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David Stutzman: 7/19/24 8:31 AM
Imagine it is 1970. Graduation from high school just completed. Students were looking forward to starting careers or finding that summer job to help pay for college. One took a job at C. F. Smith & Son, a Kennett Square, PA contractor to lay pipe...
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David Stutzman: 12/21/23 11:47 AM
It is the middle of football season and all we hear is THE Ohio State, so I could not help myself with the title. Emphasis on THE signifies Ohio...
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David Stutzman: 1/24/23 3:25 PM
The journey was an interconnected path, nearly 50 years in the making. Any one change could have dramatically altered the outcome. In the end I am...
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David Stutzman: 1/3/23 8:00 AM
Read the fine print, especially when changes are being made to a platform or tool that has a new release. We highly encourage you to read the fine...
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David Stutzman: 10/5/22 3:52 PM
Updated and republished: October 5, 2022
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David Stutzman: 4/24/22 9:17 AM
Specifications are the written documents defining qualitative construction requirements. Specifications complement drawings that define quantitative...
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David Stutzman: 4/22/22 9:15 AM
Everyone is working to make construction better. That is the problem. The focus is on construction. Yet the greatest opportunity to affect project...
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David Stutzman: 3/22/22 2:05 PM
Capital projects require thousands of decisions before the owner takes occupancy and begins meaningful operations. Every decision affects compliance...
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David Stutzman: 1/19/22 11:30 AM
Originally published: September 3, 2012 Updated January 7, 2022 Construction contract documents include the Agreement, the Conditions of Contract,...
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David Stutzman: 12/1/21 1:11 PM
RFIs - Requests for Information are common in the construction industry. They are the means by which contractors ask designers to clarify the...
