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- Ed Sheiffele, executive vice president, will present “Trading in Risk: Navigating Increased Professional Exposures in the Trades” at the 2022 IRMI Construction Risk Conference in Las Vegas. , Presenters:, Ed Sheiffele, Executive Vice President, Berkley Construction Professional Michael V. Pepe, Partner Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. Joseph Reynolds, Assistant Vice President, RT New Day , Date and Time:, Wednesday, November 16, 2022 8:30 – 9:30 AM , Description:, With design-build construction increasing every year, design responsibility becomes more fragmented, leading to trade contractors performing and delegating more design work. This panel discussion…
- Presenters:, Ed Sheiffele, Berkley Construction Professional, Executive Vice President Andrew D. Mendelson, Berkley Alliance Managers, SVP, Chief Risk Management Officer , Date:, Tuesday, October 4, 2022 , Time:, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST Berkley CP is pleased to offer a live webinar featuring Edward L. Sheiffele, Jr., Executive Vice President of Berkley Construction Professional and Andrew D. Mendelson, Senior…
- By David Pacifici | Monday, April 25, 2022 Design-build delivery carries much greater risk to a contractor than conventional project delivery methods. Chief among these risks is the potential for…, CONVENTIONAL PROJECT DELIVERY AND CONSTRUCTIBLE DESIGN, In conventional project delivery, the project owner bears the risk of paying for increased costs arising from design changes and delays. This is due to the Spearin doctrine, which holds that a…, DESIGN-BUILD SHIFTS DESIGN RISKS TO THE CONTRACTOR, In design-build delivery, the project owner doesn’t hire the architects or engineers but engages the contractor to design and construct the project. In most cases, the contractor will sub out the…, PROGRESSIVE DESIGN-BUILD AS AN ALTERNATIVE, The attractiveness of design-build to a certain segment of owners—with its capacity to reduce project delivery times and transfer financial risk from the owner to the contractor—is abundantly clear.…, About the Author, David Pacifici David Pacifici, CIC, CRM, RPLU, is a senior vice president at Berkley Construction Professional, a Berkley Company. Mr. Pacifici provides strategic leadership and direction for…, Construction Executive, Reposted from constructionexec.com , April 25, 2022, a publication of Associated Builders and Contractors. © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved.
