by Kent Holland | Mar 31, 2026 | Current Issue:, Newsletter Article
The GSA issued a solicitation for a Request for Proposals on a project. The Request for Qualifications specifiedthat GSA was using a design-build bridging project delivery method and that the bridging documents wereapproximately 30% complete. GSA awarded the contract...
by Kent Holland | Aug 16, 2022 | Newsletter Article
Almost a $1 million judgment was granted for the Design-Builder against its subcontractor and also against its design professional. On appeal, the court sustained the judgment, holding that the design-builder acted in detrimental reliance on the low bid, and that...
by Kent Holland | May 31, 2022 | Newsletter Article
Our law firm, ConstructionRisk Counsel, PLLC represents and assists design firms that are seeing increased claims being made against them by their contractor clients on design-build projects – based on alleged negligence in preparing preliminary designs on which the...
by Kent Holland | Nov 8, 2021 | Newsletter Article
Federal Government Assessed liquidated damages (LDs) against Design-Build contractor who failed to timely complete the final phase of a three-phase contract. Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals held that the government failed to property apportion the daily LD...
by Kent Holland | Sep 25, 2020 | Newsletter Article
A design-builder brought an arbitration action against its engineering subconsultant after the expiration of the statute of limitations. The engineer filed suit to stay the arbitration – arguing that the issues in dispute (concerning pre-bid quantify estimates) arose...
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