CHECKLIST ON HOW TO AVOID CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS AND
INSURANCE CLAIM DENIALS
- INCLUDE ALL INFORMATION YOU KNOW ABOUT THE SITE IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS
- USE FORM CONTRACTS AND MAKE CHANGES, AS APPROPRIATE
- UNDERSTAND THE CONTRACT AND THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS
- UNDERSTAND THE RELATION BETWEEN CONTRACTUAL INDEMNIFICATION AND ADDITIONAL INSURED
- PROPERLY PLAN AND MANAGE THE PROJECT
- PREPARE DETAILED SCHEDULES WITH CRITICAL DATES, CONSTRAINTS AND CRITICAL PATHS
- UNDERSTAND THE PROJECT SCHEDULE AND TRACK THE PROGRES
- DOCUMENT ANY DELAYS AND IMPACTS TO THE SCHEDULE
- GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH ALL PARTIES
- RECOGNIZE A CHANGED CONDITION/CHANGE ORDER EARLY ON
- PROPER AND TIMELY INSPECTION OF THE WORK
- PHOTOS, TIME LOGS, FOREMAN REPORTS, INSPECTION REPORTS, ETC.
- DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT
- KEEP THE CLIENT INFORMED AND INVOLVED – CONSTANTLY
- CONFIRM EVERYTHING IN WRITING AND RESPOND TO COMMUNICATIONS PROMPTLY
- NEVER MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHO IS GOING TO DO WHAT – ALWAYS CHECK AND CONFIRM
- ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE STARTING EXTRA WORK; CONFIRM SCOPE AND PAYMENT IN WRITING
- ALWAYS ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE DISPUTES EARLY
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