Case #1

A client has selected a general contractor to perform preconstruction services and to eventually enter into a negotiated contract to build a $20 million shelled office building. The construction market is very busy. Many good subcontractors are turning away opportunities to do work. The people who are now managing (office) and supervising (field) construction projects in the subcontract arena are not typically the first-team selections. During a busy market, many project engineers (PEs) are promoted to project managers, and foremen likewise to superintendents. Predict how this project could turn out if the general contractor posts the project on public plan center websites to receive open market bidding from subcontractors and suppliers. As a general contractor, it is your duty to protect the client from these risks.

Question:

Create a list of several construction laws or project management tools with explanations that you have learned linked to construction law, that could be used to mitigate both the general contractor's and the client's risks?