In past posts, we’ve stressed poor contracts. In HKA’s latest annual report, changes to project scope led to the most disputes, across the spectrum of project types. As contractors take the lead in design/build projects, and subcontract the design function to the professionals, design disputes as to project scope in this process have nearly outpaced contract disputes in HKA’s 2019 summary.
HKA is an international consultancy whose report: “CRUX Insight: A Global Sector Market Analysis” can be found at