Tuesday Keynote:
"From the Field: How Leading GCs Approach Claim Avoidance and Resolution"
Construction claims are costly, disruptive, and often preventable. This panel brings together senior project controls leaders from leading general contractors to share candid perspectives on how claims form, how they can be avoided, and how they are best resolved when avoidance fails.
The conversation will span the full claim lifecycle: from contract execution, where panelists will argue that the conditions for many claims are set before construction begins, through early warning systems, documentation strategy, schedule management, and the role of technology. Panelists will also address the human dimensions of claim avoidance: organizational culture, the gap between field and project controls staff, and what productive GC-consultant collaboration actually looks like in practice.
Throughout, panelists will not shy away from the harder questions around contract language, claim ethics, and whether the industry is genuinely improving at avoiding the disputes that drain projects of time, money, and trust.