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No Free Warranty: Connecticut Court Adopts Correction or Repair Test

Constructlaw

ALS began performing invasive species removal and control work for a Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) intersection improvement project in February 2018. At trial, however, ALS attempted to portray its 2019-2020 site checks as part of its “core contractual obligations.” ALS completed its removal work in August 2018.

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Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’

Pro Builder

Sometimes it’s just vague specifications by your local drafting department, other times it’s the lumber/truss/panel operations that push it to the high side, and yes, often it is the engineers who are not taking the time to do fresh calculations on each home. 3 Reasons Off-Site Construction Could Help Shape the Future of Housing.

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Are Electronic Toll Collection Systems Subject to Competitive Bidding?

Best Practices Construction Law

moves toward the construction of "smart" highways as an integral part of our transportation system, state DOTs and localities will be called upon to broaden the horizons of their normal procurement and contracting systems. As the U.S. In 1993, without public bidding, the authority entered into a $1.7

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Demystifying fire-retardant treated wood specifications

Construction Specifier

ft) flame under controlled conditions of draft and temperature onto the surface of a 7.4-m Specifying treatment plants with ongoing UL Classification and Follow-up Service verifies the material’s quality and provenance of production through countercheck and on-site surveillance. The test consists of a 7.6-m wide specimen. IBC 2018 Ed.

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10 Best Insulated Work Pants for Winter

Work Gearz

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

Potential on-site hotel to provide passengers with convenient accommodations. FTZ 124 has 12 subzones and a combined 835-acre Alternative Site Framework (ASF) consisting of four different facilities. Bulk Terminal 1 is on 71 acres at a site 30 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico. adjacent truck scale.

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Home Performance Counts in the Home Building and Buying Process

Pro Builder

Instead, they may mention things that indicate their concern or a desire for a high-performance home, such as, "My child has asthma,” “The upstairs in my current home is always hot,” “Whenever I cook, the smell lingers in the kitchen,” or “There's a draft around my doors and windows.”. Site and Insight. The HPC website is easy to use.