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Suspend Work – "Remain on Standby" - Key Words

When an owner issue suspends work directive is the contractor entitled to recover delay and delay damages.? This Webinar examines what damages are typically owed when work is suspended and some limitations of suspension damages. Five court cases setting forth key requirements necessary to collect damages will be discussed during the webinar. Recommendations on what actions contractors should take when work is suspended are provided and why these actions may help owners resolve such claims in the field rather than the courtroom. This webinar dives into the current tests for recovery of damages for both directed and constructive suspension of work claims.

This webinar by industry expert James G. Zack, Jr. dives into the current tests for recovery of damages for both directed and constructive suspension of work claims. The webinar deals with why owners need a Suspension clause in all contracts and how suspension directives should operate. During the webinar, James will discuss five Federal court decisions that now define recovery of suspension damages and identifies the current twelve-point test for damage recovery.

The webinar also offers practical recommendations for contractors on how to proceed if a suspension arises and how these recommendations will benefit owners. 

Webinar Agenda
  • Learn what is a suspension of work
  • Understand the types and typical causes of suspensions
  • Be exposed to the operation of a suspension clause
  • Review what damages are recoverable, and which are not
  • Be provided with a checklist of the current tests for damage recovery
  • And learn how contractors can protect their rights to recover suspension of work damages and how owners will benefit
Webinar Highlights
  • Types and causes of suspensions
  • Why owners need a suspension clause in contracts
  • The operation of Suspension clauses
  • Recoverable damages under Suspension clauses
  • Limitations on recoverable damages
  • Some recent court rulings impacting damage recovery
  • Current tests for recovery of suspension damages
  • Recommendations for contractors to protect their rights to recover damages
  • Recommendations for owners to mitigate suspension damages
Who Should Attend
  • Owners & Contractor Project Managers
  • Resident Engineers & Architects
  • Agency Construction Managers
  • Construction Managers@Risk
  • Design Managers
  • Legal Counsel representing project participants

James G. Zack, Jr.

Jim is the Principal, James Zack Consulting, LLC and Senior Advisor, Ankura Construction Forum™. The Forum strives to be the construction industry’s resource for thought leadership and best practices on avoidance and resolution of construction project disputes globally. Formerly he was the Executive Director of the Navigant Construction Forum™ and earlier, the Executive Director, Corporate Claims Management Group, Fluor Corporation, one of the world’s largest EPCM contractors. Mr. Zack was previously Vice President of PinnacleOne and the Executive Director of the PinnacleOne Institute and a Senior Construction Claims Consultant for CH2M HILL, Inc. Mr. Zack has, for more than 48years, worked on both private and public projects throughout the U.S. and in 39 countries abroad. Mr. Zack is a Fellow of AACE, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Guild of Project Controls and Society of Construction Claims Specialists International. In the construction claims field, he is a recognized and published expert in mitigation, analysis and resolution or defense of construction claims and disputes. Mr. Zack is a Certified Construction Manager (CCM), a Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC), an Expert Certified Construction Claims Specialist (ECCCS), an Expert Certified Construction Delay Analyst (ECCDA) and a Project Management Professional (PMP).

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