Category Archives: Design-Build

Independent Engineering Firms Hired To Evaluate A Design-Build Contractor’s Work Had No Special Duty Toward That Design-Build Contractor

By George Truitt on April 3rd, 2012 Posted in Construction, Design Professionals, Design-Build, Engineers, Professional Liability

A Florida federal court recently issued a favorable decision for design professionals holding that design professionals do not automatically owe a duty or obligation towards design build contractors. In Recreational Design & Const. Inc. v. Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., 10-CV-21549, 2011 WL 5117163 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 20, 2011), a design-build contractor sued independent engineering firms… Continue Reading

Sixty Years of Potential Liability? – Long Term Contracts and Florida’s Statute of Repose

By George Truitt on March 27th, 2012 Posted in Construction, Contractors, Design Professionals, Design-Build, Professional Liability, Public-Private Partnerships

Design-Build Operation and Maintenance Concession Agreements through public-private partnerships are becoming more common for major infrastructure improvement projects. Florida courts have recently ruled that design professionals and contractors participating in the design-build portion of those types of projects may be exposed to several decades of exposure to liability after their respective services and work have… Continue Reading