintiff… Continue reading Owner Did Not Waive Right to Damages by Terminating Design Contract for Convenience
Part II: Key Provisions of School Facility Construction & Design Contracts
David R. Cook | School Construction News | June 13, 2018 In Part I of this article, published in late April, we discussed the performance risk and time risk involved with construction and design contracts, and in Part II, we will cover cost risk and political risk. Cost Risk School budgets are limited for many reasons, and… Continue reading Part II: Key Provisions of School Facility Construction & Design Contracts