Systems Engineering for Design-Build Project Delivery

Introduction “Systems Engineering” describes an approach to the design and implementation of a project in an integrated fashion. It does not, contrary to common misconception, describe an engineering discipline associated with the design of any particular subject. As explained by the International Council on Systems Engineering (“INCOSE”), “instead of just focusing on one part, Systems […]

Holdback is Always Holdback

Introduction In the days of the Construction Lien Act1 (the “CLA”), it used to be said that holdback lost its character as holdback and became trust funds once liens expired. But that has not been the case since the 2018 amendments to the Construction Act. On an improvement to which the Construction Act applies, owners […]