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Project Parties – Who does what?
Executive summary. The management structure of sizable projects usually involves four major...
Signing a Change Order: What to look for
Executive summary. Ensure that before you sign a change order, all of the necessary components of...
What Information Governs: Order of Precedence
Executive summary. As a construction professional in the field, when information conflicts between...
Notice: Writing the Letter
Executive summary. There’s almost nothing more important than notifying your client, in accordance...
Legal Word of the Day: Contemporaneous
Executive Summary In a construction matter, the quality of evidence can be as important as the...
The Joint Venture Estimate: Setup is Key
Executive summary. Whether bidding a job together in one shared document, or running comparison...
Optimizing the Contractor’s Professional Engineer
Executive summary. Do you often need a professional engineer to facilitate the construction at...
Wanna Eat? Help me Kill
Executive summary. Maintaining employment is a factor of your performance, but for construction...
Laos: Infrastructure / Means & Methods
Executive Summary. You’re probably reading this from America or Canada. Ever wonder what the...
Earthwork: What’s a Cubic Yard?
Executive Summary A cubic yard is not a cubic yard when it comes to earthwork estimating and field...
Takeoff: Beyond the Drawings
Executive Summary. Takeoff is a primary function in the estimation of construction costs. A good...
From Me to You: Things I’ve Learned as a Professional
Executive Summary. Advice for life in general, and professional life, is often gleaned by the...