Mark Crossley, Tom Smith and Lee Wake | Hogan Lovells Key steps when making and assessing extension of time and cost claims for project delays and disruptions caused by increasingly frequent extreme weather events. A growing number of “freak” weather events, such as record temperatures, rainfall and wind speeds are leading to wildfires, heatwaves, floods… Continue reading Managing Extreme Weather-Related Delay and Disruption Claims on Projects
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When is a Project Delay Material and Actionable?
Richard G. Erickson | Snell & Wilmer Welcome to 2022! This year, the construction industry will undoubtedly reflect on the last two years as unprecedented times plagued by construction project delays. The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to suspension of work and closure of construction projects worldwide in 2020. The end of 2021 brought additional delays caused… Continue reading When is a Project Delay Material and Actionable?
Change Orders During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Managing Unexpected Construction Costs and Time Overruns
Elizabeth Charnowski and Carl Pebworth | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath The COVID-19 pandemic has caused cost overruns and project delays that construction owners and contractors could have never imagined before 2020. These unanticipated circumstances can create contract application and interpretation challenges for the unwary construction partner. For example, even if a prime contract expressly… Continue reading Change Orders During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Managing Unexpected Construction Costs and Time Overruns