If you’ve bid on and won a project, it’s assumed you understand the risks, including delayed delivery of materials and equipment. As the pandemic proved, you can’t always factor delay risks into a bid. But you can’t bid without some guarantee that you can deliver the project on time and within budget. Contract-wise, you’ve assumed […]
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The Great Lakes State’s increases in coronavirus cases put even greater pressure on construction industry companies. Calculating exposure risks, vaccine policies – the logistics continue to be difficult. Multistate construction companies are facing “a moving target,” says construction industry writer Katie Clarey. Coronavirus liability laws are inconsistent and vary across state borders. Construction Industry Businesses
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You’ve received a Notice to Proceed. That means your project bid was accepted. Now what? Pype, Inc.* is a software-as-a-service provider and says Autodesk® is your construction business foundation for starting a new project. 5 Steps To Kickoff Construction Business Projects You are excited and maybe a little bit nervous. Well, your client feels the
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May 3-7, 2021, was the 8th annual National Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls in Construction. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) promotes this week to encourage construction safety 24/7 all year, every year. Falls are the greatest challenge to construction safety. Injuries dramatically impact workers’ lives. But families and businesses also suffer when there’s a fall-related accident. Employers
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Certified public accountant Erin Roberts says President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal (American Jobs Plan) won’t penalize most construction industry contractors. In fact, the cash infusion will benefit many. Because the majority of construction firms are “pass-through” (S corporations, sole proprietorships, partnerships) companies, they’re not subject to corporate taxes. How Taxes May Impact Construction Industry Firms
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Construction projects are either public or private. Most of us work on private construction projects, but with the potential for mega-opportunities in the public sector, you may be considering bidding on one or more. Ownership Matters Within the public sector, projects are either federal or state. “State” projects can be commissioned by any state-funded entity
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There are 9.9 million men working in the construction industry. There are 1.1 million women in construction. In addition to the disparity of employment, there’s also a difference in the roles men and women in construction have. Most men in construction have jobs in: Construction labor Extraction Finance Maintenance Transportation Women in construction are usually
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After 2020, some believe classroom learning is a thing of the past. For teachers and students struggling to adapt to virtual learning and online classrooms, returning to school was a relief. But we’re now realizing the structural design of our schools isn’t working the way it once did. We need to change the way we
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For some of us, construction technology was the change we were born for. But the rest of us were dragged, kicking and screaming into software solutions and their subsequent upgrades. About the time we figure construction technology out, they change it again. The FHWA (Federal Highway Administration) and its EDC-3 (Every Day Counts) initiative promotes
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One new technology is believed to go a long way to increase construction safety. A long way up, that is. Recently, two skyscraper building projects used enhanced cocoon robotic technology to make their projects safer and faster. A “robot” that hydraulically scales the side of a high-rise building drops walkways for workers. As workers complete
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