In Country Martin, Hugh
LISA (Caen, France),
06/2020
Journal Article
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In Country Sad mothers gaze at the flagpole which is wetted by the sun. Stars forever. Stars at night.—Fadhil al-Azzawi we called it. Called it like my uncle called his months in Saigon. Slow ...addition of nights & days away from the States. Three-sixty-five and a wakeup, we’d say. The sand- box. The desert. Over there. Or just there. Where, missing my own mother, I pushed an Iraqi boy from a courtyard while his mother watched. ...
Service Martin, Hugh
LISA (Caen, France),
06/2020
Journal Article
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Service Bright with light, the flag ripples on the Jumbotron as they ask those who’ve served to stand. Stand to be honored. Stand for us to show our appreciation. Please, stand. Come on, stand, ...my friend Sal says. So I stand with other men who stand in ball caps & button-up jerseys in the many sections & rows. Some fans, holding plastic trays of nachos & cardboard carriers with jumbo Cokes, move to their seats quickly, hunching, embarrassed, not wanting to take credit for ...
A pandemic is a force majeure event, and contracting parties can invoke conditions under force majeure to minimize liability for unforeseen, uncontrollable, and unavoidable circumstances. This study ...develops a conceptual model to assist in the management of delays and cost overruns due to force majeure events arising from the construction sector in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). A critical case study analysis of past epidemics and pandemics was conducted to develop a survey questionnaire for administration to construction professionals in Trinidad and Tobago. Based on the empirical data of 65 construction professionals, the structural equation model shows that there are strong causal effects from the implications of COVID-19 and force majeure events, which in turn have a dire impact on the construction industry. The leading implication of COVID-19 is the drastic increases in the cost of materials. Also, granting an extension of time to contractors was the main risk variable under the force majeure conditions. From the results, the measurement model verifies that events under force majeure and its perceived implications strongly influence the construction industry, and proposes that force majeure contractual clauses require explicit treatment of the periodic reoccurrence of pandemics to avoid conflicts among contracting parties. This research explores and builds on new avenues from the latest COVID-19 scholarship to better understand existing impacts on the construction industry, and consequently add to the novel body of knowledge on the implications of pandemics on construction contracts. Overall, this research provides a risk-guidance framework for construction professionals and academia to mitigate unforeseen, uncontrollable, and unavoidable risks on construction projects.
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