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Does the mere presence of a DRB encourage contractor claims and disputes?

April 26, 2017contractor disputes DRB ENCOURAGE Mere presence

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Does the mere presence of a DRB encourage contractor claims and disputes?

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No, the experience has been quite to the contrary. The presence of a DRB has had a prophylactic effect, deterring the assertion of contractor claims and disputes. On construction projects having DRBs, the average number of disputes taken to the Board has been only 1.2 per project. This is considerably less than the average number of disputes taken to court or arbitration on projects without Boards.