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PSMJ Resources Blog: Collecting Effective Client Feedback

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Increasing a firm’s value to their clients improves client loyalty, referrals, profitability, marketing, staff performance and retention, and reduces liability. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Collecting Effective Client Feedback. Public Works Solutions. Building Design & Construction. Architect magazine.

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Keep Your Subconsultants in the Loop - PSMJ Resources Blog

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Failures by your subconsultants can lead to serious liability. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, September 5, 2012. PSMJ Tips: Keep Your Subconsultants in the Loop. claims and potential losses. Your first line of control over potential. risk is a well-written agreement.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: PSMJ Tips: New Project Delivery Methods.

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• Open to the liability of others. with your legal advisor(s) and liability insurer(s) prior to tackling. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). It’s hard enough to coordinate the BIM process between a prime and. subcontractors. In a design-build, and particularly a P3, an architecture and. GreenSource.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: XL Insurance Enters Collaborative.

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XL Insurance’s Design Professional group, specializing in professional liability insurance for architects and engineers and a part of the global underwriting operations of XL Group (NYSE: XL), and PSMJ, Resources, Inc., American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). to Advance A/Es Risk and Practice Management. GreenSource.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Stress Busters for Your Project Team

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Satisfying clients, making a profit, hitting deadlines, meeting professional standards, and avoiding liability actions all create stress on A/E/C project teams. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, February 27, 2012. Stress Busters for Your Project Team. Public Works Solutions.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: PSMJ Tips: Set Expectations and Collect for.

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This may be important for professional liability reasons. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Inform the client in writing of every change in scope, whether or not it will be chargeable. Reference the extra work as subject to the terms in your contract. In the pre-project meeting, carefully review the scope of work.

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Recent Downturn in Architecture Firm Billings Accelerates

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Despite the economic downturn, the majority of firms continue of carry some kind of professional liability insurance. This applies for both firm-wide and project-specific liability insurance coverage, although 26% of firms added or increased project-specific coverage, compared to 19% that added or increased firm-wide coverage.