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Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Contract and Legal Concerns

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By Vishal Porwal
Stephen A. Hilger discussed the legal merits of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) contract in ENR article "The Legal Worries Raised by IPD." His major concerns involve:

1. Design and Financial Risk
2. Loss of the Spearin Doctrine
3. Sharing in Means and Methods
4. Losing the Economic Loss Doctrine
5. "Fluff" Language
6. Third Party Design Liabilities
7. IPD Team Members Can't be Sued and
8. Impact on Indemnity Clauses

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  1. Vishal PorwalSeptember 22, 2010 at 3:55 PM

    Here is some serious debate going on on IPD -

    ENR article - http://enr.construction.com/business_management/project_delivery/2010/0505-IntegratedProjectDelivery-1.asp

    LCI's response -

    http://leanconstruction.org/pdf/SpecialReportENR.pdf

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  2. Vishal PorwalSeptember 28, 2010 at 8:36 AM

    If there is a will there is a way

    New liability coverage for firms entering in an IPD contract.

    Read more here - http://www.schinnerer.com/Documents/Press-IPD%20Coverage.pdf

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  3. Vishal PorwalDecember 13, 2010 at 4:50 PM

    A relevant article By Joseph A. Cleves Jr., DBL Law

    "Incentives and Risk Sharing in Lean Setting"

    http://www.dbllaw.com/wp-content/uploads/Incentives-and-Risk-Sharing-in-Lean-2.pdf

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  4. Vishal PorwalJanuary 12, 2011 at 5:00 AM

    HBR Article - The Big Idea: Creating Shared Value

    http://hbr.org/2011/01/the-big-idea-creating-shared-value/ar/1?cm_mmc=social-_-facebook-_-CreatingSharedValue-_-01062011

    And IPD is an idea about collaborating and sharing.

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  5. Vishal PorwalJanuary 14, 2011 at 1:43 AM

    The Integrated Agreement for Lean Project Delivery

    Drafted by - William A. Lichtig

    http://www.leanconstruction.org/files/brief_intro_readings/IFOA_Article_Construction_LawyerLichtig.pdf

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  6. Vishal PorwalJanuary 14, 2011 at 1:49 AM

    Integrated Project Delivery: Collaboration Through New Contract Forms

    Authored by - Patrick J. O’Connor, Jr.

    http://www.faegre.com/webfiles/AGC-IPD%20Paper.pdf

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