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How to Manage Compliance for Construction Success

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Contractors have to pay attention to budgets, deadlines, collaborators, change orders, progress reports, payroll, safety, compliance requirements and much more. Common regulations in the construction industry include: Contractual agreements between owners, contractors and subcontractors. Wage and union payroll agreements.

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Subtle (and Not So Subtle) Effects of COVID-19 on the Construction Industry

Constructlaw

While stay at home orders are being lifted and private construction is returning to pre-pandemic levels, the pandemic has devastated municipal capital budgets. Employee Safety and Unions: Skilled craft persons working side-by-side on a project has always been the cornerstone of construction. Now we are seeing a distinct turn.

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Project Labor Agreements (PLAs): What Contractors Need to Know

Levelset

In early February 2022, President Biden signed an executive order requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on all federal projects over $35 million. This means contractors working on eligible projects should expect to pay more in labor and benefits and may have to enroll their workers with a union, even if they’re an open shop.

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How efficient, collaborative construction boosts speed to market

The Korte Company

Postal Service projects that came in ahead of schedule and under budget. Those that lease existing spaces often time construction to coincide with the expiration of a lease agreement. Moving into a new space can also impact agreements between owners and outsourced custodial or maintenance providers. Under budget (over $2.5

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

In an industry known for construction delays and cost overruns, high quality BIM projects are being built on-time (or even early) and significantly under budget. Its impact is already being felt in countries around the globe. Now is the time to expand your knowledge of all things BIM and find ways to implement it in your work.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

In an industry known for construction delays and cost overruns, high quality BIM projects are being built on-time (or even early) and significantly under budget. Its impact is already being felt in countries around the globe. Now is the time to expand your knowledge of all things BIM and find ways to implement it in your work.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The MDC employs more than 1,600 people from 57 countries and works with a budget of more than 70 million Euros per year. The federal government and the European Union provide additional double-figure million Euro funding. It has been endowed with a budget of 2.75 billion Euros for the period 2009 to 2014.

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