Cost Control of Arbitration in Construction Projects
Publication: Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction
Volume 14, Issue 2
Abstract
Arbitration has been the alternative dispute resolution to litigation in many contractual agreements and among many construction projects. It was promoted as a better alternative dispute resolution method to the litigation process due to the presumed decrease in both time and expense. However, over the last decades, arbitration proceedings have become longer, more expensive, and almost comparable to litigation. Despite having many other alternative dispute resolution methods, arbitration is still the most prevalent method in many contractual agreements. Therefore, arbitration cost and time overrun issues have to be addressed in order to understand the reasons behind the cost overruns and to allow the discovery of different opportunities to mitigate arbitration costs while maintaining the arbitration process efficiency. This research study identifies the root causes for arbitration cost overruns and analyzes the different scenarios that lead to these overruns. The study also analyzes the different control and mitigation strategies that can be utilized to better control arbitration costs.
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Data Availability Statement
All data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The research team would like to acknowledge the support of the ASCE Claim Avoidance and Resolution Committee for this study during the different study phases.
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Volume 14 • Issue 2 • May 2022
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Received: Jun 20, 2021
Accepted: Nov 8, 2021
Published online: Jan 31, 2022
Published in print: May 1, 2022
Discussion open until: Jun 30, 2022
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