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4 Guidelines for Preventive Roof Maintenance

Flynn

4 Guidelines for Preventive Roof Maintenance. Your accounting department can produce a report on costs associated with leak damage, lost use of space, legal claims, clean up, and operational interruptions. Commercial roof maintenance guidelines. He famously wrote that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

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Digital Dryshack # 68: Scheduling Best Practices

Cassell Construction Estimating

While discussing scheduling with a client in Hawaii recently, I found myself repeating over and over, a variation of “…scheduling best practices include…” Hearing these words repeatedly set me to thinking that I hadn’t recently seen scheduling guidelines set out in a concise, straightforward document. Be realistic with the logical network.

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The Role of Construction Software Technology in Mitigating Risk

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Ironically, many of these issues can be avoided if all project stakeholders are given clear guidelines, communicated to clearly and given the project tools they need to undertake their roles efficiently. Technical and Legal and Compliance Issues. Project Issues. The Effect of On-Site Disputes.

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Project Documentation: The Bad Little Email That Got Produced

Best Practices Construction Law

We also need to consult the claims team to determine how late we really are. ” On another case, I found this nugget: “ Although we should give them notice of this claim, let’s wait until our equipment has left the port on their vessel before telling them. However, the human element is still involved.

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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

Consulting with the company’s legal counsel about difficult or special problems, such as search warrants or subpoenas. Being courteous and polite, but firmly exercising the company’s legal rights. The guidelines for employee and supervisor interviews are different.

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Common Types of Construction Contracts And Their Use

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It is a legally binding document that the groups agree to at the start of a project and are held accountable to throughout. 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.

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Contracts: What to Look Out for

Help Everybody Everyday

. “No damages for delay” clauses that remove your ability to claim actual damages for delay beyond your control and imposed by an upstream party. Language that puts artificial limits on your ability to make a claim, including allowing the upstream party or its agent to be the judge of your claim’s validity.