Resolving Construction Disputes Using Alternative Dispute Resolution 2018

Topics

• Dispute resolution methods during the initial claims and dispute phase including an Initial Decision Maker; a Standing Neutral; the value of early neutral evaluation; the use of owner review boards; the value of a Dispute Resolution Board; and the potential use of adjudication
• Five pre-dispute dispute resolution methods including the use of escrow bid documents; the value of an authority delegation; implementation of a dispute resolution ladder; the use of a geotechnical design summary report ; and how project partnering can reduce claims
• Be exposed to ADR techniques such as mini-trials, summary jury trials, private judging
• Traditional mediation as an ADR method as well as a number of variations of mediation Arb/Med, Med then Arb, etc
• Some ADR techniques that are available even during litigation including voluntary settlement conferences; special masters; court appointed experts; judges pro tem; and trial by reference
• Arbitration and a number of variants concerning arbitration
• How many of the above ADR techniques can be combined and employed, as needed, to ensure that your project closes out in the field offices, not the courtroom

Who should Attend

• Owners and owner representatives managing capital improvement projects
• Attorneys dealing with site condition claims
• Project managers
• Contractor executives
• Project control personnel
• Project sponsors
• Construction managers and design professionals performing services during construction