Federal Facilities Council Technical Report, Number 149 : Reducing Construction Costs : Uses of Best Dispute Resolution Practices by Project Owners : Proceedings Report

Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Overview -- 2 Changing the Adversarial Culture of the Construction Industry -- 3 Brief Review of Typical Dispute Prevention and Resolution Best Practices -- 4 Use of Best Practices in Construction -- 5 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Successful Uses of Dispute Resolution Best Practices -- 6 Employing Standing Dispute Resolution Panels with the Bridging Method of Design and Construction Procurement -- 7 Risk Allocation: The Pentagon Renovation Project -- 8 Methods for Reducing Claims -- 9 Exploring Ways to Encourage and Implement Greater Uses of Dispute Resolution Best Practices -- 10 Getting Beyond Process to the Roots of Litigation: Changing the Litigious Culture in an Organization and Its Impact on the Construction Industry -- Appendixes -- APPENDIX A Forum Agenda -- APPENDIX B Speaker Biographies.