Bechtel National, Inc. Case Study No. 4
Abstract
On April 6-10, 1988, Bechtel National Inc. and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Omaha District, used a mini-trial to settle a complex series of claims for $3.7 million. The case consisted of seven separate claims, including those of major subcontractors, totalling, at the time of the mini- trial, $21.2 million including interest. Originally filed in the fall of 1986, the claims arose from modifications and impacts due to incomplete design plans for construction for the Consolidated Space Operations Center (CSOC) in Colorado. The main points illustrated by this case are: (1) The advantages and disadvantages of subcontractor participation in mini-trials; (2) strategies for managing complex technical information in settlement negotiations; (3) strategies for using working groups to develop components of a settlement agreement; (4) advantages and disadvantages of using decision-makers who are outside the emotional entanglement of the dispute; and (5) opportunities to use neutrals to provide various services. (SDW)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA224818
Entities
People
- Eileen Babbitt
- Lawrence E. Susskind
- Susan L. Podziba