20 Common Mistakes that Construction Owners &
Contractors Make that Cause Claims and Disputes
Presented by:
James G. Zack
Executive Director
Navigant Construction Forum™ | | Phil M. Spinelli
Director
Navigant Consulting, Inc. |
When asked about the most common causes of construction claims, owners and contractors will likely recite a lengthy list including changes, delays, site conditions, lost labor productivity, etc. However, a recent global survey of the top five causes of claims found that contract administration issues are the largest cause of claims. The Navigant Construction Forum™ has determined that contract administration issues are not caused solely by one party to the contract but rather are caused by both owners and contractors.
This presentation identifies the top 10 mistakes owners make that cause claims, as well as the top 10 contractor mistakes that give rise to disputes. With each, the expert presenters will share practical advice on how to avoid such mistakes.
Topics covered in this recorded 90-minute webinar include the legal risk and practical problems that arise:
- Due to the failure to settle delays as they arise
- When RFI’s are used to correct errors or redesign the project
- As a result of discouraging written notices
- When you proceed with changes without a written change order
- When time and cost damages are not tracked separately from base scope time and costs
- When contractors finance owner-caused changes
- And much, much more!
Attend this information-packed webinar to get answers to these questions and more. You will leave this event with insight into the 20 common mistakes to avoid and smooth the way to successful project completion.
Who Will Benefit?
This recorded webinar is a must if you’re a public or private owner, construction manager, contractor, subcontractor, consultant, architect or engineer.
Meet Your Presenters:
 | James G. Zack, CCM, CFCC, FAACE, FRICS, PMP
Executive Director
Navigant Construction Forum™
Jim is the Executive Director of the Navigant Construction Forum. The Forum strives to be the construction industry’s resource for thought leadership and best practices on avoidance and resolution of construction project disputes globally. Formerly he was the Executive Director, Corporate Claims Management, Fluor Corporation, one of the world’s largest publicly owned engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance (EPCM) contractors working in the areas of energy, chemicals, infrastructure, manufacturing, life sciences and mining. Mr. Zack was previously Vice President of PinnacleOne and the Executive Director of the PinnacleOne Institute and a Senior Construction Claims Consultant for CH2M HILL, Inc. Mr. Zack has, for nearly 40 years, worked on both private and public projects. In the construction claims field, he is a recognized and published expert in mitigation, analysis and resolution or defense of construction claims and disputes. |
 | Phil M. Spinelli
Director, Global Construction Practice
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Philip Spinelli has nearly 20 years of experience in the analysis of construction and manufacturing projects. Mr. Spinelli has performed forensic and proactive investigations of some of the largest and most complex construction projects in the country, including the World Trade Center Redevelopment and the Central Artery Tunnel. His expertise includes the establishment, implementation and execution of project controls throughout a project lifecycle. Mr. Spinelli also has significant professional experience in dispute resolution, including schedule delay analyses, errors and omissions reviews, productivity analyses, disputed extra work reviews, construction cost accounting and damages quantification. He has presented the findings of his analyses through expert reports, mediations and arbitration testimony. Mr. Spinelli earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University. |
