by Gaurav Mehrotra | Oct 9, 2020 | Management
Executive Summary Construction often times does not go per plan. These unexpected variances in the plan can make or break a job. How you treat these “fires” can define your effectiveness as a manager. What could go wrong? In construction there’s dozens, if not...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Sep 4, 2020 | Claims, Claims Management, News
Executive Summary Construction changes are generally handled in a similar way in most contracts. As a contractor you can develop good habits and controls to ensure you capture time and cost impacts. Anatomy of a Change Changes occur in a majority of construction...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Apr 22, 2020 | Owners, Podcast, SJCC
Executive summary. Most Project Owners are convinced that Contractors thrive on change orders. The truth is that most would prefer to have none. Read below a sort of open letter to Owners. Speed. I feel the need, the need for speed [QR]. Mr. Owner, when I signed this...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Apr 15, 2020 | Change Orders, Owners, SJCC
Executive summary. Extra work on a construction project must be delivered at fair and reasonable prices. Owners should know they have this right in their Contract, and Contractors should know the owners have this right too. Here comes the extra work. A new scope of...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Jul 9, 2018 | News, SJCC, White Paper
Executive Summary: The purpose of a change order is to add work to an existing contract. Ideally, this work is added with mutually agreeable terms in scope, time, and cost. These terms often cannot be agreed upon and contractors feel coerced into signing the document....