Liability In Construction Management

Download or read book Liability in Construction Management written by David M. Lee and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of a symposium at the ASCE National Convention, held in Houston, Texas, October 17-23, 1983. Sponsored by the Construction Division of ASCE. This collection contains eight papers on liability issues related to professional construction management. The concept of professional construction management has emerged and developed over the past decade in response to pressures for faster and more economical project completions. This has been accompanied by increasing liability for professional construction management practitioners as well. In addition, various construction management techniques--such as network-based scheduling, cost engineering, and documentation procedures--have been extensively used to pursue or deny construction claims within the legal system. The forensic application of these construction management tools has resulted from the avalanche of litigation engulfing the construction industry. The papers address liability issues in construction management and include a legal profile of the construction manager, the construction manager's liability to the client and other parties, and professional liability coverage for the construction manager.