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Bargaining Room v. False Claims: 5 Tips for Negotiation of Construction Claims

Best Practices Construction Law

The issue raises an important question: What should a contractor do during negotiations to allow for some “bargaining room” so as to avoid any appearance of filing a false claim? In today’s environment, such a claim might give rise to a criminally false claim accusation. Do not negotiate against yourself.

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Surfing the Metaversity: The future of online learning?

BD+C

The advancement of AR/VR technology in higher education is introducing a new learning experience and environment, and institutions are quickly adapting to change. Everyone might be thousands of miles away from each other but is present together in a virtual space. Gen Z, the visual learners, will take advantage of this new paradigm.

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8 Practical Strategies to Win New Projects, Which you Can Implement Immediately

Building Radar

It is the way your company is presented or how the company profile is handled. Discussions with your customer and his employees should be intensified at this point in order to obtain as much extra information as possible about the project environment. Nevertheless, life has a way of throwing challenges your way.

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Finding the Right Location for Your Headquarters

Constructonomics

The way you present yourself and your company to potential customers is crucial. It means that potential customers have to negotiate a dirty and sometimes muddy site to reach your office. It is hard to welcome and impress potential clients in an environment like this. Invest in business premises.

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Advance Your Construction Career with Advice from 17 Industry Professionals

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Build Meaningful Team Environments. Building better and more meaningful team environments could help you get a step forward in your career as it develops, according to these professionals. . Leverage your authenticity to add value and to build meaningful team environments. Listen to Others. Value Authenticity.

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COVID-19 and Remobilization: Returning to the Construction Site Without Mandated COVID-19 Restrictions

Constructlaw

This presents a particular concern for the construction industry given the significant percentage of workers who have expressed some hesitation to the vaccine and because the work cannot be performed remotely. The above points provide a small sample of the many potential areas you might want to consider in negotiating new contracts.

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A Recipe for Retaining Your Purchasing Talent

Pro Builder

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.