Reducing Construction Costs: Uses of Best Dispute Resolution Practices by Project Owners: Proceedings Report

by Federal Facilities Council Technical Rep, National Research Council, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, et al.

The National Academy of Construction (NAC) has determined that disputes, and their accompanying inefficiencies and costs, constitute a significant problem for the industry. In 2002, the NAC assessed the industry's progress in attacking this problem and determined that although the tools, techniques, and processes for preventing and efficiently resolving disputes are already in place, they are not being widely used. In 2003, the NAC helped to persuade...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309103274
• ISBN13: 9780309103275
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 68 Pages