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://www.cbsnews.com, January 21, 2018 By: Jon Wertheim The Millennium Tower opened to great acclaim with high-priced, posh apartments. But those accolades and property values are sinking, along with the building’s foundation It’s a story as old as cities themselves: prosperity comes to town and triggers a building boom. In modern San Francisco, rows of […]

Source: http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com, November 22, 2017 By: Joe Capozzi When players and staff for the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals first arrived at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in February, they were asked to be patient: Their new $152 million shared spring training complex in West Palm Beach wasn’t quite finished. What they may not have known […]

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.constructiondive.com, October 9, 2017 By: Kim Slowey Dive Brief: OSHA has cited a California general contractor and subcontractor for safety violations related to a fatal wall collapse and has fined the companies a total of $86,975, according to NBC San Diego. Fernando Martinez, a 51-year-old employee of subcontractor Southland Paving, was digging a trench […]

Source: http://www.post-gazette.com, October 7, 2017 By: Bill Schackner Michael Kanalis knew early on that the state university where he works was looking straight up at a problem — a big one. When a concrete chunk longer than a car inexplicably fell to the floor inside a five-story parking garage that had opened just six years […]

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 […]