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Government promises developers compensation if legal challenges succeed

Construction Law

The UK government has agreed to compensate developers of an 8 billion gas-fired power station and carbon capture project if much of the scheme is blocked in court by an environmental campaigner, according to documents leaked to journalists.

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Common construction cost estimating problems

Job Order Contracting

Labor Cost Miscalculations: Failing to account for factors like overtime, labor productivity, and prevailing wage rates, significant variations if workers compensations, can result in inaccurate labor cost estimations. Regular Market Monitoring: Tracking current material prices and market trends to ensure accurate cost estimations.

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Court Recognizes Day-to-Day Changes Are Compensable Despite Contractual Waivers

Best Practices Construction Law

The waiver and release documents submitted with each pay application could not cover claims not readily apparent due to daily changes on the job. 2) Are day-to-day miscellaneous items compensable even where a party fails to reserve their rights on these type of cumulative claims?

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SURVEYING: ERROR SOURCES IN TOTAL STATION

The Constructor

In the past very specific measuring techniques were taught and employed by surveyors to compensate for minor mechanical imperfections in theodolites. One must now do more than memorize techniques that compensate for errors. Vertical circle eccentricity cannot be compensated for in this manner since the circle moves with the telescope.

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Best Practices for Developing a Contractor’s Request for Compensation

Best Practices Construction Law

Recently, Cordell sent me a list of items that all contractors should review when developing a request for additional compensation. Review the contract terms. As you develop the claim, the contract documents are the first set of documents that you shoudl review. Assess other pertinent documents. If not, why not?

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Currency and Accuracy of Construction Cost Data used for IGEs

Job Order Contracting

As the AECOO sector has well documented history of rampant economic and environment waste due, further dependencies upon past outcomes clearly represents a problematic practice at best (AECOO – architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operator). building type), and/or temporize cost data.

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How To Finance a Business: Short-Term vs. Long-Term

Construction Marketing

Interest rates on short-term loans are typically higher than those on long-term loans, as lenders compensate for the shorter repayment period with increased interest. You must provide extensive financial documentation, which can take weeks or even months before funds are released.

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