Construction Contract Provisions Analysis.

Abstract

This study surveyed Corps of Engineers divisions and districts, eight general contracting firms, and the Associated General Contractors of America to identify any clauses currently being used in the Special Provision (SP) and General Requirement (GR) sections of contract specifications they considered unnecessary, unproductive, or excessively burdensome and costly. The survey identified many problem areas. This report addresses, in detail, the 13 most prominent problems, including recommended solutions. More important, the report addresses weaknesses found in the mechanism employed to produce project SPs and GRs. These weaknesses are responsible for allowing the present discrepancies not only to exist, but also to have gone essentially undetected. Improvements to the mechanism, designed to preclude recurrence of these or similar problems, are an essential part of this study's recommendations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA120640

Entities

People

  • Glenn E. Colwell Iii
  • L. Michael Golish
  • Michael G. Carroll
  • Michael J. O’connor

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  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

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