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Construction Law: Jan/Feb 2024

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Insurance Contracts Works policies Insurance expert John D Wright of JD Risk Associates examines issues arising from Contracts Works Insurance policies. Do all the provisions advance the cause of greater efficiency, expedition and cost effectiveness, they ask?

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Construction Law: December 2023

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Guest editor Getting to the CRUX of project disputes and overruns Guest Editors Charles Wilsoncroft and Helen Collie of risk mitigation and dispute resolution consultancy HKA explain the thinking behind their company’s research into the causes of project disputes and overruns.

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4 Tips for Hiring a Reputable Plumbing Contractor

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The benefit of banking on such referrals is that their skills and experience have already passed the test of time. You can also consult building contractors because they interact more often with plumbers in their industry. Consider Insurance and License. Alternatively, you can use the internet to find plumbers near you.

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Toxic and dysfunctional industry awaits its revolution

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Insurance companies can see what the outcomes are likely to be and this has helped drive insurance premiums beyond what some companies can afford. Some improvements would be made to payment practices by ending retentions and using Project Bank Accounts for example. As to what to do about the problems the Times had little to say.

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You Have HUD-1 Statements And Your Bank Wants Financial Statements

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You are a spec home builder in need of a construction draw and your bank or lender wants to see your latest financial reports and this time they want all of the current houses you are working on to be reflected in QuickBooks correctly as Work-In-Process (W.I.P.) Insurance Audit Support Service. Does this sound familiar?

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Common Types of Construction Contracts And Their Use

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Under a lump sum contract the consultants are typically engaged by the owner and the contractor falls under a separate contract with the owner. The contract is typically governed by the prime consultant. The major difference however, is that the contractor engages the consultants and provides a complete proposal to an owner.

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Coronavirus could leave up to 11 million more Americans uninsured and cost up to 35 million their workplace health coverage as unemployment surges to more than 16.8million with predictions that in total 33 million could lose their jobs

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As many as 11 million Americans may lose their insurance in the aftermath of the pandemic, a new report estimates. . But as employers lose business, workers lose their jobs and, with them, their health insurance, in many cases. . As people lose their jobs, they lose their health insurance as well.