Source: http://www.gainesville.com, March 21, 2018 It is still unclear if the design change contributed to the failure. Construction of the pedestrian bridge that collapsed and killed six people in the Miami area was behind schedule and millions over budget, in part because of a key change in the design and placement of one of its […]

Source: https://dc.curbed.com, March 13, 2018 By: Michelle Goldchain Clark Construction’s lawsuit alleges that Perkins Eastman made significant errors and omissions in its design documents The first phase of the $2 billion, 24-acre mixed-use project in Washington, D.C.’s Southwest Waterfront, known as The Wharf, may be finished, but the general contractor still has a bone to pick […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com, November 5, 2017 By: Jon Wertheim It’s a story as old as cities themselves: prosperity comes to town and triggers a building boom. In modern San Francisco, rows of skyscrapers have begun lining the downtown streets and recasting the skyline, monuments to the triumph of the tech sector. Leading this wave, the Millennium […]

Source: http://www.surfky.com, November 8, 2017 By: Tammy Holloway The Hopkins County School District has reached a settlement in its lawsuit against Associated Engineers involving the old Tech Center along Grapevine Road. Nearly six years after construction was halted on the building, the board has reached an agreement with the engineering firm hired by the district […]

Source:https://www.lexology.com, November 7, 2017 By: Sean M. Golden, Vandeventer Black It is common on commercial construction projects for the owner to hire the architect to perform services during construction, in addition to designing the project. Among other things, the architect’s construction phase services will typically consist of periodic observations and evaluations of the progress of […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, October 3, 2017 By: James P. Bobotek, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP In the world of construction, whether you’re a lender, owner, contractor or subcontractor, your success hinges largely on risk management. While there’s no substitute for sound business and construction practices (such as proper preconstruction planning, proven construction means and methods, use […]

Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com, April 23, 2017 By: Jeff Hamilton Triple B Stadium Inc., the company that owns and manages Investors Group Field, says it doesn’t believe taxpayers should be footing the bill for ongoing repairs at the stadium, which have now hit $21.4 million. Those costs, said Triple B chairman Andrew Konowalchuk, should be the responsibility […]

Source: http://www.cbc.ca, April 13, 2017 By: Bartley Kives This spring’s work on Winnipeg stadium deficiencies to wrap up in May; new rapid-transit station opens in July Repairs to the faulty concrete and drainage at Winnipeg’s Investors Group Field will take two more years to complete, but the stadium’s owner is promising there will be no […]

Source: http://www.jdsupra.com, September 28, 2017 Energy Insurance Mutual Limited v. ACE American Insurance Company Court of Appeal, First District (July 11, 2017) This case involves an insurance coverage dispute arising from an explosion that occurred when an excavator struck an unmarked petroleum pipeline. Kinder Morgan, Inc. owns and operates oil and gas pipelines. Comforce Corporation […]

Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com, September 29, 2017 By: Mary Shanklin The University of Central Florida’s football stadium has some problems, according to a construction-defect lawsuit the school filed against architects and contractors. Nicknamed the Bounce House when it opened a decade ago because it shifted slightly as fans jumped in unison, the venue’s metal framing for seating […]

Source: http://www.star-telegram.com, September 29, 2017 By: Sandra Engelland It was a few years ago when maintenance workers and staff at Trinity Meadows Intermediate School began to notice problems. Cracks in the walls. Doors that would stick. Heaving sidewalks and widening gaps and cracks in visible parts of the concrete slab. Now, 11 years after the […]

Source: http://www.constructiondive.com, September 6, 2017 By: Mary Tyler March Dive Brief: Months after a spillway failure forced the temporary evacuation of 188,000 Sacramento, CA, area residents, independent safety experts say poor design and construction, as well as inadequate inspections, caused February’s collapse at the Oroville Dam, The Mercury News reported. Thin concrete, insufficient foundations and ill-placed […]