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Archives for July 2015

Archive: Spring 1996, MDCAdvisor® Expert Newsletter

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Featured Story: “Shipyards Dealing with Disruption Claims” an expert article by Rod Findlay, Project Mgr of MDC Systems®.

Contract Primer: “Shipyard Contracts-New Construction vs. Ship Repair” by by Rod Findlay, Project Mgr of MDC Systems®.

Casenote: Ship Repair Contracts-Proof of Delay and Disruption by Barry B. Bramble, Vice President of
MDC Systems®.

Archive: Spring 1995, MDCAdvisor® Expert Newsletter

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Featured Story: “Design Professional’s Role in Minimizing Claims” an expert article by William A Wheatley, AIA, Project Mgr of MDC Systems®.

Casenote: Economic Loss Rule by George Anthony Smith, Esq., Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan.

Archive: Spring 1994, MDCAdvisor® Expert Newsletter

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Featured Story: “Common Documentation Problems” an expert article by James M. McKay, AIA, P.E., Project Mgr. ofMDC Systems®

Construction Primer: “Project Documentation: Win the Paper Battle” by James M. McKay, AIA, P.E., Project Mgr. ofMDC Systems®

Casenote: Revised Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by Albert E. Phillips, Esq., Phillips & Reid.

Archive: Spring 1991, MDCAdvisor® Expert Newsletter

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Featured Story: “Construction Defaults: The Need for Expert Advice” an expert article by Francis J. Brennan, P.E., Vice President of MDC Systems®

Construction Primer: “The Surety’s Completion Alternatives for Defaulted Contracts” by Francis J. Brennan, P.E., Vice President of MDC Systems®

Casenote: Default Termination- Cancelled Insurance by Authors, Kenneth M. Cushman, Esq., Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz and Barry B. Bramble, Esq., MDC Systems® Counsel

Construction Manager at Risk Held to Assume the Risk of Design Changes on Massachusetts Public Construction Project

Written by James D. Hollyday, Partner, Pepper Hamilton, LLC
Republished with permission. This article was originally published in the May 2015 issue of AGC Law in Brief.

“Construction management at risk” or “Construction management at risk services” or “Construction management at risk delivery method,” a construction method wherein a construction management at risk firm provides a range of preconstruction services and construction management services which may include cost estimation and consultation regarding the design of the building project, the preparation and coordination of bid packages, scheduling, cost control, and value engineering, acting as the general contractor during the construction, detailing the trade contractor scope of work, holding the trade contracts and other subcontracts, prequalifying and evaluating trade contractors and subcontractors, and providing management and construction services, all at a guaranteed maximum price, which shall represent the maximum amount to be paid by the public agency for the building project, including the cost of the work, the general conditions and the fee payable to the construction management at risk firm.

Understanding and Surviving Project Complexity

The article Complexity is Often the Culprit in Cost Overruns and Delays was published last year in the MDCAdvisor® (March, 2014) and garnered much feedback. In today’s article we will revisit the Complexity and Systems Thinking topics and foster additional discussion of how andwhy project failures are driven by complexity. Complexity often arises to frustrate even the best efforts of Architects, Engineers and Contractors working to complete projects on time and budget.

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