IPD/ Lean Construction Project Counsel Leadership Style
Construction teams are positioned on the frontier -leading the change in the way work gets done. A capable Project Counsel can create the setting. Presaging changes coming to construction, Bill Drayton the founder of Ashoka gave a Stanford Business School podcast Here is my summary of his talk. On a team, there is not one person… Read More »IPD/ Lean Construction Project Counsel Leadership Style
Interesting Questions Deflected by Local Court to be Decided by Forum Identified in Agreement
PARTIES AND FACTS Wegmans grocery store was constructing a store in Burlington Massachusetts. It hired two companies to work on the project. Aerotek contracted with Wegmans that Aerotek would supply employees to provide construction supervision. Story was such an employee, hired to serve as construction foreman. As part of that agreement, Aerotek agreed to add… Read More »Interesting Questions Deflected by Local Court to be Decided by Forum Identified in Agreement
Integrated Contracts No Good If Owners Can Ignore Reality
You have to want to integrate Contractors’ walking off a Denver VA Hospital project, was justified by a decision of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals who said the Owner’s dysfunctional staff prohibited the integration required by the Integrated Design and Construct contract. The VA culture “does not encourage or is [not] comfortable with new… Read More »Integrated Contracts No Good If Owners Can Ignore Reality
INSURER OWES NO ATTORNEY’S FEES ON VERDICT ON UNCOVERED CLAIMS
Homeowner/ Contractor Insurer dispute goes 15 years. Styller v National Fire & Marine Insurance Company Mass App Ct 2019 PARTIES – Homeowner Styller hired contractor FCMNH in 2004 for demo and repair of his home. FCMNH was insured under a general liability policy by National Fire & Marine. CLAIMS FROM THE WORK Unhappy with the… Read More »INSURER OWES NO ATTORNEY’S FEES ON VERDICT ON UNCOVERED CLAIMS
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