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What are Preliminaries in Construction Contracts?

Lets Build

The easiest way to define preliminaries in construction is as a group of items necessary for a construction company or contractor to complete a project but that won’t become a part of the finished work—site overhead, scaffolding, powering the site, etc. Free eBook: Guide to a digitised QHSE organisation. What are prelims?

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FTC Warning about Green Certification Seals

Green Building Law Update

In 2012, the FTC issued updated Green Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims , 16 C.F.R. The Green Guides provide businesses with detailed information about how to make non-deceptive environmental marketing claims, including through environmental certifications and seals of approval. Section 260.6(d). Section 260.6(e).

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Monitoring Your Financial Position to Succeed in the Construction Industry

Viewpoint Construction Technology

In fact, there are numerous examples which show that irrespective of the hard work and precision which is put into place for each and every project, failure to pair this with an effective construction accounting and expense control strategy which drives back-end decision making, can be the difference between success and failure.

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7 Ways to Improve Construction Site Safety

Levelset

In 2019, the construction industry accounted for about 20% of all work-related fatalities in the U.S. Struck-by : Building materials being unloaded overhead by cranes or booms frequently result in struck-by incidents. 7 best practices to improve construction site safety.

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

The Contractor must take these costs into account when proposing the. coefficient (reference table of allowable overhead). The UPB costs should NOT include contractor overhead and profit. The contractor typically bears overhead costs as part of the proposed coefficient of the JOC program. authorization. Job Conditions.

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Top 8 Construction Health and Safety Hazards — and Ways to Protect Your Jobsite

Levelset

According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, falls accounted for more than 1 in 3 jobsite fatalities in 2019. Falls trigger a lot of OSHA safety inspections, and they account for half of the top 10 violations handed out by the Office. “Struck-by” fatalities numbered 170 in 2019 , accounting for 15.4%

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(Still) Waiting for the Home Building Technology Revolution

Pro Builder

Claims about how new and impressive technologies will revolutionize product and process in home building are nothing new. That’s great, and if just half of those claims prove out, we should expect significant improvements in efficiency and productivity. Or so go the claims. . cbroderick. Mon, 11/30/2020 - 08:29.