CHECKLIST ON HOW TO AVOID CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS AND INSURANCE CLAIM DENIALS

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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