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Compliance Project Management Through a collaborative endeavor amongst the DC Water Major Projects Compliance Team, represented by L.S. Caldwell & Associates, Inc. (LSC), the M/WBE Contracting and Local Employment Compliance efforts have continued. During the month of July 2015, the Compliance Team was faced with the ongoing challenges of ensuring subcontractor firms are receiving proper utilization and payments while also ensuring site workers are being treated appropriately while receiving the…

CANADA PROMPT PAYMENT ACT UPDATE: SENATE HEARINGS LEAD TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS In an effort to lead reform in the construction industry, the Canadian Senate introduced prompt payment legislation under Bill S-224, the Canada Prompt Payment Act (the “Bill”) which, if passed, would apply to construction contracts and related subcontracts made with the Federal Government. After passing its second reading last November, the Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce…

major projects on a weekly basis. The CO has maintained communication with primes and their subcontractors and encouraged them to them to contact the compliance team with any questions regarding project compliance reporting. In previous months contractors and subcontractors are more content with communicating with the Compliance Officer to provide contracting and employment guidance during the construction of each project, as required by DC Water. Such support has included, but is not limited to…

MONDAY This morning I received a call from the subcontractor who is to provide the floating floors for the project. The subcontractor asked about how to view the most recent construction documents. I directed him to our file transfer protocol (FTP) site, which houses all of the documents that have been issued, approved requests for information (RFIs), and submittals. After checking the site to make sure the subcontractor was set up on the site, I was able to give him the information he needed to…

is done to keep your building in good working condition. This is done on a regular basis. Most of the maintenance tasks are done by the building’s super, but some of the tasks can be done by officers, maintenance and repairs committee, outside contractors or the tenants themselves. Maintenance policy is a statement of principle used to guide maintenance management decision making. The purpose of this document is to outline the roles and responsibilities of the maintenance committee. Maintenance…

Over the years the construction industry has developed a reputation for shady deals and untrustworthiness. Contractors specifically are the root cause of the mistrust between the industry and the public. When it comes to the relationships between contractors and subcontractors though there is still a mistrust even though both sides share the same unfavorable reputation. Often times contractors bully subcontractors into signing contracts that put them in terribly unfavorable positions. And after…

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Advancements are being made in Maryville’s plan for the upcoming asphalt and mill overlay project. The asphalt and mill overlay project, which was proposed on February 13 during the city hall meeting which will allow the construction of many roads in the city. The project is being headed by C.E. Goodall and Maryville’s department of Public Works as well as City Manager Greg McDanel. The project is set to start in July and is in the early planning stages. McDanel said that the project has not…

42.7 In addition to the requirements above and without in any way relieving CONTRACTOR of its full responsibility to CMA for the acts and omissions of Subcontractors and Subsubcontractors, each Major Subcontract and Major Subsubcontract shall contain the following provisions: "This Subcontract [Subsubcontract] and any subcontract between Subcontractor [Subsubcontractor] and any of its lower-tier subcontractors may be assigned to CMA without the consent of Subcontractor…

Affirmative Actions are a multitude of efforts to defeat or at least minimize discriminative employment within a workforce. Affirmative Action’s help create a diversified workforce which could help an organization. I will discuss EEO compliance requirements that impact a federal subcontractor such as, Executive Order 11246, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act. Further, I will explain some of the components of an Affirmative Action plan and…