Construction Enquirer

JULY 5, 2023

Electrical Contractors’ Association chief negotiator Andrew Hutchins said: “The last few years have been difficult, and it is beneficial to have some certainty at a time when the wider economy is unpredictable. The two-year deal for the industry also includes a 5% uptick in rates from 2025.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 19, 2020

Here are points to remember when it comes to the walk around inspection: The law provides that a representative of the employer shall be given an opportunity to accompany the inspector. As we have discussed in previous updates, employers should designate a company representative far in advance of any OSHA inspection.

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Construction Law

MAY 2, 2024

Contractor insolvency Where there is a (living) will, there is a way Isobel Moorhouse and Jane Hughes of Trowers & Hamlins LLP explain what a ‘Living Will’ is, and ask whether the concept be adapted by employers to apply to contractor insolvencies?

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Construction Legal Cash Flow Insurance 52

ENR Construction

DECEMBER 7, 2017

government and employers to secure the industry’s migrant workforce as the government negotiates with officials in Brussels over the country’s withdrawal from the European Union in March 2019. Seven construction bodies have jointly called on the U.K.

Industrial 28

Industrial Negotiation Union Security 28

Lets Build

JULY 13, 2017

It is not yet known whether the UK will be able to negotiate its own terms of trade within the EU and other major importers, such as China and the USA, or whether the UK government will have to impose tariffs on cheap materials imported from the UK. Many businesses within the construction industry employ EU labour because it is cheaper.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 8, 2017

2] For JOC, due to the need for negotiations on individual delivery orders and the lack of a defined scope of work at the beginning of the contract, teamwork and frequent communication are required for a successful contract. In addition, many JOC contracts employ a negotiated source selection based upon best value procurement.

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Construction Junkie

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Robots are great at repetitive, high work; people are great at having the expertise of navigating and negotiating the broader job site, figuring out edge cases, and so on. “We designed our process so that the robot does things that machines are good at, while our workers do things that people are good at.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Focus must be upon negotiation and mutually satisfactory resolutions. Examples include, Introduction to JOC, Introductory Line Item Estimating, Advanced Line Item Estimating, and Negotiating Task Orders. Failure is assured from the beginning if collaboration support is being shown by all participants.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 7, 2014

Topics to be discussed include: • Negotiating Incentives, Land Costs and Energy Costs. Featured Post Inside LiveXchange Business Facilities Economic Development Employment event incentives LiveXchange Site Selection workforce' Evaluating Financial Incentives. Workforce Analysis and the Site Selection Process. Plus much more!

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Carol Hagen

JANUARY 3, 2012

The Arizona Construction Salary Survey provides you with the employee compensation benchmarks for budgeting and data for best practices during your salary negotiations.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 27, 2014

With a performance bond in place, the City and the surety announced in early March that they has negotiated a takeover agreement that will allow a new contractor to complete construction. Earlier this year the City of Palo Alto gave notice firing Flintco Pacific, Inc.,

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NH Construction Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

They operate very much like “at will” employment contracts, permitting the employer to fire an employee at any time for any (or no) reason as long as some specific public policy is not offended. Such a provision was part of a commercial painting subcontract in Hate to Paint, LLC v.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

These negotiations must precede the JO award/approval and are not allowed on a Change Order basis. 3) The Contractor will be required to stand behind his negotiated price quotation for a minimum period of 30 calendar days from the date of its acceptance by the ORGANIZATION NAME. payment when requested by the ORGANIZATION NAME.

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NH Construction Law

MAY 20, 2023

The wise subcontractor won’t leave this to chance, and will attempt to negotiate language which limits the pay-if-paid clause to situations where the owner’s failure to pay is (a) due to its insolvency; (b) in breach of its obligations under the prime contract; or (c) premised on some alleged default attributable to the subcontractor.

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Contractors Bargains New Hampshire Contract 40

Construction Cost Estimating

MAY 21, 2018

Negotiated tendering Serial - Nominative Open tender: Open tendering is the primary tendering procedures which are implemented by both the government and private sector. In legal term such tender recognizes constitute invitation to treat, a simple request made by the employer for appropriate contractor to tender their bids or offers.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 29, 2017

d) An indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (task order) contract which provides for the use of negotiated, definitive, bilateral orders (i.e., through discussions and negotiations. d) Negotiations. (1) 1) Negotiations on orders $100,000 or more may not begin without an Independent Government Estimate (IGE). (2)

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Contract Office Negotiation Procurement 100

Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Capable of making communicate and negotiation successfully with students, colleagues and partners. Experience in dealing with projects as well as people. Good Knowledge and perceptive of existing quantity surveying and commercial management theory and practice. MRICS or corresponding professional qualifications.

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Commercial Management Negotiation Deals 40

Construction Specifier

JUNE 19, 2020

The same thing can happen when negotiating changes in the contract price during construction. In other instances, mixing different items can have adverse results, and may need expert guidance (the author acknowledges the advice and comments on drafts of this article from Gerard Cavaluzzi, Esq., New York).

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Construction Test

MAY 7, 2020

In a letter sent last week and leaked to Sportsmail , Anthony Purvis, head of employment at London firm Waterfront Solicitors, wrote to Leicester prop Greg Bateman, who is co-ordinating the players’ response as their representative on the Rugby Players’ Association.

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Employment Negotiation Agreement Legal 26

Safety Services Company

AUGUST 7, 2013

“We hope this sends a strong message that the law requires employers to provide safe working conditions, and OSHA will use all the tools at our disposal to ensure that all employers follow the law.” A summary of the agreement will be posted in each affected store. A safety inspection was initiated on Aug. 17, 2011.

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OSHA Inspections Agreement Safety 55

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 11, 2016

This move significantly expands the company’s presence in the state, bringing total Caterpillar employment in Southern Arizona to nearly 1,000. I welcome Caterpillar and I’m extremely proud of the role Pima County played in these negotiations.”. Caterpillar will begin moving employees to Tucson in the summer.

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Arizona Tucson Employment Leases 40

Pro Builder

MARCH 29, 2022

A good purchasing professional must understand the construction process, local building codes, risk management, the enterprise resource planning system, schedules, the installing trades in a given market and the materials they use, alternative materials that could be used, their cost drivers, and so on—all while being an excellent negotiator.

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Industrial Management Schedule Resource 98

PSMJ Resources

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

The online recruiting community ere.net reports that employers offering transportation subsidies, telecommuting options, and virtual office arrangements may be wooing the best and the brightest candidates right now, even without the highest salaries and biggest relocation budgets in the marketplace.

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Negotiation Employment Agreement Budgeting 40

Construction Cost Estimating

MAY 12, 2015

Excellent negotiation skills with both internal and external customers. Balfour Beatty Major Projects is planning to employ some Assistant Quantity Surveyors for a nuclear project in Cumbria. Expertise with administration, writing, numeracy, IT and MS Office. Capability for working in tandem with team and independently.

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Cash Flow Commercial Contract BIM 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Jobs and economic impact: The total employment impacts (direct, indirect and induced impacts) for the three different scenarios are: 1,034 new jobs for the low scenario. Jobs and economic impact: The total employment impacts (direct, indirect and induced impacts) for the three different scenarios are: 1,034 new jobs for the low scenario.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 3, 2021

5 Tips for Dealing With 'Take It or Leave It' Ultimatums When Negotiating. Employers are even raising hourly rates and offering hiring bonuses and additional benefits to attract applicants. That tactic isn’t good for the home builder or for the industry. Next-Gen Hiring Practices for Home Builders. Rethinking the Global Supply Chain.

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Materials Income Industrial Products 98

Building Information Management

APRIL 25, 2016

d) An indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (task order) contract which provides for the use of negotiated, definitive, bilateral orders (i.e., through discussions and negotiations. d) Negotiations. (1) 1) Negotiations on orders $100,000 or more may not begin without an Independent Government Estimate (IGE). (2)

Contract 40

Contract Negotiation Office Estimating 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 13, 2023

.” – Giana Morini , Operations Technology Leader, DPR Communicate with internal and external stakeholders Whether you’re communicating your vision and values to your internal team or negotiating prices with suppliers, keeping information flowing smoothly and transparently is essential.

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Profitability Risk Construction Autodesk 98

Levelset

JULY 25, 2022

With a projection, you can see when your cash constraints are going to hit you, and you can react accordingly: Secure a line of credit, push on your accounts receivable, negotiate payment terms with your vendors.” Learn more : How to calculate working capital in construction. Debt capital.

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Debt Cash Flow Equity Finance 97

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 10, 2023

Not everybody will agree with you on the way, so resolving your own and other’s confirmation bias is critical to negotiating the obstacles in delivering the seemingly impossible.”. The job site is becoming more virtual, and experience on the virtual end of projects is becoming just as important as someone who is building and installing.”.

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Industrial Construction Management Site 98

Safety Services Company

MARCH 13, 2014

Company contact – If driving a company vehicle for work, contact your employer to notify them of the accident and get information about where to take the vehicle or the location to have it towed. Remain in contact with the insurance company or your employer until your settlement is negotiated completely.

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Accidents Injury Insurance Roads 48

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 10, 2016

This means the City controls rates and is able to use deposits, rates and usage as negotiators with incoming businesses. Manufacturing, agribusiness, retail and food production are all firmly established in Siloam Springs. Siloam Springs Electric Department received national recognition for exceptional electric reliability in 2015.

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Arkansas Retail Electrical Airports 40

Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Additionally, parties may voluntarily submit to arbitration when they find they cannot resolve a dispute through negotiation. Arbitration may be required by contractual provision, by statute, or by court order as a prerequisite to litigation. Once confirmed, the award has the same enforceability as a judgment rendered by the courts.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 23, 2016

Trokt/Grievance Tracker by Meidh Technologies is a cloud-based negotiation management software solution that ensures negotiated documents reflect the intentions of the negotiation teams. Coralville-based MedFace, a diagnostics firm founded in 2014, was awarded a $25,000 POCR grant.

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Iowa Commercial Negotiation US 40

Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 29, 2012

The DBE must carry out its contract responsibilities by actually performing, managing and supervising the work involved, and for negotiating, determining quality and quantity, ordering, installing and payment for material. " What is a commercially useful function? DBE Management. DBE owner never present at job site.

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Regulation DOT Transportation Commercial 48

Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Additionally, parties may voluntarily submit to arbitration when they find they cannot resolve a dispute through negotiation. Arbitration may be required by contractual provision, by statute, or by court order as a prerequisite to litigation. Once confirmed, the award has the same enforceability as a judgment rendered by the courts.

Legal 48

Legal Contract Agreement Organization 48

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 13, 2023

.” - Giana Morini , Operations Technology Leader, DPR Communicate with internal and external stakeholders Whether you're communicating your vision and values to your internal team or negotiating prices with suppliers, keeping information flowing smoothly and transparently is essential.

Profitability 52

Profitability Risk Construction Autodesk 52