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Email Sent After Final Payment Held Insufficient to Preserve Timeliness of Claim Against Government

Best Practices Construction Law

Final payment does not bar a claim where the contracting officer knows that the contractor is asserting a right to additional compensation, even though a formal claim has not been filed. Based upon the record, the Board concluded that the contractor never presented, let alone formulated, a claim for extended home office overhead.

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Construction Schedule Delays - The Leading Cause of Disputes

Construction Dive

While the root cause of delays may vary, disputes invariably arise as to the excusability, compensability and duration of the resulting time impact. If the owner is responsible, the contractor may be entitled to a mix of direct, overhead and impact costs. This brought up several points of discussion.

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Job Order Contracting Guide

Job Order Contracting

Labor rates are for direct labor, without overhead and profit, however include fringe benefits and allowances for Social Security and Medicare taxes, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance and employee benefits. Payroll taxes and workman’s compensation are included in the labor rates.

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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

The contract allowed for “delay damages” if the Contractor’s request for those damages “is determined to be compensable.”. A project that finishes on time but at greater expense because of disruptive events or scheduling errors presents a claim for disruption damages. Owner-Related Delays. Sovereign Immunity Argument.

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

Levelset

Among the top safety measures implemented in your daily operations, you should ensure that all loads being moved are secured, caution employees to steer clear of suspended loads and overhead work, and strictly enforce the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hard helmets and safety glasses. Electrocution. High temperatures.

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

project task/line item, a full description in plain English, a unit of measure and a corresponding unit price, including labor, material, and equipment details, and an associated approved contractor coefficient are to be the basis for Contractor compensation. coefficient (reference table of allowable overhead). authorization.

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Concrete Foundation Estimator is an useful construction app to speed up the estimating & bidding on concrete jobs

Construction Cost Estimating

By trade, presenting any trade according to your selection. Also include overhead and discount. An estimate can be generated that contains the following features :- thorough, cataloging all trades labor, materials. Basic, cataloging only trades and it’s cost.