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Whether preparing for a trial, formulating a claim for maximum effect, or evaluating a claim for purposes of settlement strategy, this book serves as a primary legal and practical reference. Combining legal theory with practical advice, Construction Damages and Remedies supplies useful background and specific recommendations to use when evaluating a claim for settlement, drafting complaints and answers, advising a client preparing a request for equitable adjustment of a public contract, and negotiating the risk allocation features of a construction or design contract. Written by a team of experienced construction attorneys, this guide supplies specific and valuable recommendations on how to articulate claims for damages and outlines the major principles of identifying, calculating, allocating, and recovering damages in connection with public and private contracts for design, construction, and supply. Keeping the material current, the book's extensive legal citations are supplemented with references to sections in the West Key Number system. Topics covered include:Remedies and damages related to biddingRemedies and damages available to ownersDesign professional liability to clientsContractor and subcontractor remedies for breachTort damagesAnd much more