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- Contractor Community
- March 9, 2018
March 2018 Senate Committee Approves Bill Banning Reverse Auctions in Construction On Feb. 14, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs approved a bill that would prohibit federal agencies from using reverse auctions to procure construction and design services. S. 2113, the “Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act,” introduced by Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
READ MORELegally Speaking: Innovation in Construction Procurement: Legal Implications of Decentralized Databases and Blockchain0
- Legally Speaking
- February 22, 2018
by James L. Salmon, Esq., Benjamin, Yocum & Heather, LLC Procuring a substantial built asset requires an owner to engage dozens of entities via a myriad of contracts. Those entities engage others, including specialty designers, suppliers and trade contractors. Stakeholders, represented by individuals, then deliver on the promises set forth in that complex array of
READ MORECold Calling Is Dead, Networking Lives0
- Networking
- February 22, 2018
by Tom Woodcock, Seal the Deal For decades people have tried to find business through the painstaking process of cold calling. I battle old school sales managers all the time who swear cold calling is the way to go. Think about it. Do you like someone coming in and interrupting you in the middle of
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SUBExcel 2018: Education & Networking for Subcontractors and Suppliers0
- EDUCATION, Networking
- February 22, 2018
by American Subcontractors Association Networking and education opportunities abound at SUBExcel 2018, ASA’s annual convention, which will take place Feb. 28 through March 3 at the Tempe Mission Palms in Tempe, Ariz. Visit www.subexcel.com for details. NETWORKING Tuesday, February 27, 2018 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Hospitality Suite—Open to all attendees Wednesday, February 28, 2018 6:00
READ MORE10 Tips to Prevent the Afternoon Slump0
- Networking
- February 22, 2018
by Jerry V. Teplitz, JD, Ph.D. If you’re like two-thirds of the population, you’ve experienced the afternoon slump. You know the feeling … it’s mid-afternoon and you feel tired and drained and want to call it a day. While you still plug away at your work, you often find that you are not as productive
READ MOREContractor Community0
- Contractor Community
- February 22, 2018
February 2018 ASA Introduces New White Paper on Contingent Payment Observers of the construction industry have seen companies go bankrupt, or go through torturous downsizings, layoffs and disputes, because of slow payment and nonpayment by customers. One cause of such difficulties is the contingent payment clause. In addition to the economic damage pay-if-paid clauses cause,
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Top Changes You Need to Make to Your Subcontracts0
- Contracts
- January 12, 2018
by Eric B. Travers, Esq., Kegler, Brown, Hill and Ritter In the excitement that comes after getting the call that you have “won” the job, it is easy for even the most conscientious subcontractors to sign the subcontracts they are sent with only a cursory glance at price, scope, and time, and charge ahead with
READ MOREContract Strategies in Challenging Markets0
- Contracts
- January 12, 2018
by Teresa Magnus, Magnus & Company As the construction industry experiences its greatest expansion in a generation, the project owner community is becoming increasingly challenged with achieving positive project results. With straining labor markets and full backlogs, owners turn to their contracting strategies to mitigate risk. Relying on Draconian terms and conditions of the past
READ MOREPutting Your People First0
- Contracts, Workforce & Professional Development
- January 12, 2018
by Griff Hall, Griff Strategic Leadership Imagine for a moment that $1 million dropped from the sky and landed in your company’s bank account. This money is completely legal and has no strings attached. The only stipulation is that you dedicate the entire amount to one area of your company. How could you spend the
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