by Kent Holland | Jan 30, 2014 | Newsletter Article
The New Jersey Schools Development Authority rejected, as nonresponsive, a bidder’s technical proposal on a design-build contract for a new school because a key team member of the bidder (the Project Architect) was involved in the previous development of the design...
by Kent Holland | Oct 9, 2012 | Newsletter Article
Two design-build cases decided by the federal district courts in Virginia dismissed suits by subcontractors to recover for extra or changed work they performed, because even though there was no question that the work was performed and that the prime contractor and...
by Kent Holland | Oct 4, 2012 | Newsletter Article
In Wisconsin, where the economic loss doctrine does not bar malpractice suits against professional service providers such as architects and engineers, a court concluded that a contractor who designed and constructed a resort and conference center that included an...
by Kent Holland | Jun 5, 2012 | Newsletter Article
By Suzanne H. Harness, J.D., AIA An article published in Engineering New-Record (ENR) on May 14, 2012 under the title “Fee Holdback Raises Eyebrows” has indeed drawn attention. The article explains that the design-build team on a U.S. General Services Administration...
by Kent Holland | Mar 28, 2012 | Newsletter Article
Design-Build contractor (Maeda Pacific Corp) engaged a design firm to prepare a cost estimate that it used in preparing a bid to the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (“Navy”) for a water supply system at the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. After being...
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