Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction: Recent submissions
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Strategies to Leverage Contractor Experience
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)The construction manager/general contractor project delivery method is a relatively new approach for contracting public infrastructure projects in America. While added later to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ... -
Considerations for Filing Global Construction Claims: Legal Perspective
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)Delays and disruptions that frequently lead to cost overruns on, and late completion of, construction projects are often accompanied by claims for time extensions and/or additional compensations by construction contractors. ... -
Back Charges in Construction Contract: Case Study of Airport Project
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)One of the problems causing subcontractors to have back charges is the lack of contract clauses in the subcontract document to prevent from back charging. This paper identifies the items that are frequently back charged ... -
Labor Shortage and Safety Issues in Postearthquake Building Construction: Case Study
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)This study conducts a qualitative and quantitative analysis of various issues resulting from the construction market growth after the moment magnitude (Mw) 7.8 earthquake on April 25, 2015 in Nepal. The market growth ... -
Interactive, Online, Authentic Assessment in a British University’s Procurement and Contract Practice Module: Case Study
(ASCE, 5/1/2020 1)This article presents a unique teaching and assessment tool used in a British university’s procurement and contract practice module, studied by future construction industry professionals. The author developed a fictional ... -
Improving Economic Conditions of Project-Affected People: Case Study on Resettlement and Rehabilitation
(ASCE, 5/1/2020 1)In a self-governing nation, the objective of development is not to encourage one specific style of urban living but to plan urban localities with the aim of offering individual citizens wider choices while simultaneously ... -
Legal and Contractual Issues in Lump-Sum Design-Build Implementation on Large-Scale Airport Projects
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)Changes in legislation and increases in the complexity of airport projects have led owners to expand the use of alternative project delivery methods, such as the lump-sum design-build (DB) method. The objective of this ... -
Factors Influencing Power and Dependence for Collaboration among Construction Project Participants
(ASCE, 5/1/2020 1)Collaboration among project participants, specifically between main contractor and subcontractor, is an essential element for efficient project delivery. Observation from the literature suggests that the recent discourse ... -
Common Disputes in Eminent Domain Cases
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)Eminent domain is the mechanism that allows for the legal acquisition of private land for public use by the government or its agent with proper compensation. In the past, this type of acquisition was sanctioned for public ... -
Legal and Risk Management Issues in Contracting Renewable Energy Sources
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)Considerable interest in renewable energy sources and significant increases in the cost of foreign oil have compelled various countries to search for low-cost energy sources and technologies, such as solar cells, wind ... -
Further Legal Training for Architects, Civil Engineers, and Construction Managers
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)Construction projects in Germany must be carried out in compliance with various rules and regulations such as those pertaining to construction law, environmental law, or neighbor law. A breach of law may result in financial ... -
Concurrent Delay Analysis: Methods, Case Law, and Expert Perception
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)Concurrent delays in a project schedule are due to two or more independent delay events occurring during the same time period. There arise difficulties in attributing responsibility for these delays and in deciding the ... -
Causes, Effects, and Mitigations Framework of Contract Change Orders: Lessons Learned from GBK Aquatic Stadium Project
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)Contract change orders (CCOs) are an interesting topic in the discipline of construction contract management. CCOs are changes in construction work or scope that alter the original contract amount and/or completion date. ... -
Application of Delphi Method in Identifying, Ranking, and Weighting Project Complexity Indicators for Construction Projects
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)Experts believe that project performance ultimately suffers because of complexity issues. Although some studies have focused on identifying leading project complexity indicators (CIs), the weighted impact of each CI has ... -
Dispute Resolution and Litigation in PPP Road Projects: Evidence from Select Cases
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)Public–private partnership (PPP) projects came to prominence with the launch of the National Highway Development Project in India in 1998. Since then, the PPP procurement approach to service delivery has permeated the ... -
Design-Build for Transportation Projects: Cost and Schedule Change Performance Analysis
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)Design-build (DB) is an alternative project delivery method that has been used to great effect in transportation project delivery. Measuring the performance of DB projects has been the subject of many research studies. ... -
Cost and Schedule Performance Analysis of Transportation Public–Private Partnership Projects
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)A public–private partnership (PPP) is a contractual agreement between public-sector and private-sector partners allowing more private-sector participation than is traditional. The literature on PPP in the transportation ... -
Bridging the Gap between Engineering and Construction 3D Models in Support of Advanced Work Packaging
(ASCE, 2020)Project failures and disputes are not uncommon in the construction industry. Advanced work packaging (AWP) is a planning and execution approach popular for capital and industrial projects. Although management processes are ... -
Challenges of the Engineering Design Partnership Group in Design-Build Contracts
(ASCE, 2020)Despite many advantages of design-build method and its proven effectiveness, performing projects by this method still faces numerous challenges. Some of these challenges concern the relation between the contractor and the ... -
Postconstruction Evaluation of Fill Compaction
(ASCE, 2020)Frequently soil dry unit weight and moisture content are measured using soil samples obtained well after construction to assess whether or not fill material was properly compacted in construction defect cases. In addition ...