Ccl Construction Consultants Inc : 37 books

The case this month involves attorney fee's. The author, Michael T. Callahan has been a practicing construction consultant for 27 years, focusing on construction claims and litigation.

When a construction delay results in productivity losses, measuring the cost of the delay can prove difficult. One way in which productivity losses can be demonstrated and proven is by using job-specific data by way of the “measured mile” analysis.

This publication provides a judicial comment on the difference between a contractor's delay claim to the owner and a subcontractor's delay claim to the contractor on the same project.

Improper contract termination using termination letter, extended delivery period, project deadlines, postponement of delivery period, lease language, and oral modifications.

Most cost-plus construction contracts define what costs are allowable under the cost-plus contract. But allowable costs and actual costs under a cost-plus contract are not the same. Most cost-plus contracts are limited to actual costs.

The terms of the construction contract required the contractor to adhere to all applicable safety laws, rules, and regulations, as well as the owner’s safety rules and procedures.

There can be reasons for owners not to approve a contractors construction schedule. However, in this publication we illustrate when an owner does not approve a contractors schedule it presents problems for the owner.

In construction law we often examine the how, when, and why a contract obligation for a written change order is enforced. Was the obligation waived? Was another form of notice, often actual notice, provided instead? Was there any prejudice to a party if the obligation for written change orders was not enforced?

Contractors and their subcontractors often use standard contract forms when signing a contract. However, these forms are sometimes modified by one or both parties to include or omit wording that can lead to difficult and disappointing interpretations by a court of law.