Mr.James G. Zack

When an owner issue suspends work directive is the contractor entitled to recover delay and delay damages.? This session examines what damages are typically owed when work is suspended and some limitations of suspension damages. Five court cases setting forth ...

Whether a contractor, an owner, a design professional, a construction manager, or a contractor, all construction professionals must learn how to prepare, analyze, and justify time extension requests. Owners and their representatives are tasked with the respons ...

Mediation is not new. Mediation was employed in ancient India as well as in the Islamic world.  In more recent times mediation has been widely adopted in the U.S. construction industry as a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).  Mediation is often empl ...

This webinar is focused on pacing delay, a controversial delay issue in the construction industry.  Currently there is little literature on pacing delay and case law is a bit sparse.  Thus, owners and contractors often find themselves at odds with one another ...

The intended purpose of scheduling on a construction project is to help in ensure that all activities necessary to complete the work in accordance with the requirements of the contract documents are included and are properly planned, staffed, coordinated, and ...

When asked about the most common causes of construction claims, owners and contractors often recite a lengthy list including changes, delays, site conditions, lost labor productivity, etc.  However, recent global surveys of the top five causes of claims found ...

Rework in the construction industry is frequent and well known. It is a drain on productivity, profitability, and timeliness of project delivery for both contractors and owners.  Additionally, the need for rework can have spinoff or downstream impacts for all ...

This webinar presents the results of a research effort concerning P3 projects.  The session explores various aspects of P3 projects focusing on what they are; why owners employ this project delivery method; how such projects are structured, and, how risk is ty ...

Since 1960 the Eichleay Formula has been used to price extended and/or unabsorbed home office overhead. Most in the construction industry treat the Eichleay Formula as an accounting mechanism – seldom understanding that the Armed Services Board of Contract App ...

Construction industry surveys indicate that one of the most common causes of claims and disputes is inadequate contract administration. The presentation uses a number of “war stories” to illustrate some pitfalls owners and contractors all too often fall into. ...