by Alex Alexander | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog
By Patrick Barthet Every contractor has heard the term and many have had to figure out exactly what it means. Substantial completion is a legal term found in construction contracts to define that stage of a contractor’s work which is sufficiently complete in...
by Alex Alexander | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog
By Alex Barthet What if there was a way to see the construction bidding activity before and after the Coronavirus hit the United States? There is, because the good folks at PlanHub have analyzed their terabytes of bidding data to tell us what they see. Kevin Priddy,...
by Alex Alexander | Mar 31, 2020 | Blog
By Alex Barthet With jurisdictions stepping up enforcement of CDC guidelines on construction projects, adding wash stations, keeping 6 feet of social distance, and limiting groups to 10 or less has become critical. Today we talk to Peter Dyga, President of the...
by Alex Alexander | Mar 31, 2020 | Blog
By Edgar Belaval INVENTING:To help stave off the COVID-19 pandemic and adhering to the CDC’s guidelines to use technology and equipment to keep workers separated, one of Miami’s construction technology providers, SmartBarrel, has implemented a new firmware version...
by Alex Alexander | Mar 30, 2020 | Blog
By Alex Barthet Confusion is still swirling around the New Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), so the DOL issued new guidelines. Today, I again talk to Jorge Rivero of HR Management. Jorge revisits the key parts of the FFCRA and explains the...
by Alex Alexander | Mar 30, 2020 | Blog
By Robert Klasfeld In the midst of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, new terminology has been thrown at us on a daily basis: Stay-at-home. Safer-at-home. Shelter-in-place. Lockdown. Martial Law.These terms, which have become commonplace, refer to government...