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Requirements for 3D Models Increasing in Road and Bridge Bid Documents

ENR Construction

Transportation agencies, including the Federal Highway Administration and several state DOTs, are pushing forward with making Building Information Modeling a bid deliverable and binding reference document for projects.

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La. DOT Fully Adopts Cloud-Based Documentation Tool HeadLight

ENR Construction

of Transportation and Development (DOTD) was already conducting a pilot project with HeadLight—a photo- and cloud-based construction inspection system—when 2020 came along with the COVID-19 pandemic and five hurricanes. The Louisiana Dept.

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'Twas the Night Before Christmas.and Comments Were Due on DBE Rule Changes

Best Practices Construction Law

On September 6, 2012, the United States Department of Transportation issued its notice of proposed rulemaking. In support of the proposed rules, DOT explains that it “has noticed an unfortunate trend” in which contract awardees have a period after bid opening to provide DBE information. Responsiveness versus Responsibility.

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CRSI releases new technical note on stainless steel reinforcing bars

BD+C

The document presents a collection of questions asked about stainless steel reinforcing bars. Most of these questions come from Licensed Design Professionals (LDPs), such as engineers, architects, field personnel (inspectors, code enforcement personnel, and contractors), and state departments of transportation (DOTs).

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Industry frustrated by delays in CSA changes

FDR Safety

Police accident reports are the source document for most truck and bus crashes, but data elements listed in these documents require that they be coded as “truck involved” any time a motor carrier is involved in a reportable incident. He or she should check for minor errors, such as an incorrect CDL or DOT number.

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B2W Estimate – An exclusive bid management software

Construction Cost Estimating

With B2W Estimate, the construction contractors get the ability to estimate material & labor costs as well as track vendor and subcontractor correspondence, manipulate documents like requests for quotations (RFQs) and manage bids. More than 5,000 users from different corner of the world have used this bid management software.

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GRESB Results: A Guide to Interpreting and Improving Your Score

Stok

Flashbacks from earlier in the summer ensue, and we are transported to July 1, exhausted and obsessively reviewing GRESB submissions one last time. Note: if you selected disclose score to peers, you will be able to hover over the dots and see the score of the others that selected this option. •