- Author
- Construction Industry Institute
- Title
- Dispute Prevention and Resolution Techniques in the Construction Industry.
- Coporate
- Construction Industry Institute, Austin, TX
- Report
- Research Summary 23-1, October 1995, 29 p.
- Keywords
- construction
- Identifiers
- Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Abstract
- Three main, underlying causes of construction disputes are: project uncertainty, process problems, and people issues. If these causes are not addressed, they result in disagreements that may escalate into litigation. This escalting process will involve more people, additional time, and higher costs. Thd industry has developed various methods to prevent and resolve disputes: preconstruction techniques; dispute prevention techniques; dispute resolution techniques; and conflict resolution techniques. The most valuable methods are those that prevent or resolve disputes as early as possible at the project level under the control of those directly involved. Most CII member companies agree that alternate dispute resolution (ADR) techniques are a valuable way to reduce the cost of construction, but the industry is only beginning to utilize the techniques available. CII established the Dispute Prevention and Resolution Research Team to investigate and identify best practices for the industry. The team focused on how disputes either could be prevented or resolved in the most timely, cost-effective manner. The results are described in this summary report.