James W. Walker and J. Brandon Sieg | Vandeventer Black | April 10, 2019 No design professional is perfect all the time. At some point, they make mistakes—specify the wrong materials, leave out a required element, overlook a code requirement, bust a calculation, among other things. Sometimes they catch and correct their mistakes before any… Continue reading Deconstructing Damages in Architect or Engineer Malpractice Actions
Category: Design Professionals
How AB 3018 Affects California Design Professionals Performing Covered Work
D. Creighton Sebra | Clark Hill | March 18, 2019 In recent years, there has been a legislative push designed to make it more difficult for non-union contractors and design professionals, engineers, and land surveyors to compete for certain public works (construction) contracts. AB 3018 is another such example. This memorandum will explain the reasoning… Continue reading How AB 3018 Affects California Design Professionals Performing Covered Work
Risk Transfer in Construction: Subrogation, Indemnity and Additional Insured Provisions
Lawrence T. Bowman, Donald A. Waltz and Ashley Veitenheimer | Kane Russell Coleman Logan | February 19, 2019 I. INTRODUCTION The construction industry is the largest single production sector in the United States economy. Construction encompasses a significant percentage of capital expenditures. It employs approximately five percent of the workforce. This is a significant percentage… Continue reading Risk Transfer in Construction: Subrogation, Indemnity and Additional Insured Provisions
Top 7 Sources Of Uncertainty In Building Design And Construction
George M. Nicholos | Vandeventer Black | December 7, 2018 Recently the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Dodge Data & Analytics and other allied construction industry parties conducted research to identify the top sources of uncertainty in design and construction along with best practices for managing associated risk. And the top (7) are: Owner-driven… Continue reading Top 7 Sources Of Uncertainty In Building Design And Construction
“Design” and “Performance” Specifications: A Recipe Book
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | February 19, 2019 In Berkeley Cement, Inc v. Regents of the University of California, Case Nos. F073455 and F073586 (January 7, 2019), the 5th District Court of Appeals examined the difference between “design” specifications and “performance” specifications on a University of California project in Merced, California. The Berkeley Cement… Continue reading “Design” and “Performance” Specifications: A Recipe Book