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7 Prime liabilities of a Civil Site Engineer in a Building Construction Project

Construction Cost Estimating

A site civil engineer takes lots of responsibilities as per the company’s rules and structure of the project management team. Given below, the complete liabilities of a civil site engineer :- 1. A site civil engineer has also to take this liability as he is the part and parcel of the project management team.

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9 Types of Insurance You Need to Protect Your Contractor Business

Construction Marketing

General Liability Insurance. This type of coverage will protect your company from various liabilities , including injury claims, and cover medical expenses. General liability also protects businesses if they cause damage to a customer’s property or if any product installations go awry, like faulty plumbing that causes leaking.

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Construction Safety Management and Engineering – a handy book for beginners

Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Safety Management and Engineering, the much cherished book edited by Darryl C.Hill, has produced its second edition. The next section considers legal aspects of construction safety, including relevant chapters on managing multiemployer work sites, subcontractor liability and regulatory requirements.

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Different types of quantity surveyor in surveying field

Construction Cost Estimating

The quantity surveyor from a contractor company has to undergo additional liabilities like sub-contract formation, handling all matters associated with costs and values of the project along with payment and cash flow forecasts. Senior Quantity Surveyor –They take ownership as well as liability for the team.

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#96:  Payment Bond Sureties and "Pay-if-Paid" Subcontracts

NH Construction Law

Westar Engineering , 290 F.3d 2002) (“Thus, the liability of a surety and its principal on a Miller Act payment bond is coextensive with the contractual liability of the principal only to the extent that it consistent with the rights and obligations created under the Miller Act.”). Westar Engineering , 290 F.3d

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The role of a quantity surveyor in construction sector

Construction Cost Estimating

Liabilities of a Quantity Surveyor: A Quantity Surveyor (QS) is a professional who mainly deals with construction costs and contracts associated with the Construction Industry. Give suggestion on construction cost and strategic planning to potential owners, architects, engineers and public authorities.

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In Suing Commonwealth of PA, Clean Air Council Takes A Stand For Up-To-Date Building Codes

Green Building Law Blog

Investment : The investment decisions of electrical manufacturing companies like Eaton, Tyco, Lutron and others in capital equipment, machinery, and jobs are often based upon nationwide adoption of codes. Liability can be increased for all of the above if up-to-date codes are not adopted.