Construction Law
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Much, if not all, of 2021 will be spent dealing with the fall out of the Covid-19 pandemic, and hopefully learning from the way the UK mobilised its central government procurement systems to combat it. But was the way the UK responded to the pandemic a procurement success story? There is much to learn.
Construction Law
DECEMBER 3, 2023
The government’s bid to “transform public procurement” in the UK has now reached the statute books, with the Procurement Act 2023 receiving Royal Assent on 26 October. The relevant Green Paper – Transforming Public Procurement – was published three years ago so the Cabinet Office should be up to speed on the secondary legislation.
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ENR Construction
JUNE 27, 2018
But critics, including public employee unions, argue in new analyses that P3s cost taxpayers more than government procurement methods. Canada has prided itself on innovative use of public-private partnerships to build major infrastructure projects.
Constructlaw
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
Employee Safety and Unions: Skilled craft persons working side-by-side on a project has always been the cornerstone of construction. Additionally, these new necessary worker protections may inject new life into the power of unions. Will this be the rebirth of union strength in certain parts of the country?
Construction Dive
JANUARY 22, 2015
Every constructor on the project must sign the PLA and agree to hire workers exclusively through the designated representative, but participation on the project is not limited to union contractors. Labor is not restricted to union members, although non-union labor must be hired through union halls and paid the negotiated rates.
GCP Applied Technologies
DECEMBER 17, 2018
This was surely the case for the Two Union Square building, in Seattle, Wash., Pacific First Center , also in Seattle, achieved a similar strength of 14,000 psi, with hyper focus on quality assurance, like its Two Union Square neighbor. Silica fume (42 kg/m 3 ) was specified into the concrete mix design for Two Union Square.
Fieldwire
MARCH 5, 2024
Factoring material waste into the equation can reveal how many additional supplies you should procure to prevent delay. Calculate labor costs Labor costs include worker wages, taxes, insurance premiums, retirement contributions, vacation and sick leaves, and union dues. Digital data lends itself to analytics.
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