Week 4: Day 2

Arbitration and Bowling

On Monday morning, the students sat in on the first of two lectures on delays, disputes, and arbitration. For these lectures, Mr. Ian Harper, a certified arbitrator briefed the interns on what arbitration is and how it is used in the construction industry. As defined in lecture, arbitration is a way to settle a dispute between a client and contractor without official court involvement.

In the afternoon the student s were presented with a mock arbitration case that they would participate in for the next 4 days. With the simple knowledge of arbitration from the morning, Team 1 and Team 2 were assigned a different role in an arbitration case. Team 1 was assigned to be the client and work with Dr. Clemence, and Team 2 was to work with Mr. Yabroudi as the contractor. Directly after the lecture the teams began working on their claims.

After work, the interns went bowling as part of the sports competition. At the competition the B-team came out on top with some impressive efforts and managed to pick up their first win. The previously dominant A-team suffered a tough loss and finished in last place, while the steady S-team finished in second place. 

The MVP of the bowling competition in action.