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  2. New Engineering Contract - Wikipedia

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    The New Engineering Contract (NEC), or NEC Engineering and Construction Contract, is a formalised system created by the UK Institution of Civil Engineers that guides the drafting of documents on civil engineering, construction and maintenance projects for the purpose of obtaining tenders, awarding and administering contracts. [1][2] NEC has ...

  3. Construction law - Wikipedia

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    Construction law is a branch of law that deals with matters relating to building construction, engineering, and related fields. It is in essence an amalgam of contract law, commercial law, planning law, employment law and tort. Construction law covers a wide range of legal issues including contract, negligence, bonds and bonding, guarantees and ...

  4. United States contract law - Wikipedia

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    Contract law. Contract law regulates the obligations established by agreement, whether express or implied, between private parties in the United States. The law of contracts varies from state to state; there is nationwide federal contract law in certain areas, such as contracts entered into pursuant to Federal Reclamation Law.

  5. Construction contract - Wikipedia

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    Construction contract. A construction contract is a mutual or legally binding agreement between two parties based on policies and conditions recorded in document form. The two parties involved are one or more property owners and one or more contractors. The owner, often referred to as the 'employer' or the 'client', [1] has full authority to ...

  6. Chicago Fire Department - Wikipedia

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    The NBC television show Chicago Fire, centers on a group of fictional firefighters and paramedics at a firehouse that is the headquarters of the fictitious Engine Company 51, Truck Company 81, Rescue Squad Company 3, Battalion Chief 25 (formerly, now reassigned to another firehouse), Deputy District Chief 2-2-6, and Ambulance 61 (represented by ...

  7. Jacob & Youngs, Inc. v. Kent - Wikipedia

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    Jacob & Youngs, Inc. v. Kent, 230 N.Y. 239 (1921) is an American contract law case of the New York Court of Appeals with a majority opinion by Judge Benjamin N. Cardozo.The case addresses several contract principles including applying the doctrine of substantial performance in preventing forfeiture and determining the appropriate remedy following a partial or defective performance.

  8. Subcontractor - Wikipedia

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    A subcontractor who contracts with the main contractor to supply or fix any materials or goods or execute work forming part of the main contract. Essentially this contractor is employed by the main contractor. Nominated subcontractor. Certain contracts permit the architect or supervising officer to reserve the right of the final selection and ...

  9. According to the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office, these fireworks are prohibited in the state: Hand held fireworks. Bottle rockets. Firecrackers of any size or type. Sky rockets. Roman ...