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Severin Doctrine: It's Another Name for "Pass-Through-Plus" Claims

Best Practices Construction Law

United States , the plaintiff-contractor agreed with the defendant-federal government to build a post office in which plaster column models and ornamental work were to be supplied by the government. Rhode Island DOT , the contractor on a bridge project had failed to include a material supplier in its list of vendors to the DOT.

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No Free Warranty: Connecticut Court Adopts Correction or Repair Test

Constructlaw

ALS began performing invasive species removal and control work for a Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) intersection improvement project in February 2018. Drafting subcontracts appropriately can give both developers and subcontractors greater security and reliability of outcome. Click here to view full opinion as PDF.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Matthew Keck, BIM Manager at Metromont 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This is where Building Information Modeling (BIM) comes into play, and BIM managers are the ones tasked with connecting teams and improving coordination between them. We are not a DOT company; we don’t do bridges, we don’t do highways. We do government buildings, warehouses, schools, and parking garages.

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Demystifying fire-retardant treated wood specifications

Construction Specifier

This article contains a strong, generic model specification in standard CSI format for FRTW that will help specifiers: • Identify the critical code requirements for FRTW; and. • The following sections correspond to those used in the model FRTW specification. The test consists of a 7.6-m m (24-ft) long by 508-mm (20-in.) wide specimen.

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Revit OpEd: Should I Use Revit for this Project?

Revit OpEd

Sure we benefit from the modelling effort in architecture and structure but we can still benefit from the effort without them. Why assume that there is no value in creating a model of the MEP scope of work even if the architect doesnt use Revit? Modeling a project reveals more than doing one in 2D. View my complete profile.

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Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’

Pro Builder

The Colorado Springs model for bringing back trade skills training in high schools is spreading. Be honest with yourself: Can you describe your startups as a finely honed process with all plans, specification, selections, options, colors, and sales collateral materials complete before construction of the first model begins?

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The Benefits of Construction Project Portfolio Management

BD+C

It helps connect the dots and make decisions at the right time. Organizing Information with Data Modeling When corrective checkpoints are integrated with your company's IT landscape, errors such as interest rate miscalculations can be avoided. Because construction projects are complex, they often generate large datasets.