Build America Podcast

Serial Letter

Field overhead carries different names with different contractors and owners. Discussed here is what field overhead is, and why it’s important for owners to understand.

http://sjcivil.net/news/mistaken-taboo-project-overhead/

Order of Precedence

Spreader Beam

A construction claim is a dispute in the Work as it was contemplated in the original construction documents. However, a large percentage of what drives a claim is not the Contract. It’s the people. It’s personalities.

http://sjcivil.net/claims/the-number-1-driver-of-a-construction-claim/

Active & passive soil pressure

If you are interested in communicating information to your audience, and you want your audience to absorb and remember what you’re saying, communicate effectively. Communicate using vocabulary, tempo, brevity, and body language that your client understands and wants. It’s not about you. It’s about them. They need to get it. You already do.

http://sjcivil.net/lessons/dont-be-charlie-browns-teacher/

May vs Shall

Each day we hand contracts down to our subs or we are signing contracts down from Owners or General Contractors.  Know some of the basics of what to look for here.

http://sjcivil.net/legal/construction-contract-review-basics/

 Termination for Convenience