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A short discussion on Construction...by
Construction disputes make up a significant component of the claims and disputes dealt with in Arbitrations in India.
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Force Majeure comes to the limelig...by
Force Majeure is a creature of Contract. It was a term and was a clause that always existed in Construction Contracts. But few stakeholders in the industry thought or im...
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Cost of quality and challenges in...by
Many concepts related to Quality Management have originated in the manufacturing industry and their implementation is being attempted in the construction industry. Manuf...
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The Spectrum of Project Management...by
Outsourcing is the practice of hiring a party outside a company to create products and perform services that traditionally were performed in-house by the company's own e...
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Cost vs Quality - The perpetual co...by
The cost vs quality tradeoff is a common dilemma faced by many industries, including construction. Here we summarise our understanding based on responses from the indust...
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Quantity Surveying and Estimation...by
Quantity surveying and estimation cost of construction need to be at the fingertip of every surveyor. This is necessary as estimated cost of building construction assist...
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Welded Wire Meshby
To overcome this constraint, the technique of using Welded Wire Mesh (WWM) is gaining acceptance slowly but steadily. Though the use of Welded wire mesh is not very popu...
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How useful are Quality Ratings for...by
As a part of our (Gem Engserv) services related to Quality Management, we offer Quality Audits as well as Third-Party Quality Control services amongst many other service...
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Project delays - Myth or Reality?by
The aim of this article is not to analyze the issues causing project delays and to suggest preventive measures. It aims to go back in time and examine the issues when th...
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Concrete defects - a ticking time...by
This article outlines the importance of corrective and preventive action, aside from immediate repairs addressing concrete defects in construction projects.
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Accuracy in Quantity Surveyingby
Quite often, in the course of finalization of an assignment, clients ask us, "What is the accuracy with which you will provide quantities". Though not articula...
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SNAGMANN - Digitise Snagging, Desn...by
Most of us today are on our phones through the day, from using an app to order groceries, a reminder app for our smallest daily tasks, to the gamut of social media apps...