Commercial Investment Real Estate March/April 2019 | Page 31

Mitigating Risk Reduce the threat of litigation on your next construction project. by Wendell L. Jones A nyone involved in construction projects, directly or indirectly, likely has seen a few go side- ways. Projects as small as a single-family home and as large as a skyscraper sometimes go completely off the rails and wind up in court. Owners, architects, contractors, and engineers all need to consider the pos- sibility that the next project could ruin them financially. March | April 2019 29