Construction Industry

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2013-05-21 Decks - Egress ?:

Brian,        That IS a stumper. From my understanding, an outdoor structure shall not be made to hinder means of existing egress, but I'm not completely sure.  I would think a call to your local building

2013-05-20 Construction Law - Construction Law:

Dear Bandula,    I agree with your interpretation.  Clause 14.5 applies only where the supply of items is not identified as a separate bill item, such as the delivery of aggregate to make concrete or asphalt

2013-05-17 Construction & Contractors - appraisals:

I am answering from Europe on cell so will be brief. We used Marshall and swift, enr cost data and means to index and update our costs. We also kept fairly accurate job costs so we could update our estimating

2013-05-17 Construction Law - delay penalty:

Dear Mr. Koong,    Thanks for the question. I am not familiar with Malaysian Law. For EOT there is no limit as should be ascertained after proper delay analysis and records etc.    LAD is most of the times

2013-05-16 Construction Law - Delay Damages:

Dear Wong,    Under FIDIC 99, there is no such thing as certificate of non-completion, only a taking over certificate.      Clause 10.1 is the relevant clause for this problem.  The Engineer has 28 days