Source: https://www.floridabulldog.org, February 6, 2019 By: Dan Christensen Two months after last year’s fatal FIU pedestrian bridge collapse in Miami, the company that built the bridge was responsible for a troubling construction failure at Port Everglades. Munilla Construction Management LLC, which operates as MCM, was hired by Broward County in 2016 as the prime contractor […]

Source: https://www.enr.com, February 6, 2019 By: Scott Van Voorhis and Richard Korman With land surveys, contractors often expect some information will be missing. But how much? Fifteen years ago, El Paso Corp. decided to replace a 68-mile-long pipeline with a new one that would carry butane from Corpus Christi, Texas, to inland Air Force bases. […]

Source: https://www.businessreport.com, February 4, 2019 By: Stephanie Riegel The Texas subcontractor blamed in recent court filings for the structural failure that has stalled the under-construction downtown library for nearly 10 months now is denying culpability and pointing the finger at a Mississippi engineering firm. In court documents filed January 29, Houston-based Structural Consultants Associates, Inc.—which […]

Source: https://www.chieftain.com, October 17, 2018 The general contractor that managed San Francisco’s troubled $2 billion transit terminal is suing the agency in charge of the project alleging faulty design and mismanagement. The joint venture of Webcor Builders and Obayashi Corp. filed the lawsuit Tuesday in San Francisco. It alleges design and planning mistakes sent construction […]

“Source: https://www.bostonglobe.com, November 15, 2018 By: Milton J. Valencia Federal investigators Thursday singled out a Columbia Gas engineer with “limited knowledge” for errors in drafting work plans for a Lawrence construction site, setting in motion a chain of events that led to the Sept. 13 natural gas explosions that killed one man and left thousands without heat […]

Source: http://www.globalconstructionreview.com, November 16, 2018 A federal US body investigating the fatal collapse of a bridge in Miami has concluded that there were design errors which could have caused concrete cracking observed before the bridge fell. Engineers overestimated the load capacity of a critical section, its interim report said. The report released yesterday by the National Transportation […]

Source: https://www.businessinsurance.com, November 6, 2018 By: Gaven Souter Delays in construction projects can cause huge increases in costs, but identifying insurance policies to cover the costs is complex and varies significantly depending on policy wordings, construction insurance experts say. While traditional construction insurance coverages may apply or specific delay in startup insurance may be triggered, […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com, October 30, 2018 By: Doug Tabeling of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP on behalf of Consesus Docs Design flaws are a constant risk in construction, but the contractual allocation of that risk can sway considerably from project to project. Contract terms can vary from fully expressing an owner’s warranty of the sufficiency of […]

Source: http://www.seacoastonline.com, August 3, 2018 By: Elizabeth Dinan A contractor accused in a federal lawsuit of faulty construction at the 100-unit Wamesit Place housing complex filed a court motion denying liability, while reporting if it is found liable, so too should five other contractors who worked there. The lawsuit was filed by Portsmouth attorney John […]

Source: http://www.seacoastonline.com, August 3, 2018 By: Elizbeth Dinan A contractor accused in a federal lawsuit of faulty construction at the 100-unit Wamesit Place housing complex filed a court motion denying liability, while reporting if it is found liable, so too should five other contractors who worked there. The lawsuit was filed by Portsmouth attorney John […]

Source: http://www.berkleycp.com, June 26, 2018 By: Raymond F.H. Bustamante The rules of engagement have changed drastically.In recent years, the construction industry has moved rapidly from what were clearly defined stand-alone roles of design-bid-build project delivery methods to the faster-paced design/build, public-private partnership (P3) and integrated project delivery (IPD) models. Along with this shift came a […]

Source: https://www.fireengineering.com, July 17, 2018 By: Gregory Haval In a “Construction Concerns” article from February 21, 2018, discussed complacency and hubris and their effects on emergency incident outcomes. “Complacency” was defined as “satisfaction with a perception of a situation that is not based on reality.” “Hubris” was defined as “self-confidence beyond the level of competence,” eaning […]