Partial table of contents: NATIONAL UPDATE. Replacing Confrontation with Cooperation (J. Lail). Estate and Business Succession Planning (F. Hendrick). Assaults on Competitive Bidding: Performance Evaluation and Best Value Procurement (K. Dix). Model Procurement Code (P. Falvey). AIA Document A201/General Conditions (C. Monek & J. McManus). A Comprehensive Approach to Environmental Risk Management (D. Dybdahl & J. Holland). Mediation from the Mediator's Perspective (M. Shane & C. Cooper). Recent Innovations in Public Works ADR (R. Dyer). REGIONAL UPDATE. Federal Contracts (T. Abernathy & T. Kelleher). Northeast Region (S. Martin). Midwest Region (B. Hart & K. Hart). Northwest Region (W. Hintze). West Region (B. Hum).