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Best Practices – Commercial Terms – The Critical Commercial Terms You Need to Make Your Contracts Stronger.
With the start of the New Year, I’ve jumped right back into the deep-end with several projects that began towards the end of last year and grew hot over the break. Each of these…
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Best Practices – Time and Material Contracts – Why Time and Material Contracts Might Not Be A Viable Contracting Method in the State of California.
AR5 establishes stricter criteria for classifying workers as Independent Contractors. In order to qualify as an Independent Contractor AR5 requires the employee to pass the “ABC test”. The test states that the hiring organizations…
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ProcureCon 2020 – Another Great Event – What Google and Intel shared and How I Found a Mythbuster’s Job at the Home Depot.
A few weeks ago I shared with you that I would be attending this year’s ProcureCon Facilitiesconference. You may recall that this is my third year attending the conference. Once again Frank Musero and…
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Industry Watch – Payment Protection – Why the US and Other Leading Nations Need Payment Protection Legislation and What Procurement Can Do in the Meantime.
Throughout the world legislative actions are transforming the way the construction industry behaves. These legislations are not only protecting trade contractors from unfair practices, they are protecting Owners too. Surprisingly, some of the world’s…
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Best Practice – Design Drawings – Why You Should Never Accept Drawings unless they are labelled, “Issued for Construction”.
Why an Architect might consider releasing drawings that are not complete to be a “good practice”?
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Best Practices – Construction Documents – What You Should Look For Before Releasing Drawings for Bid.
Most simply take it for granted that the drawings are as they should be or they simply don’t know where to start.
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Happy New Year 2020 – Self-Improvement – Books, Books, and More Books. Which Ones Will You Read in 2020?
If you have any books on your list that you think would be a good addition to mine, let me know.
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Christmas 2019 – Inspiration – How getting Fit, Becoming a Good Leader, and Falling in Love All Require the Same Skill.
Merry Christmas everyone! I cannot believe 2019 is behind us! By the time this publishes, I assume you will have already received your Christmas presents and hopefully you are enjoying quality time with your…
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Industry Watch – Uncertainty – What Are the Main Causes of Uncertainty in Construction?
The top 7 things that cause uncertainty in construction and recommendations for how to mitigate their impact.
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