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November 8, 2007

Lawyer says construction industry is broken

  • Barry LePatner of New York City suggests owners seek fixed-price contracts that state the price includes all the work, labor and materials needed to build a project.
    • By JON SILVER
    Journal Staff Reporter

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    In his book, LePatner says the construction industry is rife with cost overruns, project delays and perpetual waste.

    IS THE CONSTRUCTION industry fatally flawed? Barry LePatner thinks so.


     
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