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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

Sixty (60%) percent of all project fail to meet both cost and and schedule targets. Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. 10% are due to equipment and/or materials delays, most off which could have been foreseen. are all defined.

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Best Practices for Developing a Contractor’s Request for Compensation

Best Practices Construction Law

Recently, Cordell sent me a list of items that all contractors should review when developing a request for additional compensation. and determine whether that productivity was realistic; identify anticipated equipment and expected time to be on project; and identify planned staffing (tasks and durations). Analyze the schedule.

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Strategies to Keep Your Restaurant Open during Construction

Wolgast Corporation

Some popular strategies include: Set up work in phases so all functions aren’t shut down at once – work in one area of the restaurant while using other existing areas to compensate for the portion that is shutdown. The key is planning ahead of time with restaurant staff to find the best solution.

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Amputations in Manufacturing – A New OSHA National Emphasis Program

FDR Safety

OSHA Area Offices may add, based on local evidence, manufacturing establishments (regardless of the NAICS codes) to the master list where amputation injuries or fatalities related to machinery and equipment have occurred in the five years preceding the effective date of this Instruction.

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No Longer in the Dark: A Primer on the Distinction between Delay and Disruption Damages in a Construction Dispute

Best Practices Construction Law

According to the Contractor’s expert, the contract established a “baseline schedule … created by the County’s engineer,” which showed a starting date with unhindered access along the area of the road where the utilities were located. Owner-Related Delays. Nevertheless, the Contractor completed its work within the contract time.

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Top 8 Construction Health and Safety Hazards — and Ways to Protect Your Jobsite

Levelset

Getting caught in a piece of machinery or caught between a piece of heavy equipment and the ground or a wall could result in the loss of life or limb. Powered-up equipment and electrical lines stand out as two principal risks on a jobsite. Lost days at work can impact the scheduled timeline and projected profitability of a job.

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6 Ways the COVID-19 crisis will reshape the construction industry

Lets Build

Contractors tend to be averse to using digital technology for meetings and conferences, instead opting to take the long drive to meet clients or setting a schedule to talk to employees in person. It is now apparent how critical it is to provide compensation and support to employees as strict community quarantines are placed.