- Author
- Construction Industry Institute
- Title
- Prevention and Resolution of Disputes Using Disputes Review Boards.
- Coporate
- Construction Industry Institute, Austin, TX
- Report
- Implementation Resource 23-2, June 1996, 49 p.
- Distribution
- For more information contact: Construction Industry, Institute, University of Texas at Austin, 3208 Red River Street, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78705. Telephone: 512-232-3000, Fax: 512-499-8108, Email: info@construction-institute.org Website: http://construction-institute.org
- Keywords
- construction
- Identifiers
- dispute review boards implementation guidelines; dispute review board provisions proposed by the Underground Technology Research Council; three-party agreement proposed by the Underground Technology Research Council
- Abstract
- The CII Dispute Prevention and Resolution Research Team identified Dispute Review Boards (DRBs) as a successful technique that has been used in the public works sector of the engineering and construction industry for many years. Typically, a DRB is made up of three members: one selected by the owner, who is acceptable to the contractor; one selected by the contractor, who is acceptable to the owner; and one jointly selected by the first two members, who is acceptable to both the owner and the contractor. The board meets at the jobsite on a regular basis for the duration of the project to keep informed of progress, problems, and disagreements, and to make non-binding recommendations for the resolution of disputes.