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No Free Warranty: Connecticut Court Adopts Correction or Repair Test

Constructlaw

ALS’s subcontract permitted the DOT to hold back 60% of its payments to assure ALS would warranty the work, which ALS did with site checks performed between June 2019 and May 2020. Drafting subcontracts appropriately can give both developers and subcontractors greater security and reliability of outcome.

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Advise & Consult: Serious, expert legal insights for the construction industry

Construction Marketing Ideas

While the definition of a default depends on the terms of the SDI policy, it is solely based on a failure to fulfill the terms of a covered subcontract. My nearly two decades as a lawyer have taught me that surety bonds are really only protection against one risk: Subcontractor bankruptcy.

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Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)

Levelset

This standard ( 1926.100 ) requires all employees to wear head protection anytime there is a risk of head injury from “impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns.” If you haven’t guessed by now, OSHA inspectors pay close attention when employees are at risk of falling. Aerial lifts – 534 violations.

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Winning More Construction Bids: A Complete Guide

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Subcontracting. This process is known as subcontracting. Construction Management at Risk (CMR) brings in a construction manager who serves as a constultant to the owner. They manage the subcontractors and take on the responsibilities (and risks) of meeting milestones and completing the project at the promised price. .

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Job Order Contract Program Implementation

Job Order Contracting

Clear, concise, and standard terms, definitions, language, and task ordres (Note – Clear and explicit requirements elicit quality proposals and quality work performance and mitigate disagreements/issues. Definitions. Limited use of owner-furnished material or equipment may be necessary and allowed. Preaward Survey. SOP OUTLINE.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Mark It Up!

Rory Woolsey

Just the bare labor component includes adders such as fringe benefits, unemployment insurances (federal and state), social security taxes, public liability costs, and builders risk insurance. With general contractors subcontracting the bulk of their projects this is a reasonable place to start the marking up. Contractors do!

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How to Avoid Construction Disputes

Job Order Contracting

The following will help building owners and service providers jointly minimize risks and avoid project disputes. (1) 4) Shared Risk/Reward, Mutual Trust/Respect, Long-term Relationships: When a problem comes up on a project, deal with it head-on, and do so in an open, shared, manner without assigning blame.