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Editorial: Risk Management

Additional Insured Clauses Need Care

Ideas about how to stay off the legal merry-go-round

Richard Korman

September 20, 2016

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Ideas about how to stay off the legal merry-go-round.

Structural Damage

Repairs to Fire-Damaged Pittsburgh Bridge Pose Unexpected Challenges

Jonathan Barnes

September 20, 2016

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Following blaze that heated truss cord, PennDOT now says bridge must remain shut indefinitely.

Intrusion-Detection System Protects Workers and Trains

Luke Abaffy

September 14, 2016

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In an effort to prevent train accidents on a new $2.3-billion, 10-mile-long extension line in San Francisco, the Berryessa-Valley Transportation Authority/Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) team is installing a railroad intrusion-detection system (RIDS) that uses warning devices originally developed for protecting shipping ports from break-ins.

Urban Infrastructure

Rushing to Repair Fire Damage to a Key Pittsburgh Bridge

Contractor and state say they are working to fix truss cord now out of alignment

Jonathan Barnes

September 12, 2016

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Contractor and state Dept. of Transportation are working around the clock to repair the fire-damaged bridge carrying key city artery.

Risk Management

Indictment Details Embezzlement Charges Against City Engineer

L.A. County prosecutor provides new information about redirected cash refunds in Santa Clarita

Erin Richey

September 7, 2016

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The funds allegedly embezzled came to more than a half million dollars.

Blog: Public-Private Partnerships

Indiana Warns I-69 Section's Concessionaire: Pay Contractors Now

Stories about unpaid contractors began surfacing earlier this year

Richard Korman

September 7, 2016

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Indiana has had two P3 bankruptcies within two years.

Project Management

Should Project Owners Make Key Decisions on Schedules?

If the first instructions are on costs and cost loading, it does not bode well for on-time completion

Fredric L. Plotnick

September 6, 2016

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Why do contractors so often allow the owner to select the personnel and software for the project schedule?

Risk Management

Africa’s Largest Steel Maker Fined for Price Fixing

Investigators find cartel practices in more than 300 construction projects

Shem Oirere

September 1, 2016

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The settlement settles pending investigations and prosecution against ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd.

Italy Recovers From Quake that Killed 300—and Weighs New Protections

August 31, 2016

Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi launched a long-term program to reinforce millions of aging buildings against earthquakes following the Aug. 24 shocks, measuring magnitude-6.2, that caused nearly 300 deaths as of Aug. 30 in an area northeast of Rome.