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1.22.18

Hey Construction Industry! Got Raided? Keep it Together!

Dear YouDig?

I was totally shocked this morning when the FBI showed up at our offices out of the blue with a subpoena, entered our HQ and began hauling out computers and business records. Our CFO was present and trying to answer their questions. We are a union shop and we work on federally funded bridge projects but I have no idea what this is about. How should we have handled this?

– Losing It!

1.8.18

Construction Contracts = Hieroglyphics; Don’t Play the Crying Game

Dear You Dig?,

We are a subcontractor installing and servicing high powered manufacturing equipment. Lately, the bid packages include verbose, incomprehensible legalease, which frankly, makes my eyes water and my mind wander. The last one was 25 pages of hieroglyphics, which was presented at the last minute. We wanted the business so we ignored the language, signed it and moved on. Something doesn’t feel right. What should we be looking for?

-Crying

 

12.20.17

2017 Year in Review

Hey there 2017,

You brought us challenging work and exciting opportunities.

We released 26 more Dear YouDig? Q & A.

We connected, we invested, we learned, we grew and we strengthened.

Goodbye 2017. We Dig You!

Thank You, Readers, for all of your support in 2017.

Happy New Year 2018, everyone.

12.19
   The Abominable Ate My Project – Builder’s Risk Insurance
11.20
   Happy Thanksgiving – Gratitude is the Best Attitude … YouDig?
11.3
   Lazy Contractors – And the Sound of Crickets: You Want the Money … Yes?
10.21
   Diabetes and Construction Workers
10.5
   Crazy Jimmy? Get him Outta’ Here!
9.25
   Subcontractors? – No Excuses
9.12
   Project Leadership – Find Your Quarterback and Win!
8.28
   Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Laws and Contractors’ Drug Policies
8.14
   Back to School – No More Excuses for Unfinished Projects
8.1
   Island Time
7.12
   Tax Man Knocking?
6.30
   Digging Freedom
6.20
   Construction Contract Forms – “A Sea of Misery”
6.5
   Design Build – Are Two Hats Better than One?
5.22
   Special 3-part Series: Part III – Slow Down and Stop Texting You Drunken Fool
5.8
   Special 3-part Series: Part II – Concerned Trucker Says “Slow Down Bear Bait!”
4.24
   Special 3-part Series: Part I – Be Bright! Live in the Light
4.17
   Construction and Connectivity ~ YouDig?
4.4
   My Dog Can’t Sleep – Issues of Construction Noise and Nuisance
3.21
   What Should I Do if a Project Goes Belly Up?
3.7
   Mechanics Liens or a Leap of Faith
2.20
   Drones – An Ode to Free Bird
2.9
   7 Things that we Love (oops) Dig
2.3
   Are You Prepared for a Millennial Workforce?
1.23
   Liquidated Damages – Fire and Brimstone or Useful Club?
1.19
   Clear-as-Mud Indemnity Clauses
     

11.3.17

Lazy Contractors – And the Sound of Crickets: You Want the Money … Yes?

Dear YouDig?

We have been working for months as the electrical subcontractor on a massive project, only to find out today that the lender stopped funding the project FOUR WEEKS AGO!! No one mentioned this to us. We have not been paid for weeks and now we are under water! Can this be happening?

-Drowning In Sorrow

10.21.17

Diabetes and Construction Workers

Diabetes and Construction Workers

FEAR THE CANDY, MAN!

Dear YouDig?

Here we go again. It’s Halloween season, and everyone is leaving bowls of their kid’s candy in the job trailer. I hate this time of year. Everyone makes at least five passes a day. We need to get this job finished before the winds of November come blowing in. What should I do about these hungry goons in hard hats?

-Scared Superintendent