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Risk Management

Ten Minutes with Risk Expert Tom Schleifer on Ending Pay Abuses

Expect, demand or solicit your money, or allow owners to pay when they want

Richard Korman

June 27, 2016

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A tale of a young contractor who insisted on being paid on time.

Quebec Readies for Tighter Public Contracting Ethics

Legislators will weigh creation of an independent watchdog agency

Scott Van Voorhis

June 24, 2016

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Tough rules follow a four-year provincial probe of widespread contracting infractions.

Construction Defects

Connecticut Grapples With Failing Concrete Foundations

A mineral is a common denominator in the construction defects.

Nadine M. Post

June 21, 2016

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Connecticut’s commissioner of consumer protection, Jonathan A. Harris, expects to issue a report this fall on the “potential cause or causes” of failing concrete foundations in northeastern Connecticut.

Engineers Say Input Was Ignored in Ontario's New Climate Plan

Advocacy group protests to the premier the lack of engineering analysis

Scott Van Voorhis

June 14, 2016

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Provincial engineers' advocacy group is concerned that plan did not weigh impacts on power costs and capabilities.

Construction Accidents

Phase Out Older New York City Cranes, Says Report

Working group's interim report supports proposed crane law requiring newer equipment

Richard Korman

June 10, 2016

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The working group report is a response to last February's fatal crawler crane accident.

Firms Look for 'Green Shoots' In Still-Lagging Energy Sector

Debra K. Rubin

June 8, 2016

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As oil-and-gas markets struggle to recover, publicly owned construction industry firms with ties to the sector tried to paint the best possible outlook for investors at a June 2 conference, held in New York City by investment firm Credit Suisse.