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Hilti Unveils Semi-Autonomous Overhead Drilling Robot, Called Jaibot

Construction Junkie

Hilti , known for its wide selection of power tools and fastening applications for the commercial construction industry, recently took a step outside the box when they announced the release of an exoskeleton to help relieve the bodily toll overhead work takes on workers. courtesy of Hilti.

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No Longer in the Dark: A Primer on the Distinction between Delay and Disruption Damages in a Construction Dispute

Best Practices Construction Law

The contract allowed for “delay damages” if the Contractor’s request for those damages “is determined to be compensable.”. Owner-Related Delays. Although the Contractor’s plans for the construction project anticipated that the County would move the utilities by a particular date, those utilities were moved almost one year later.

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Job Order Contracting Guide

Job Order Contracting

Labor rates are for direct labor, without overhead and profit, however include fringe benefits and allowances for Social Security and Medicare taxes, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance and employee benefits. Payroll taxes and workman’s compensation are included in the labor rates. copyright of CSI.

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Construction Estimating

Chianelli Estimating

Recently Contractors and Owners have found that Outsource Estimating is becoming a practical way to cut overhead. They do not have the burden of carrying costs like workmen’s compensation, general liability insurance, unemployment related costs, vacations or sick days, etc.

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Hard Cost Estimating of Labor Worksheet

Construction Cost Estimating

Here, the total projected cost is then highlighted with a prearranged factor hence the selling price also includes your overhead and planned profit. The Hard cost of labor worksheet takes into consideration non-productive time and other labor allied expenses into a burdened labor rate.

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#66:  Labor Inefficiency Costs: Who Pays? How Much?

NH Construction Law

Among the possible reasons a project might cost more to build than anticipated is diminished labor productivity occasioned by unforeseen space or time constraints. ” Why simply paying agreed-upon overtime rates for each overtime hour would not fully compensate the subcontractor for all labor inefficiencies is unclear.

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Simplify your concrete estimating process with Concrete Foundation Estimator 1.1.1

Construction Cost Estimating

This newest construction app will be a very resourceful and exceptionally influential productivity tool for all contractors and owner-builders. Progress Builders, a full-service, Design-build company, working on residential construction market , just introduced Concrete Foundation Estimator 1.1.1 Concrete Foundation Estimator 1.1.1