June 27, 2005

CLAIMS PREVENTION

By Thomas Frisby

Some years ago, Congress tasked the National Research Council to study the issue of cost growth of construction contracts. Conclusions from that study determined that there was no perfect or complete set of specifications and drawings. The reality is that most projects are not really “design-bid-build,” but rather “design-bid-build-figure out the design-build-change the design-build-argue over the design-build ....”

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