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How Brexit Will Affect The Construction Industry – Infographics

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It is not yet known whether the UK will be able to negotiate its own terms of trade within the EU and other major importers, such as China and the USA, or whether the UK government will have to impose tariffs on cheap materials imported from the UK.

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Best Practice Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

d) An indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (task order) contract which provides for the use of negotiated, definitive, bilateral orders (i.e., This proposal is subsequently evaluated, and agreement is reached on quantities, time, performance period, etc., through discussions and negotiations. d) Negotiations. (1)

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

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On December 15, 2017, Congressional Leaders announced that the conferees appointed by both the House and the Senate reached an agreement to reconcile differences between the House’s version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “House Bill”) with the Senate’s version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and unveiled the text of a final bill (the “Tax Bill”).

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Two-Way Street

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is getting the short end of the stick from free trade agreements, losing jobs to overseas producers who flood America with subsidized imports. Lets face it: when your national debt rapidly is approaching $20 trillion and sitting on the other side of the negotiating table is your largest creditor, waving denial of access to the U.S.

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Icy Hot

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Next month, the center will conduct its 2016 “winter peak” measurement, which represents the maximum ice coverage at the coldest time of the year. The good news is that a recently proposed set of guidelines is being embraced as the starting point for negotiations between international players in the Arctic development sweepstakes.

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Disaster Recovery through Job Order Contracting

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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), since 2016 through this year, there have been 75 natural disasters causing at least a billion dollars or more in damages in the US. Since the scope and costs are already set, negotiation time is minimal before the contractor gets the work order and can move ahead.

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Leading FDI Experts Analyze Global Trends At LiveXchange

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LiveXchange 2016 drew representatives from major economic development agencies and site selectors seeking facility locations for projects initiated by major corporations, bringing them together in a series of face-to-face deal-making sessions. . were represented at LiveXchange 2016. After noting that the U.S.