Litigation management process in construction industry

For an Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management contract, collaboration between the different actors is essential from very beginning of project to consider all constraints. Working upstream reduces occurrence problems that could lead claims. As long as trust dialogue are present, disputes can be settled by agreement, but if cut off, negotiation phases over. The solution then move alternative dispute resolution methods involving outside third-party mediator. If, despite this, no agreement reached, last option proceed legal proceedings. This paper develops a litigation management process for construction industry in Quebec (Canada) guide future managers, whether they on plaintiffs defendant’s side claim. proposed links team members, lawyers experts. divided into ten phases, contains sequences activities, resources, input output documents deliverables. was validated terms standardization order assess its capability support types projects contracts. With this process, managers will able oversee through better visibility activities planned forecast costs.