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Podcast: GBA Podcast
Episode: #1 - Case History - Beware! A Friend's Small Project Can be Hazardous to your Firm's Health
Description: GBA Case History Series – Case History #1 - Beware! A Friend's Small Project Can be Hazardous to your Firm's Health
Summary
The GBA member firm performed a preliminary geotechnical study to estimate foundation-construction costs for a small housing development. The project stalled and years later the developer sold the land with the geotechnical report to another developer. The new owner retained a different firm for a geotechnical study for the new project. When the new geotechnical firm identified problematic soils necessitating a deep foundation system, the new owner filed a $650,000 claim against the member firm alleging ne...