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Carpenter’s Insurance: Who Needs It & Why

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There are many policies that apply to a carpenter, but a simple business owner’s policy can include property damage and liability coverage. If a third party gets injured on a job, liability coverage helps pay the cost of legal defense if you get sued for the accident. . Does a carpenter need insurance?

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The Startup Construction Business Checklist: 3 Important Documents You Need to Have

Construction Marketing

A construction business needs need public liability insurance , and employers’ liability insurance if you employ staff. Although public liability insurance is not a legal requirement, it should be regarded as essential. Insurance is perhaps the most important thing to arrange before starting a construction company.

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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

More than 60% of that subset was in jurisdictions with a mandatory green building law creating liability for the architect among others. Statistically, the next most common failing, in more than 22% of contracts reviewed, was allocation of who was responsible for achieving a green building standard (e.g.,

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Job Order Contracting - Untitled Article

Job Order Contracting

Key FY 2017 Statistics. As a result, the impact of lack of proper funding and management at the GSA presents staggering liabilities. America’s Federal Buildings and Physical Infrastructure. Total buildings: 127,416 Total square footage of buildings: 1.2 billion square feet Total structures: 191,883 Total land acreage: 9.3

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#126:  The Federal False Claims Act

NH Construction Law

imposes liability for knowingly making a false or fraudulent “claim,” or a false record or statement material to such a claim, in order to obtain funds from the federal government. For government contractors, there can be serious repercussions if those representations are knowingly false. § 3729 et seq., Supervalu Inc.

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Overcoming Common Facilities Management Challenges – 2019 and Beyond!

Job Order Contracting

and statistically highly significant as P < 0.001 (less than one in a thousand chance of being wrong). Characteristics of Integrated Project Delivery. IPD vs. Traditional Construction Benefits – Quantitative Study (2012 Asmar/Hanna) Note: Probability Value = P Value = S tatistically significant as P < 0.05

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Alternative Project Delivery Tools Drive Significant Construction Productivity Improvement and Best Value

Job Order Contracting

and statistically highly significant as P < 0.001 (less than one in a thousand chance of being wrong). Characteristics of Integrated Project Delivery. IPD vs. Traditional Construction Benefits – Quantitative Study (2012 Asmar/Hanna) Note: Probability Value = P Value = S tatistically significant as P < 0.05

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