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Contractual Approach for Facilitating the Resolution of Dispute over a Contractor’s Failure to Comply with Time Limit for Notice of Delays
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The enforcement of a contractor’s notice of delays and claims as “a condition precedent” to a contractor’s claims is a controversial issue among practitioners, researchers, and legal scholars. Strict enforcement or liberal ...
Avoiding and Mitigating Delay and Disruption Claims Conflict: Role of Precontract Negotiation
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Delay and disruption claims often generate conflict and contract dispute in the delivery of building and civil engineering projects. If construction delay claims conflict can be avoided or mitigated, there could be substantial ...
Legal Framework for Alternative Dispute Resolution: Examination of the Singapore National Legal System for Arbitration
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Effectiveness of any alternative dispute resolution (ADR) method depends on the national legal system to which it is subjected. In Singapore, the increasing growth in the use of ADR methods may be adduced to developments ...
Construction Delays and Their Causative Factors in Nigeria
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Construction delays are disruptive and expensive. This study assesses the causes of delays by focusing on actions and inactions of project participants and external factors. The study analyzed quantitative data from completed ...
Construction Equipment Management Practices for Improving Labor Productivity in Multistory Building Construction Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Construction project productivity can be enhanced by the implementation of good management practices. The purposes of this research are to identify construction equipment management practices that have the potential to ...
Green Building Success Criteria: Interpretive Qualitative Approach
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Green buildings (GBs) are gaining popularity the world over. This study investigates the criteria that determine the success of GB projects. This study employs the interpretive qualitative approach. Semistructured interviews ...
Explaining Cooperative Behavior in Building and Civil Engineering Projects’ Claims Process: Interactive Effects of Outcome Favorability and Procedural Fairness
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Cooperation is fundamental to successful procurement and delivery of building and civil engineering projects. This study explores the role of perceived fairness as a motivator of cooperative behavior in the process for ...