Construction Management
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ISBN: 9781119256809
Author: Daniel W. Halpin, Bolivar A. Senior, Gunnar Lucko
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 3, Problem 9RQE
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List the reasons of changed conditions in a building contract, and also mention the clauses of the typical contract related to the changed conditions in a building contract.
Suppose separate contracts are given for building foundation and all remaining work, and the second contractor finds that the foundation is incorrectly calculated, find whether he will be able to assert a changed condition.
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