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On the Road Again! Announcing Our 2019 Digital Contractor Roadshows

Viewpoint Construction Technology

On the Road Again! In 2018, we hit the road and brought the latest construction technology insights and trends directly to contractors all over the country in more than 20 cities. Announcing Our 2019 Digital Contractor Roadshows. How to develop an emotional connection with teams in times of crisis.

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Bargaining Room v. False Claims: 5 Tips for Negotiation of Construction Claims

Best Practices Construction Law

Government on two road projects in South Carolina. The issue raises an important question: What should a contractor do during negotiations to allow for some “bargaining room” so as to avoid any appearance of filing a false claim? Owners often begins negotiations from the opposite end of the spectrum for the same reasons.

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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

HardHatChat

As an experienced general contractor , we do our best to ask questions and fill in gaps as we review plans and do a site walkthrough, but we may not anticipate every detail of the client’s exact design intent or plan for every site issue that can arise – both of which can lead to costly changes or additions down the road.

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Preparing the CDL Driver: What Training Should be Required?

FDR Safety

the USDOT has announced that it intends to undertake a negotiated rule-making or “RegNeg.”. in order to pass the state licensing test, to think I could safely take to major roads just on the basis of 10 hours of classroom and 20 hours of actual riding in a parking lot seemed reckless and certain to be a mistake.

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On Eve of Belt and Road Forum, China Improves Terms on Malaysian Rail Project

ENR Construction

Malaysian negotiators forced China to reduce the East Coast Rail Link price by nearly 30 percent while agreeing to a small reduction of six percent in the route length.

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No New Contract as Michigan Road Project Standoff Ends

ENR Construction

Road projects across Michigan that were stopped Sept. 28 as the two sides agreed to return to work with an agreement to negotiate a new contract this winter and work under the terms of a deal that expired in June until a new agreement can be reached. 4 due to a labor impasse resumed Sept.

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Hard Rock digging was core to Montuoro Contracting Corporation

Digger Blog

This truck mounted Lorain, rope controlled excavator, is working alongside a road where it was possibly digging out for a new kerb run. It looks like it would have been an interesting job negotiating those decorative street lamps. And zero tailswing machines were would have been a thing of fantasy back in those days!

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