CHANGED OR DIFFERING SITE CONDITIONS

This article examines highway specification clauses affecting differing site condition claims and discusses the inconsistent court decisions applying those clauses. The article then suggests means for better protecting the public interest--namely, (1) fair contract terms and (2) early participation by FHWA in cooperation with both the contractor and the highway department in an effort to resolve the contractor and the highway department in an effort to resolve site condition problems in the field and avoid litigation. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  American Road & Transportation Builders Association

  ARTBA Building, 1219 28th Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20007-3389
• Authors:
  • Parvin, C M
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 6-12
• Serial:
  • American Transportation Builder
  • Volume: 60
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Road & Transportation Builders Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction sites; Contractors; Contracts; General surface features of the earth; Legal factors; State highway departments
• Uncontrolled Terms: Landscape
• Old TRIS Terms: Changed conditions
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; Law; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381344
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 2003 12:00AM