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Developing Construction Claims For Arbitration: Two Arbitrators' Viewpoint, Douglas D. Gransberg, Charles A. Joplin Jul 2000

Developing Construction Claims For Arbitration: Two Arbitrators' Viewpoint, Douglas D. Gransberg, Charles A. Joplin

Douglas D. Gransberg

Two arbitrators' viewpoints of construction claims development are provided in the hope that the information will be useful to those needing to resolve construction claims by arbitration. It also may help to reduce the volume of costly and unnecessary documentation. Because of arbitration's relative formality, attorneys representing construction contractors and owners tend to prepare their cases in the same way as they would for litigation. This leads to potential information overkill, which threatens the arbitration panel's ability to easily sort through and understand the issues in its quest for a fair and equitable decision.


Measuring Partnered Project Performance, Douglas D. Gransberg, Howard L. Reynolds, Jack Boyd Oct 1999

Measuring Partnered Project Performance, Douglas D. Gransberg, Howard L. Reynolds, Jack Boyd

Douglas D. Gransberg

The results of a study of over 400 projects completed by the Texas Department of Transportation over 5 years are presented. The objective was to compare the performance of construction projects on which formal partnering agreements had been executed with projects that had been completed without partnering and measure the benefits due to partnering. The data was collected by 20 different aspects, from cost and time growth to the amount of previous experience.