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What is new in ACI 301-20, Specifications for Concrete Construction

Construction Specifier

This standard specification establishes criteria for concrete construction that can be incorporated by reference into contract documents. A/E can apply the reference specifications of ACI 301 to many forms of concrete construction. For example, ACI 318-19 saw a major reorganization of Chapter 26, “Construction Documents and Inspection.”

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Rapid Response Investigations: Beware of OSHA Safe Harbor

FDR Safety

Reports falling into Category 1 (fatalities, hospitalizations of two or more employees, employers with a history of OSHA issues, and other aggravating factors) were to be the subject of an onsite inspection by an OSHA compliance officer. This has been referred to as a “safe harbor.”.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

Inspect electrical power panel. Inspect control panel for loose connections. Inspect Bollard/Barricade coatings, decals and paint. Visually inspect for corrosion. Inspect general arrangement of door and mechanism, mountings, standards, wind locks, anchor bolts, counterbalances, weather stripping, door sweeps etc.

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New Guidance on the Vaccination Mandate for Federal Contractors

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

The definition of “covered contract employee” includes both contract and location-based references, and will mean that most (if not all) of a contractor’s employees will be subject to the requirements. However, the guidance now places a heavier burden on employers, requiring that they inspect each employee’s proof of vaccination.

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Job Order Contracting Basic Definitions

Job Order Contracting

It also includes a reference to the required construction Technical Specifications to be used. The person or firm identified as such in the Agreement and is referred to throughout the Contract Documents, the will be providing the JOC Construction Services. CONTRACTOR / AWARDED JOC CONTRACTOR. DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK (SOW).

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Family Orientation

Revit OpEd

Even in those families however, upon closer inspection, we will find that the reference planes are oriented correctly (if they are named at all), the geometry orientation is wrong. The placement logic it uses must compensate for the placement side orientation of the geometry not being consistent with the notion of Front.

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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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