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Schooley Caldwell Associates, the architectural firm hired for the Wayne County Courthouse exterior restoration project. The additional amount will pay for a physical set of as-built drawings from the project from the general contractor and all subcontractors and a digital copy of the as-built drawings. “So, whether (someone needs the drawings) next year or in 50 years, there will be one set of drawings,” Herron said. Commissioner Jim Carmichael said that is a good thing to have one set because…

I have successfully completed all of the requirements of the student internship program for COSC 494 – Spring 2015. For the last 32 weeks and 1280 working hours, I have been working as an Assistant Project Manager for Imperial Construction in Weatherford, Texas. My primary working location was at 400 I-20 West Suite 200 Weatherford, Texas 76086. I began my internship on June 1st, 2015. While here, I have learned how to properly review and administer submittals, requests for information…

cannot be by passed by changing the title of the job that is essentially the same work. 5. Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - This is one of the may laws that apply to only federal contractors. This one also applies to executive agencies and subcontractors of the federal government. It states that if they receive more than $2,500 a year from the government they must participate in affirmative action for individuals with…

Nike was founded in 1964, however, was renamed Nike in 1978. Nike started out as an athletic shoe company importing shoes from Japan to sell in the United States. With celebrity endorsements, the organization has continued to grow. However, the growth of Nike has not been without its challenges. Nike strives to continue to be competitive while keeping manufacturing costs low by moving their manufacturing operations to an area that offered cheap labor. Unfortunately, the working conditions…

In this case negligence by a building subcontractor led to the installation of a defective floor in a factory. The floor had to be repaired at substantial cost the owner of the factory. Free variety of reasons not all of which are clear, the armatures not sue the main contractor in contract as you might have been expected to do, but instead chose to pursue the subcontractor in tort. Because of the explicit nature of the expansion in this case objections…

The July 20th, 2015 CNN headline was simple: “U.S., Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations”. It was what the international community had waited more than fifty years for. In a metaphoric “thawing” of relations stemming from a very “Cold” War, Cuba was ushered into the 21st century. Progress could even be seen in Granma, the Cuban state newspaper. It quoted Cuban President Raul Castro: “We must learn the art of coexisting with our differences in a civilized manner”. This was a very clear step in…

“Democracy is supposed to be ‘of the people, by the people and for the people’. Capitalism is ‘of the capitalists, for the capitalists’. Period” (“Child Labor Quotes”). Democracy is supposed to give everyone a fair chance and protect the people, yet we still find greed and capitalist gain fueled sweatshops in the United States. The concept of sweatshops originated in the early eighteen-hundreds when companies sought out ways to produce garments for a cheaper price, and immigrants in search of…

First, before the plant even experienced the natural disaster, Tepco trained their workers sloppily. Many criticize Tepco’s poor protective measures. Similarly, upon plant failure, Tepco hired unskilled clean-up labor, and did so through subcontractors, leaving people at a significantly higher risk of radiation harm. A government examination of the facility’s safety practice showed Tepco significantly underreporting radiation exposure to a third of the company’s workers. The company’s lack of…

A roof is very essential to your home. It usually protects your property from rain, snow, hot sun and so on. However, your roof can get damaged due to bad weather conditions and so on. This is the reason why you should do roof repair from time to time. Remember that your roof should be able to expand, contract, remain waterproof all the time. There are many companies out there that offer roofing services. If you want quality roofing services, you should hire the services of Low-Slope Roof Repair…

The three local content provisions above have sustainability implications, for instance, employment and training serve both the social and economic sustainability, procurement and contracts serve economic sustainability, and technology transfer serves environmental sustainability. The above analysis has therefore shown more emphasis on the social and economic sustainability. Similarly, the accounting and financial implications of the above provisions are discussed in section 3.15. The three…