Fundamentals of Construction Claims. William J. McConnell

VI. Trial and Arbitration Testimony Note

      15  11 Termination Claims I. Termination for Convenience (Owner Termination of Contractor for Convenience) II. Termination for Cause (Owner Termination of Contract with Contractor) III. Termination for Cause (Contractor Termination of Contract with Owner)

      16  12 Non-Contract Claims and Defenses I. Introduction II. Non-Contract Claims III. Non-Contract Defenses to Breach of Contract Claims IV. Summary

      17  13 Allocation of Damages I. Step 1 Defining the Issue in Dispute II. Step 2 Defining the Duties of the Various Parties III. Step 3 Is the Issue Patent or Latent in Nature? IV. Step 4 Was the Defective Work Covered Up by a Subsequent Trade? V. Step 5 Did a Third-Party Inspector Approve the Work? VI. Step 6 Do the Contracts have Indemnification Clauses? VII. Step 7 Identify the Responsibility of the Various Parties VIII. General Theory of Allocation Percentages

      18  14 Conclusion

      19  Index

      20  End User License Agreement

      List of Tables

      1 Chapter 7Table 7.1 Estimate of contractor's productivityTable 7.2 Project size and fee markup (%)

      2 Chapter 8Table 8.1 Formatting recommendationsTable 8.2 Hierarchy of order of outline numbering

      List of Illustrations

      1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Dispute resolution flowchart.

      2 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 Example of true concurrent delay.Figure 6.2 Example of concurrent delay.

      3 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 Excerpt of contract executed between framing contractor and owner...Figure 7.2 Excerpt of unit price contract executed between contractor and ow...Figure 7.3 Excerpt of On-Screen Takeoff showing the total quantity of concre...Figure 7.4 Pricing data on bid tabs.Figure 7.5 Project costs.

      Guide

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      2  Table of Contents

      3  Title Page

      4  Copyright

      5  Acknowledgments

      6  Begin Reading

      7  Index

      8  End User License Agreement

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