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No Free Warranty: Connecticut Court Adopts Correction or Repair Test

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Travelers Cas. & Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America (Travelers) issued the payment bond for the project. ALS’s subcontract permitted the DOT to hold back 60% of its payments to assure ALS would warranty the work, which ALS did with site checks performed between June 2019 and May 2020.

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The Pros and Cons of an Engineering Degree In Today’s Environment

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Accounting for projected population growth, this means a shortage of 48,000 engineers, according to Randstad. Even in Wales, according to the Royal Academy of Engineering , there will be need for at least 2,500 graduates by 2020 to keep up with retiring engineers. AEC Construction Uncategorized Engineering Degree Job Security'

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Housing Prices Threaten the Federal Reserve's Inflation Outlook

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The dramatic increase reflects disrupted supply chains, shortages, and a resurgence of travel. Goldman Sachs Group economists say travel and supply chain issues have added 1.2% over the 12 months through June, about half of the rate of growth seen in February 2020. Core inflation increased 3.5% at the end of the year.

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Global Market For Smart Cities To Reach $1,265.85 Billion By 2019

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North America was the largest contributor to the smart cities market and accounted for a share of 34.5% Governments in North America are currently working on an objective to accomplish the target of zero wastage of energy by the year 2020. Smart security is the fastest growing segment and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.0%

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Britain’s biggest holiday letting firms are reported to the competition regulator by Which? over concerns they are denying customers coronavirus refunds

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after frustrated customers of companies such as Sykes Holiday Cottages and Hoseasons got in touch with the consumer champion about problems in securing a refund for holidays cancelled as a result of the UK lockdown. They have been reported to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) by Which? Rory Boland, editor of Which? ’ Which?

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Mental Health In Construction: The Ugly Truth

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Offices were shut and more job sites are reopening up, this means the travel to get to most sites has increased as well as the pace of work and time to completion has gotten shorter. Construction has to change – and it is”, said Mr. Johnson, the head of health and safety at Land Securities. What are the signs of mental health issues?

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Holidaymakers face six-month wait for travel refunds as airlines struggle to deal with colossal backlog of claims with £7billion owed to customers

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Millions of travellers owed refunds for cancelled flights face months of chaos amid a crisis in the airline industry. Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has today cut up to 3,000 jobs but vowed to refund 25 million out-of-pocket customers – as Heathrow sees a 97 per cent drop in travellers in the last month. . By Amie Gordon .

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