Construction delays that are the fault of neither the Owner nor the Contractor are termed “force majeure” events—meaning, literally, “superior force” or “chance occurrence, unavoidable accident”.  Contractual provisions on force majeure events are very important, because they allocate risk over which neither party has any control. Although there are a variety of causes of force … Continue reading FORCE MAJEURE EVENTS: Abnormal Weather and Other Uncontrollable Delays on Your Construction Project, contributed by Kevin O’Beirne, PE, Vice Chair of EJCDC