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DAR AL RIYADH INSIGHT #64
Insight #64 What Are the Sources of Construction Claims?
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What Are the Sources of Construction Claims?
No listing of potential sources of construction claims will ever be complete, but some recurring reasons include:
- Incomplete or inadequate bid information
- Incomplete or poor quality drawings and/or specifications
- incomplete basis of design (BOD)
- conflicting requirements
- high level of Requests for Information (RFIs)
- work different then called for in drawings and specifications
- Changes to scope, including increases, decreases, and modifications
- Changes in means and methods of construction
- Intermittent operations required because of inadequate owner drawings or specifications; owner directed changes; limitations imposed by regulators; unforeseen or undisclosed circumstances; lack of coordination with other contractors or owners operations; lack of design information that is timely and complete; or supply chain performance
- Work in congested areas
- Defective or late owner-furnished equipment and materials
- Project acceleration to regain schedule
The balance of this series of Insights will look at each phase of the project more closely.
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