Project Management: Change Orders
Once upon a time in Philadelphia, a charity hospital was seeking to modernize and expand its facility. Fundraising and design work had proceeded for a number of years, however, there never seemed to be quite enough money in the building fund to begin the project.
Risk Management
The design review should be performed by the architects and engineers that are preparing the plans and specifications for the project. While it is commonly accepted that all plans and specifications are reviewed before being issued, we have found that this is not always the case. Competing pressures to both conserve budget and accelerate the bidding phase of the project often lead to shortcuts in the process.
Project Management Risk – The Real Cost of Value Engineering
Problems stemming from “value engineering” are a common source point in many of our forensic engineering and claims management engagements involving systems, equipment or materials where the actual performance is found to be ‘problematic’ with respect to project expectations. Misunderstandings concerning the purpose and intent of value engineering are often at the heart of the problems we have noted. As a caution, the “value engineering” intent to reduce first costs will almost always succeed in the short term, but may fail to deliver “best value’ in the long term.
Risk Management – Internet of Things
In this edition
- Internet of Things (IoT): Managing Risk and Reward
- Mitch Swann, P.E., Named to Pennsylvania Uniform Construction
- Code Review and Advisory Council
Design Build in Name Only
Where is the critical path? This is one of the questions most often asked concerning schedule analysis. For some types of projects it is easy to anticipate where the critical path should be; for instance in high-rise building construction, the critical path is most likely to be: excavation, foundation, structure, weather enclosure (building envelope), MEP, finish activities.
Convergence of Design & Construction
In this edition
- MDC Offers Engineering Inspection Services Using Drones
- Convergence of Design & Construction: Old Wine in New Bottles
Top 10 Documents Your Expert Will Request and Why
In this edition
- Top 10 Documents Your Expert Will Request and Why
- MDC Systems® Attends ABA Forum on Construction Law, Annual Meeting, April 28-30, 2016; Nashville, TN
Construction Defect Inspector Protected Against Contractor Defamation
In this edition
- Join MDC Systems® at the Forum on Construction Law Midwinter Meeting, San Francisco, January 21-22
- Construction Defect Inspector Protected Against Contractor Defamation
Case Stresses Importance
In this edition:
- Case Stresses Importance of Notice Requirements of the Contract.
- MDC Systems® Addends ABA Construction Forum, Austin, Texas, October 8-9
Construction Manager at Risk…
In this edition:
- Construction Manager at Risk Held to Assume the Risk of Design Changes on Massachusetts Public Construction Project
- Mitch Swann Presents at 2015 ASHRAE Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA