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Enabling works start on £200m Cambridge station

Construction Enquirer

As well as acting as a key transport link between the biomedical campus and international gateways, such as Stanstead Airport and the Eurostar, the station will also support rapid growth in the area, which is expected to welcome 27,000 jobs and 4,000 new homes by 2031.

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Award of Merit: Airport/Transit: Locomotive Service Facility at the Amtrak Seattle King Street Coach Yard

ENR Construction

Built to service very heavy rail cars, this maintenance shop houses a 55-ton overhead bridge crane and a 125-ton drop table that are used to switch out traction motors and locomotive axles on Amtrak train cars.

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Award of Merit – Airport/Transit: Detroit M1 Rail Streetcar

ENR Construction

Detroit’s Q-Line is is the first major transit project to come from a P3, and its on-board energy storage system reduces the clutter of overhead wires.

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JOB ORDER CONTRACTING BASICS

Job Order Contracting

that reflects contractor overhead and profit, and other items as allowed via the contract. Job Order Contracting BASICS. Costs developed by an awarded JOC contractor for a specific project should total the sum of all of the selected UPB line items multiplied by the appropriate and approve contractor factor/coefficient.

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Meet Canvas, the Drywall Finishing Robot Offering Level 5 Quality

Construction Junkie

We’ve seen that firsthand in the construction industry in recent years with the emergence of bricklaying , rebar-tying , and overhead drilling robots. No matter the industry, robots are highly efficient at performing repetitive tasks. Canvas is currently focused on large commercial and new construction projects in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Job Order Contract – Frequently Asked Questions

Job Order Contracting

facility or infrastructure (road, bridges, airports, mass transit, utility…) renovation, repair, sustainability, maintenance, and minor new construction projects. Should a UPB include overhead and profit? A UPB should reflect costs for a specific task without applying full overhead and profit.

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Get Past The TSA…Fast

Help Everybody Everyday

Here is some advice to help you get through airport security with as little hassle as possible. In my experience, there are always multiple airport security lines. Before The Airport. At The Airport. Conferences often require travel. And that means you’ll be taking a few airplane rides. Avoid It Altogether.