Let’s get ready to rumble! According to an ENR-Southeast article by Scott Judy, the road builders in Florida are preparing for another fight against legislators who have raided the state’s transportation trust fund. This is the second year in a row the Florida legislature has taken measures to raid the transportation funds for general
Communication, Communication, Communication: Lessons from a BIM Lawsuit
Last year around this time, I blogged about a new report indicating that half of the construction industry was using building information modeling (BIM) on their projects. Last week, the BIM community lit up in response to an article by Nadine Post, which was featured in both Engineering News-Record and Architectural Record.
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Contractor’s Time Clock: Why Is It Important for Federal Prevailing Wage Projects
One of my favorite vendors at the CONEXPO / CONAGG show featured the job clock system by ExakTime. They had a prime corner spot in one of the main exhibit halls and each representative greeted you with a smile from ear to ear. When I returned from Las Vegas to the real
Why You Should Let Your Kids Play on New Asphalt
Last week, I came home to a fresh layer of asphalt throughout our development. Smooth. Warm. Black. It looked great! Then my kids … 5 out of 6 of them … pulled out the chalk and began destroying this perfect surface.
Since their daddy represents road builders, they even created their own lanes of traffic.
Contractors, How Long Should You Keep Your Tax (and Project) Records?
I received an alert from my friends at KraftCPAs yesterday with the following subject line: "How long should your keep you tax records?"
The post by Morganne Keel contains some very basic, succinct and easy-to-implement ideas for document retention of tax records, including the following:
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Individual taxpayers
Keep at least three years, but
Federal Stimilus Monies: Where Employment and Construction Law Intersect
A portion of my construction practice involves employment issues. You can imagine the types of employment-related questions that arise on the project site:
- Hiring, firing and layoffs
- Harassment and discrimination
- Wage payment and commission claims
- Employee policies, including computer use and social media
- On-the-job injuries and fatalities
- State and Federal OSHA requirements
- Prevailing wage laws,