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Understanding Design Defect Legal Liability

Construction Business Owner

Owners, contractors and designers must understand their potential liability for design issues on a project before the project starts. This affects the management of the project, insurance, bonds and, ultimately, profit on a project.'

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How Heavy Equipment Rental Companies Profitably Ensure Uptime

Construction Business Owner

For heavy equipment rental companies, business is only as good as their equipment uptime because assets can quickly turn into costly liabilities when they fail in the field. Without proper care, faulty equipment will also turn good customers into ex-customers, as well as decrease service life and resale value.

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2020 Guide to Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

liability insurance and allowance for small tools and consumables. Liability insurance based upon local contractor rates is also added as a percentage. Liability insurance based upon local contractor rates is also added as a percentage. The base rate does not include overhead and profit, however, can be added if needed.

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15 Tips For Starting Your Own Roof and Guttering Business

Construction Marketing

Insurance, liability, and workers’ compensation . When this happens, it’s vital to save profit from busy seasons to pay the expenses for the off-season. . Limited liability company (LLC) . Start with General Liability Insurance and the Workers’ Compensation Insurance. . Roofing equipment and materials.

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Green Buildings are Subsidizing Conventional Buildings Stymying Climate Progress

Green Building Law Update

Green buildings are less risky, more profitable, with higher appraised value than conventional buildings that results in higher company creditworthiness, measuring the reduced likelihood of it defaulting on its debt, but today, green building does not receive a commensurate lower interest rate on its debt.

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5 Safety Precautions For Multi-Level Construction Sites

Construction Marketing

It also ensures you’re not spending money on hospital bills, treating injured workers, and legal liabilities. . It also helps enhance the overall productivity of your firm, resulting in increased profits. Doing so promotes workers’ health and can increase your firm’s overall productivity.

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Collaborative Construction Solution – Public Sector

Job Order Contracting

The over-riding goal of most contractor becomes minimizing the cost of performing the agreed scope or activity and maximizing profit. When things inevitably go wrong, the participant’s financial interests are often served by blaming others and defending contractual positions, rather than working collaboratively to overcome the problem.