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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

The overall amount of the Government’s estimate shall not be disclosed except as permitted by agency regulations.” Any professional estimator should be able to read and interpret the owner’s scope of work in sufficient details to select appropriate material, equipment and labor and associated quantities. GAO-09-3SP.

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Washington State Contractors - Time To Get 2014 Resale Certificate

Contractor Bookkeeping

Contractors Should Use Reseller Permits When Buying Items For Resale. Some Permits - May be automatically issued or renewed. Equipment rental - Is always considered as a consumable and when billed it will include sales tax. The Rule Is - “Have a Resale Certificate or Pay the Tax” It’s all about paying sales tax.

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U.S. Housing, Labor Data Points to Improvement

Construction Equipment

According to Reuters, although housing starts and permits were down in August, July''s robust gain was revised upward. For more information: www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/18/us-usa-economy-housingstarts-idUSKBN0.' housing and labor market figures point to continued improvement in both areas. The number of claims for U.S.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

In 2014 the legislature established the original “Coast Smart” siting and design criteria requirements including created a Coast Smart Council. Wetlands Permits and Licenses. Sea Level Rise Inundation and Coastal Flooding. Stormwater and Flood Management. Surface Mining.

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Promoting Electric Vehicles as Environmental Policy or Corporate Welfare

Green Building Law Update

While Maryland offers non-monetary incentives such as priority parking and high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane access regardless of the number of occupants (when displaying an HOV permit on the vehicle), it is the dollar cost and source of funds for that public policy that is now drawing attention.

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CBCA Offers Potential Insight Into How Board Will Handle Claims Related to COVID-19

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2 The contract included all necessary labor, materials, equipment, and services. 3 Additionally, the contract permitted the contractor to recover time, but not money, for excusable delays as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 52.249-10. 2 The contract included all necessary labor, materials, equipment, and services.

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CRANE OPERATOR CERTIFICATION

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Inputs from concerned parties indicated that the proposed certifications wouldn’t guarantee that crane operators could operate their equipment safely at a construction site. OSHA’s extension decision was based on the following factors. OSHA has already begun the process of developing a standard to ensure crane operator qualifications.