Contract Issues & Construction Safety Management

摘要

The U.S. construction industry is a litigious industry, spending from $4 to $12 billion annually on dispute resolution (Gebken Ⅱ, 2006). A recent study found that the average cost of individual disputes in the U.S. construction in- Idustry during 2011 was $10.5 million. Furthermore, the average length of time required to resolve each dispute was 14.4 months (EC Harris, 2012). In addition to the time and dollars expended, disputes inevitably damage relationships between project team members.