| ACTIONS AGAINST DESIGN PROFESSIONALS |
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| When a construction project involves a defect in the design of the project, an owner may look to a contractor or a design professional, such as an architect or an engineer, for the cause of the defect. Although an owner may file a breach of contract or a breach of warranty action against a contractor, the owner is often not entitled to either a breach of contract or a breach of warranty action against a design professional.More... |
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| Design-Build Contracts |
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| The design-build process combines the planning and construction phases of a project. Essentially, the functions of designing the project and actually completing construction according to such design are integrated into a single contract between the owner and the design-build contractor.More... |
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| INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS |
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| Indemnification occurs when a person agrees to hold another person harmless from a loss or a liability. Because general contractors often seek to shift responsibility for work that is performed by subcontractors to the subcontractors, most construction contracts contain provisions for indemnification by the subcontractors. Such indemnification provisions usually require the subcontractors to obtain their own insurance for their work.More... |
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| Construction of Institutional Facility in Residential Area |
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| In order to help individuals with special needs adjust to mainstream life, home environments are being constructed for them in residential areas. These group homes allow for a few people with similar needs and conditions to live, interact, and be cared for outside the traditional "institutional" environment. Federal and state governments have enacted laws specifically addressing the issue of exclusion.More... |
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| GROWTH MANAGEMENT & THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY |
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| Although most local governments have relied on zoning laws and subdivision regulations to control the use and development of land by developers, some local governments have recently attempted to address the problem of managing growth in their communities. The local governments want to know when and where growth will occur and how they are to cope with the need for increased public facilities and services as a result of the growth.More... |
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