$220B in IIJA funds announced so far
Construction Dive
MAY 23, 2023
Even as the White House detailed how money is rolling out, contractors and other groups are watching infrastructure act funding during negotiations over the debt ceiling.
Construction Law: April 2024
Construction Law
APRIL 2, 2024
Editor’s comment Government go-slow on infrastructure investment shows no signs of abating Editor Nick Barrett asks with a general election looming, if there is any prospect of a reversal in years of underinvestment in the UK’s infrastructure.
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Construction Law: March 2024
Construction Law
MARCH 1, 2024
Editor Nick Barrett says a Public Accounts Committee report on HS2 provides little cheer to anyone hoping that the UK could somehow successfully deliver infrastructure investment on the scale highlighted recently as essential by the National Infrastructure Commission.
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Preferred bidders unveiled for £10bn electricity network deal
Construction Enquirer
AUGUST 7, 2023
Electricity network giant SSEN Transmission has confirmed ten preferred bidders for a £10bn onshore infrastructure upgrade. Murphy & Sons, Wood Power Solutions, Omexom Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Burns & McDonnell, Morrison Energy Services, Linxon, IQA and NKT have all been selected.
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Legalized Marijuana: Opportunities and Impact for Commercial Real Estate and Construction
HardHatChat
AUGUST 7, 2019
A version of this post was published in Illinois Real Estate Journal as a byline article from Englewood Construction. Earlier this summer, Englewood Construction’s home state of Illinois passed a bill making it the 11 th state in the U.S. to legalize the use of recreational marijuana. Timing Is Everything.
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How Brexit Will Affect The Construction Industry – Infographics
Lets Build
JULY 13, 2017
The UK remains uncertain of the full impact the EU referendum will have and how Brexit will actually affect the construction industry. Many businesses within the construction industry employ EU labour because it is cheaper. Find Here: Modernise Or Die: The Need For Change In Construction.
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Persimmon targets subcontractors in cost-cutting drive
Construction Enquirer
AUGUST 9, 2023
“National infrastructure projects like HS2 continue to create pressures in the broader sector, however the overall inflationary pressure is reducing and we are working proactively and in a detailed manner to capture it.”
Englewood Commercial Construction News: Two of the Best Words in Business…We’re Hiring
HardHatChat
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
As commercial construction news reports say business continues to pick up, we are happy to see some new faces around the office at Englewood Construction. I’m proud to say that after several flat years in the commercial construction industry, Englewood has fought through and is heading in the right direction.
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10 Construction Sessions You Might Have Missed at Autodesk University
Autodesk Construction Cloud
OCTOBER 19, 2022
AU 2022 Day 2 Recap: The Most Interesting Moments of the Construction Session . If you weren’t able to make it to AU 2022, that’s okay, because we recorded these construction sessions and theater talks for on-demand streaming. 10 Construction Sessions You Might Have Missed. How Will the Construction Sector Get to Net Zero?
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Why a Single-Vendor Technology Strategy Will Work Best for Your Construction Company
Viewpoint Construction Technology
AUGUST 15, 2018
Within the construction industry, we’ve seen first-hand the approach leading organisations have embarked upon; acknowledging the importance of implementing software technologies as a replacement to manual procedures with the purpose of improving competitiveness through improved business processes, employee productivity and efficiency.
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Michigan association's impasse with union equipment operators stalls hundreds of jobsites
Construction Dive
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association's lockout of approximately 2,000 union operating engineers due to failed negotiations has some contractors hiring nonunion and out-of-state operators to keep projects going.
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LaGuardia Airport’s massive redevelopment begins construction
BD+C
JUNE 1, 2016
The public-private partnership LaGuardia Gateway Partners has signed a 35-year lease agreement and has negotiated the financing to begin the redevelopment of LaGuardia Airport’s Central Terminal B in New York City.
Procurement slammed in Edinburgh Tram inquiry report
Construction Law
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Major failings in the procurement and project management processes have been highlighted by Lord Hardie’s report (see News) as responsible for what must be one of the biggest infrastructure procurement screw ups in Scottish history. Many basic procurement rules were broken.
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Job Order Contracting - Untitled Article
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 8, 2019
Construction Change Order Best Management Practices. Any discussion of construction change order best management practices would be incomplete without the following: Defining a construction change order, Noting the causal factors and impacts associated with construction change orders, and Methods of mitigating construction change orders.
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Job Order Contracting – Recommended Best Practices
Job Order Contracting
OCTOBER 22, 2018
All the tools , training , information, processes, and support are available to ANY procurement and facilities management team that wants to consistently deliver renovation, repair, and minor new construction project on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction. The latter is a basic tenant of LEAN construction. contact-form].
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Fieldwire Employee Spotlight: John Chamandy Cook
Fieldwire
JULY 26, 2023
Not only are Fieldwire employees incredibly talented and smart, but a good majority of them came from the construction industry before joining Fieldwire. They uniquely understand the challenges faced by construction teams in the field and the office, which makes their contributions at Fieldwire even more valuable.
Environmental Regulations in Construction: What Contractors Need to Know
Levelset
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Construction activity is incredibly intensive work — creating the built environment is inherently disruptive to the natural environment. Environmental laws provide the backbone for permitting and reporting requirements on construction projects, while a wide variety of state and municipal laws impose even stricter rules.
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Setting up a Job Order Contract Using Best Management Practices
Job Order Contracting
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
From a JOC Program perspective, an annual total JOC construction value of approximately $2M is required before considering JOC due to associated administrative costs. JOC is used to execute repair, sustainment, restoration, modernization, and minor new construction projects. Definitions. Applicability.
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Job Order Contracting Program Manager
Job Order Contracting
MAY 31, 2017
Based upon the type and location of the organization, the JOC Program Manager must assure that the JOC Program is in full compliance statues/regulations/laws pertaining to the acquisition and use of capital funds for a facility and/or physical infrastructure renovation, repair, maintenance, and/or minor new construction.
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Improving Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Project Delivery
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 19, 2016
Robust collaborative construction delivery methods provide a proven path for Owners to significantly improve construction productivity and levels of satisfaction among a participants and building users. How many cycles were required for owner/contractor negotiations per task order? JOC Do’s and Don’ts.
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Every Owner Should Implement JOC – JOB ORDER CONTRACTING – for Renovation, Repair, Sustainabilty, and Maintenance Construction Projects
Building Information Management
APRIL 10, 2015
It’s Time for Efficient Construction Project Delivery. DBB is exclusively responsible for the construction sectors poor productivity versus all other business sectors. Job Order Contracting is an integrated, collaborative construction project delivery method with a 20 year+ track record. is simpler/easier to use; 4.)
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40 How to plan your warehouse layout
The Korte Company
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
A warehouse’s layout directly affects how well it does this, so developing thoughtful layouts is obviously a critical step in the pre-construction process. This can become complicated because owners almost always base their warehouse construction plans on current and future needs. Read our guide on financing new construction here.
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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change
Business Facilities
AUGUST 25, 2021
With the construction of the world’s largest solar-powered battery facility and an innovative green hydrogen pilot project, we are leading the state and nation in producing energy that is reliable, affordable and better for our environment.”. And, we are not stopping there. So, sustainability is a huge part of what makes Florida successful.”.
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Dispute Boards: An Approach to the Efficient Resolution of Disputes in the Construction Sector
Constructlaw
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Imagine a complicated engineering and construction project that has lasted years and has already cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Although the parties have tried to resolve their disputes through negotiation and even mediation, they have not been able to reach an acceptable settlement. Advantages and disadvantages.
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Big dreams, big projects: How do you play and win?
Construction Marketing Ideas
JANUARY 27, 2016
These are the large-scale infrastructure and development projects, where costs are in the high millions or even billions of dollars and the life cycle from conception to completion requires a decade’s work or more. A public display of one bidder’s concept site conception vision.
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48 Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause
Construction and Infrastructure Law
JANUARY 9, 2020
Indemnification clauses appear in nearly every agreement, but they are often overlooked as mere boilerplate provisions after the parties have painstakingly negotiated all of the other terms.
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Last, but NOT Least: Why You Should Take a Closer Look at Your Next Indemnification Clause
Construction and Infrastructure Law
JANUARY 9, 2020
Indemnification clauses appear in nearly every agreement, but they are often overlooked as mere boilerplate provisions after the parties have painstakingly negotiated all of the other terms.
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Digital Builder Ep 15: Why Global Data Standards are the Future of Collaboration
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JULY 5, 2021
To put it another way, construction professionals need to speak the same language. On Episode 15 of Digital Builder , Marek Suchocki , Infrastructure Industry Engagement Lead at Autodesk , and Frederico Ramos, Principal at Aedas join us to discuss the importance of global data standards in the AEC industry.
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A glossary of terms with reference to Construction Cost Estimating
Construction Cost Estimating
JULY 1, 2014
Bill of materials (BOM) - a list of materials required for the construction of a project or part of a project, which may include quantities. Bill of quantities (BOQ) - a document used in tendering in the construction industry in which materials, parts, and labor (and their costs) are itemized. RSMeans publishes a city cost index table.
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Job Order Contracting – Best Management Practices
Building Information Management
MARCH 8, 2016
Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a competitively bid, firm-fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) LEAN construction delivery method. Within a Job Order Contract, a real property owner contracts with a construction contractor to form a multi-year partnership where work is provided based upon performance.
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Breaking Down Perceptions in the Construction Industry
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MARCH 7, 2022
Bailey wrote , “With the retirement of baby boomers in full swing, the construction industry is grappling with its biggest challenge: refilling its pool of employees. Misconceptions such as construction being unsafe and blue-collar in nature continue to persist. But it faces significant resistance among younger workers.”.
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The Life-cycle of a Job Order Contract
Building Information Management
MAY 3, 2016
JOC is a LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods, and a form of Integrated Project Delivery – IPD. Negotiations. Construction phase. Job Order Contract Life-cycle. The PM should should have a meeting sign-in sheet and meeting agenda. Proposal Review. PM will schedule/establish Progress Meetings.
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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 28, 2014
INVESTING IN 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE. Stafford County has put a high priority on investments in infrastructure, including high-speed broadband as well as traditional transportation projects. Based in northern Virginia, SummitIG is a custom network solutions and bandwidth infrastructure provider.
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45 Mohawk Industries To Open New Ceramic Tile Facility In Dickson, TN
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 11, 2014
A global leader in the tile industry, Mohawk will certainly benefit from Tennessee’s superior central location and premier logistics and transportation infrastructure,” Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty said. “I 1 location in the Southeast for high quality jobs.”. “A As the U.S.
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49 6 Phases of the Construction Process
Chianelli Estimating
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
The stages of the construction process vary from project to project but whether you are a property owner, manager, project manager or just a stakeholder wanting to know more about what goes on behind the scenes of a construction project, here is your opportunity to dig deeper. Construction Documents. Pre-Construction Stage.
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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 5, 2013
Infrastructure was another category that deserved a closer look. The first was not unexpected, although China’s lead in developing alternative energy is expected to shrink as its ability to spur solar panel production is eliminated by trade negotiators enforcing a WTO decision citing China for subsidizing its industry.
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111 Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN
Business Facilities
JULY 6, 2016
billion investment by Dominion Virginia Power, which constructed a cutting-edge technology power plant. Positive absorption remains in all industrial submarkets in DuPage County, showing continued strength and growth in the county in leasing, user sales and construction completions. The picturesque rural setting recently welcomed a $1.3
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41 Why You Need Integrated Construction Software
Viewpoint Construction Technology
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
In your search for a suitable project management system for your construction business , you will no doubt be faced with the challenge of narrowing down many options. Construction projects involve many moving parts, so it’s important to have an audit trail each step of the way. Why is Integration Important?
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130 INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 25, 2013
“Developers, investment interests and supply chain executives remain optimistic about our nation’s seaports,” said John Carver, head of JLL’s Ports, Airports and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) group, “Influenced by an evolving maritime logistics industry, global and trade transformations such as the extension of the Panama Canal and growth of U.S.
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40 State Focus – Indiana: Regional Plans Are Hopping In The Hoosier State
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
DECEMBER 28, 2015
A robust utility and transportation infrastructure enhances production and transportation of goods in all parts of the service territory. Together, the utilities participate in business negotiations from the start to determine how the utility can “sweeten the deal” when needed. TOA is a Japanese-based tier-1 parts manufacturer.
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40 Location Focus: Washington – Scenic Vistas And Soaring Industry Side By Side
Business Facilities
JULY 28, 2014
More than 20 states had aggressively courted the aerospace giant when in the midst of negotiating a new contract with the Machinist’s Union it signaled it was willing to consider relocation its primary assembly facilities. Snohomish County has an extensive record of well-coordinated public-private planning in growing the aerospace cluster.
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45 BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee — Alcoa Expands Auto Sheet Operation In Blount County
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
The expansion is expected to generate 400 construction jobs plus 200 “full-time, high-value jobs,” at the plant, company officials said. Construction work is set to begin this month and be completed in 2015. TENNESSEE FAST FACTS. Population (2011 Est.): 6,403,353. Tennessee Gov.
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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy
Constructlaw
DECEMBER 7, 2020
In the maritime and offshore construction sector, as a result of global lockdowns and repercussions on international supply chains, many companies issued or received force majeure notices suspending performance based on the COVID-19 outbreak, where their contractual force majeure clauses included specific wording covering the pandemic.
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40 Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Affordable Eco.
Natural Building
MARCH 29, 2011
The definition used in this report is that an eco-building minimises resource use (in construction and life-cycle) while also providing a comfortable environment in which to live. Construction and technology cannot compensate for excessive energy use. Sharing common facilities and infrastructure. Building collectively.
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