Source: Vegas Inc, December 4, 2012 By: Steve Green Litigation over the flawed Harmon Hotel tower at CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip will continue well into 2014 under a court order issued Monday. Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez, who is presiding over a massive lawsuit over $191 million in unpaid CityCenter construction […]

Source: http://www.tampabay.com, November 6, 2012 By: Craig Pittman The company that designed Tampa Bay Water’s cracked reservoir deserves $9.2 million in attorneys’ fees and $10.8 million in expenses for defending itself against the utility’s unsuccessful lawsuit, the federal judge overseeing the case ruled. U.S. District Judge James Whittemore called the fees “extraordinary” but explained in […]

A design build/delivery system was retained by commercial developer for the construction of a multi-story office building. The GC’s project manager failed to check the adequacy of the safety netting system installed in connection with the project’s roof installation. A worker fell and sustained serious injuries. His attorney alleged inadequate safety controls and monitoring on […]

A civil engineering firm was hired by a GC/developer to delineate wetlands on a high-end residential development project. During the first phase of the project, the GC was made aware that the engineer miscalculated the wetland area, jeopardizing the placement of seven homes already under construction. Typically when these situations arise, additional property is purchased […]

Source: Inforum, May 10, 2012 By: Marino Eccher 3 building contractors to go into court this week North Dakota State University’s lawsuit against three contractors over the collapse of Minard Hall finally made its way into the Cass County District Court this week. The lawsuit, which was served in December, claims the contractors failed to […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, October 19, 2011 By: James T. Parsons Concrete pier caps supporting three bridges on the new Intercounty Connector (ICC) in Maryland may have to be rebuilt following the discovery of cracks by Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA) inspectors. According to a project spokesman, 40 to 50 cracks ranging from .005 to .035 in wide, and […]

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 14, 2012 By: Tim O’Reiley As the hearing over whether to raze the unfinished Harmon Hotel plodded through its third day Wednesday, Perini Building Co. injected a surprise by unveiling a temporary $2 million fix to keep it standing in the event of a serious earthquake. Perini, general contractor on the […]

Source: http://www.inforum.com, February 4, 2012 By: Amy Dalrymple North Dakota State University is suing three contractors over the December 2009 collapse of Minard Hall, a setback that authorities say added nearly $5 million to the cost of renovating the largest academic building on campus. In a court complaint, the attorney for NDSU alleges 21 counts […]

Read here about a design flaw in the new World Trade Center could cost millions of dollars.

Source: http://enr.construction.com, October 31, 2011 By: Jim Parsons Cracks in 13 cast-in-place pier caps supporting three bridges on the new Intercounty Connector toll highway in Maryland may be the result of a design flaw, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration. More than 40 cracks—ranging in width from 0.005 to 0.035 in. and in length […]

Source: http://www.delmarvanow.com, October 22, 2011 By: Sarah Lake As a jury trial for the city’s lawsuit regarding its faulty wastewater treatment plant approaches, the roster of defendants is growing. O’Brien & Gere, the company that designed the plant, and Construction Dynamics Group Inc., the project’s construction manager, have filed complaints that will pull a total […]

Source: http://www.fredericknewspost.com, September 30, 2011 By: Bethany Rodgers Snags in the construction of a new nursing home had the Frederick County Commissioners shaking their heads Thursday as costs and delays continue to pile up. At their meeting, the county board authorized five work changes that could add up to $430,000 to as much as the […]