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How to simplify your daily construction reports

Lets Build

Equipment used: Document any equipment or machinery present, how many hours they were used, and if any heavy machinery was left idle that day. Crew list: List every worker present on site, organise them into categories (GCs, subs, tradespeople, etc.), and total the hours worked by each one.

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on International Arbitration

Constructlaw

For example, AI is poised to assist counsel to identify potentially relevant and material documentary evidence, assist with document disclosure tasks, conduct legal research, analyze transcripts, and other activities that previously took countless hours to complete in a matter of minutes.

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Forum Selection Clauses in Construction Subcontracts Require Careful Drafting

Construction Lawyer

17, 2013), demonstrates the difficulty faced by parties in drafting appropriate forum selection provisions in construction agreements. The prime agreement between Weisel and Ryan consisted of an AIA Document A111 (presumably a 1997 version) and an AIA Document A201 (also presumably the 1997 version). Dist, Sept.

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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

Responding to all document and other information requests by the OSHA inspector. OSHA inspections under these circumstances may last several weeks or months, involve multiple inspectors, involve the issuance of subpoenas for the production of records and testimony, and present a number of legal issues not present in a routine inspection.

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Settlement Strategy is More Important than Litigation Strategy

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

In the world of federal government contract disputes, a great deal of time is frequently spent drafting a request for equitable adjustment (REA) or a claim under the Contract Disputes Act. Both of these actions are often a prelude to litigation and, when the parties cannot agree to an amicable resolution, lead, inevitably, to a trial.

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April 2017 Newsletter – A “New, New OSHA” Emerges

FDR Safety

OSHA wants to hear from the public on draft Process Safety Management guidance documents. Fred’s presentation: “Why to be Safe vs. How to be Safe”. Fred’s highly interactive presentation is extremely motivating, with most participants saying it changed their attitudes towards safety, and their behaviors.

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We stopped playing dress-ups.

DebunkTheBIM

Some-of-us used to go OTT with the ‘cover up’, performing extensive drafting exercises in 2D and relegating the model to an almost totally insignificant role within the documentation process.