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Job Order Contract Audit Report

Job Order Contracting

This Job Order Contract Audit Report dated 10/31/2016 is a follow up the an early JOC Audit conducted by City of Long Beach Auditor Laura Dowd. The firm of Vicenti, Lloyd, & Sutzman (VLS) was retained to provide a construction consultant to further review certain JOC projects. The Job Order Contract Audit Report can be downloaded here. Vicenti, Lloyd & Stutzman LLP (VLS) was retained by the Office of the City Auditor for the City of Long Beach (City Auditor) to provide certain forensi

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What makes a supertall tower super?

BD+C

According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), 2016 was a record-shattering year: 128 buildings of 200 meters in height or greater were completed around the world, and of those, 10 are super tall towers of 300 meters or greater. These numbers are predicted to grow steadily into 2017 and beyond.

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Liebherr USA Opens New Equipment Source Retail Store in Kansas City, MO

Construction Equipment

The grand opening of the new Liebherr Equipment Source (LES) store is set for April 2, 2017, located at 707 Mulberry Street, Kansas City, MO. The new location is the first one in the state of Missouri and supports the Construction Equipment Division‘s goals to strengthen its customer support and equipment distribution across the United States.

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Zaha Hadid Architects-designed building to have the world’s tallest atrium

BD+C

A mixed-use tower currently under construction in Beijing’s Lize Financial Business District will be notable not for its two twisting sections, but for what unites these sections: a 190-meter tall atrium that rises almost the full height of the building. The atrium will surpass the 180-meter tall atrium found in the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai as the world’s tallest.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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Custom Design & Construction: Asking the right questions for an effective consumer-oriented blog

Construction Marketing Ideas

Custom Design & Construction, a southern California remodeling contractor, demonstrates how a blog can be an incredibly effective business-building and marketing tool. There’s loads of content here — informative, practical, and obviously designed to appeal to consumers in the company’s service area. The blog also makes effective use of images — a great way to demonstrate […].

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New energy design guide for metal building systems now available

BD+C

The second edition of the Metal Building Manufacturers Association's (MBMA) Energy Design Guide for Metal Building Systems, Second Edition, is now available.

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Construct-Ed Answers To Questions That Keep Contractors Awake At Night

Contractor Bookkeeping

Today's Guest Article Is From Jeremiah Rizzo Cofounder Of Construct-Ed. Jeremiah was interviewed for the Contractors Success M.A.P. Podcast and was very generous with his time and provided some extremely valuable insights for how you can find answers to specific pain points you have in running and growing a fun and profitable construction company. What is Construct-Ed?

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SFO Crane Incident Served Violation Notice

Construction Equipment

The property owner and contractor at Wednesday's crane accident atop the 22 Tehama Street building in San Francisco have been cited by the city's building department. The violation issued by the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said a climbing machine failed, causing the platform the crane was on to tilt and destabilizing a 2,000-pound concrete slab.

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Online Pet Food Retailer Creating 600 Jobs In Florida

Business Facilities

Chewy.com will invest $31M to create a new e-commerce fulfillment center in Ocala, FL. Read Online Pet Food Retailer Creating 600 Jobs In Florida on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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Big U.S. Regional Grid Operator OKs $1.5 Billion in Transmission Work

ENR Construction

Most of the PJM-authorized work will be upgrades to aging New Jersey power infrastructure.

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Safety Management Software Company Expanding In Wisconsin

Business Facilities

Report Exec has moved to the former Oak Creek Police Department building, where the founder started his career in law enforcement before launching the company. Read Safety Management Software Company Expanding In Wisconsin on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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10.5 Business Development Tools for Seller-Doers: The Other Half

ENR Construction

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