Change Order Basics: Fundamentals of Construction Contract Modification

Speakers:
Bryan Jackson
Robert J. "Mike" Cathcart
Allen Matkins, Attorneys at Law

Learn valuable information on change orders, construction change directives, cardinal changes, abandonment, contract modifications, and managing change. You will gain a clear understanding of these concepts and how they apply to the owner, contractor, subcontractor, lender and surety. Also, the panel discusses differing site conditions, defective or ambiguous plans & specifications, disclosure of information, allowances, owner interference, inspections, unit prices, ripple effect, cumulative impacts, disruption, total cost claims, modified total cost claims, contingency and how these concepts relate to construction contract modifications.
 

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Integrating Specifications and BIM

Speaker:
Mark Kalin, FCSI, CCS, FAIA, LEED AP
Kalin Associates
This session presents current methods for integrating BIM and specifications and discusses the specifier's need for data. Representatives of CSI, SCIP and the US Army Corps of Engineers have created an extensive Specifiers Property Information Exchange (SPIE) open-source database which will can be implemented in current BIM software and modeling programs. Representing the contents of 300 Masterformat specification sections, a copy of the 10,000 line database will be made available to participants.
 

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