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What Certifications Does A Crane Need To Operate On Construction Sites?

Construction Marketing

A solid commitment to safety can help reduce legal liabilities resulting from accidents or non-compliance with safety regulations. Certifications exhibit adherence to industry standards and regulations, such as those set by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

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How to hold a subcontractor by the contractor to its bid

Construction Cost Estimating

Many times, the contractor has to face problem for relying on the subcontractor’s low bid as after being awarded the prime contract to the contractor, the subcontractor refuses to work at the price originally bid. So it is important for a contractor to assess properly whether he/she can hold a subcontractor to its bid.

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#100:  Dealing With Rising Costs

NH Construction Law

Sometimes the benchmark is budgeted costs, i.e., the contractor’s actual buyout costs at bid time (or those of their subs if the subcontract prices are similarly allowed to fluctuate). Often the benchmark is indexed costs, for example the producer price index or “PPI” published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Using RSMeans Cost Data for Job Order Contracting – JOC – October 2013

Building Information Management

Owners have reams of rules and regulations to follow in order to put a project out for bid fairly. Job Order Contracting offers an alternative to traditional bidding processes. Federal acquisition regulations require a lengthy process of design, bidding and award for all contracts above a certain dollar amount.

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Minimizing Waste and Improving Construction Productivity

Building Information Management

Performance and value-based vs. low-bid. These tasks form the pricing basis for collaboratively-scoped projects, thus providing price certainty and meeting most procurement regulations. Life-cycle cost vs. first-cost focus.

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Job Order Contract Program Implementation

Job Order Contracting

All significant conditions, such as requirements for compatibility with existing laws, regulations, contracts. Updating the base year coefficient using pre-established and industry standard and/or regulated criteria via predetermined formulas is also a method for economic adjustment. Results of the need analysis. Performance Period.

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Between A Rock and A Hard Place: How the Severin Doctrine May Relate to Your Statute of Limitations Period

Best Practices Construction Law

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) defines “accrual” as: the date when all events, that fix the alleged liability of either the Government or the contractor and permit assertion of the claim, were known or should have been known. million; and.

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