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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Bidders Beware! Design-Builders Are at Risk Not Only for Defective Design Documents, But Possibly for Defective Bidding Documents,...

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Historically, the Boards of Contract Appeals and Courts have reviewed design-builders’ reliance on government-provided conceptual drawings or bridging documents in support of constructive change claims under a reasonableness...more

Miller Nash LLP

Owner’s Design Defects Can Excuse Contractor’s Own Defective Performance

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Generally, the implied warranty of the adequacy of the plans and specifications, also known as the Spearin Doctrine, allocates risk to the owner for any defect in the design of the project. This influential federal decision...more

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