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Scott Van Voorhis

Scott Van Voorhis writes regularly for ENR about risk management, insurance, and the Canadian engineering, construction and infrastructure sectors. He launched his own freelance writing business in 2008 after nearly two decades as a reporter and business columnist for the Boston Herald, Boston Business Journal and The Eagle-Tribune.

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Costs

Studies Probe the Causes of Rising Road Construction Pricetags

Scott Van Voorhis

August 21, 2019

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Are rising family incomes, plus demand for and control of projects, part of a simple explanation?

Competition

After SNC-Lavalin Exits, Short-List For Vancouver Rail Project Is Two Teams

Scott Van Voorhis

July 31, 2019

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Which team will walk away with the big contract next year?

UK Fire Experts Expand Advice on Risks of HPL Panels

Scott Van Voorhis

Richard Korman

July 24, 2019

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The repercussions from the fire tragedy at Grenfell Tower, which killed 72 people in a London high-rise in June 2017, continue to spread through the world of building fire safety.

Surety Guarantees

Report: Bonds on Big Projects Often Fall Short of Full Contract Value

Scott Van Voorhis

July 24, 2019

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Why owners of large, complex design-build projects are taking on more risk.

Building Safety

Cladding Fire Tests Stir Worry Two Years After Grenfell Tower Tragedy

Do calorie measures matter as much as full-scale mock-ups?

Scott Van Voorhis

July 9, 2019

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Test methods become part of the debate over building fire safety.

2019 2Q Cost Report

Lifted Tariffs Don't End Canada Price-Hike Risks

Scott Van Voorhis

July 3, 2019

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Even with steel sticker-shock over, infrastructure and private-sector boom, and worker shortfalls, won't keep costs from rising.

Scott Van Voorhis

July 3, 2019

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City public works agencies will keep existing labor pacts, but school board just included work rule changes.

Litigation and Lawsuits

Cashman, Weeks Win $21M Verdict in Massachusetts Site Dispute

Scott Van Voorhis

June 26, 2019

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Jury finds that state agency underestimated the energy port dredging job's scope.

Scott Van Voorhis

June 12, 2019

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A judge has cleared the way for PCL to collect a long-disputed builders risk claim from a Canadian insurer related to damage on a bridge construction project in Victoria, British Columbia, that occurred four years ago.

Scott Van Voorhis

June 5, 2019

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Industry observers are watching how the Montreal design-build firm responds to calls for dramatic action to shore up results.

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