Volume 6 - Number 40 | October 13, 2008
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EDITOR'S NOTES | Issue 6-40
If you look through any newspaper's
Help Wanted
section, one word appears more often than any other -- "experience." Whether the listing reads "no experience necessary" or "experienced applicants only," job know-how plays an important role in the workplace.
EXPERIENCE OF PARENT COMPANY PROPERLY DISREGARDED DURING PROPOSAL EVALUATION
When a bid calls for specific experience parameters, the experience must come from the performing contractor, not a parent company, rules the GAO.
HAZARDOUS WASTE REMEDIATION COVERED BY MECHANIC?S LIEN STATUTE
A hazardous waste clean-up job falls under the protection of a mechanic?s lien statute. In such cases, remediation is considered a repair, not a cleaning.
CONSTRUCTION LOAN SAFEGUARDS LENDER, NOT HOMEOWNER
Contractual language in a home construction loan agreement protects the lender from the homeowner?s complaints alleging that money was improperly disbursed to the builder.
