AL General Contractor case studies
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The Alabama General Contractor license is the state credential that allows a contracting business to bid and perform qualifying construction work in Alabama. It is issued by the Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors, which sets the qualifying project threshold, the experience and financial requirements, and the examination requirements. The AL General Contractor case studies are 5 cases and about 4,170 words.
1Pay-When-Paid Squeeze on an Occupied Municipal Renovation
You are the CM-at-risk on a 6.4M, ten-month renovation of an occupied municipal library. Terms: 5% retainage on every billing, pay applications due the 25th, payment within 30 days of approval, and a pay-when-paid clause with a 60-day outer limit.
846 words, about 4 min2Buried Topsoil, Two Repair Options, and Four Days of Float
A 22,000 sf, three-story office building. The geotechnical report specifies spread footings bearing 4 ft below finished grade at 3,000 psf, and contains one line of text: undocumented fill and possible buried topsoil may be encountered in the northwest quadrant.
803 words, about 4 min3November Wall Pours, Three Low Cylinder Sets, and Backfill Waiting
A November foundation pour: 120 cy of 4,000 psi wall concrete placed at 2:40 p.m. with an ambient temperature of 38°F and an overnight low forecast of 24°F.
792 words, about 4 min4The Corridor Duct That Never Fit the Corridor Beam
Six-story medical office, design-bid-build, GMP contract with a 45-day BIM coordination obligation stating that the contractor shall coordinate and resolve all spatial conflicts among all trades. The drawings route a 24 in.
806 words, about 4 min5Half-Inch Crack Behind the Soldier Piles
You are excavating a 32 ft deep, 180 ft long basement on an urban lot. Support of excavation is delegated design: soldier piles at 8 ft on center with timber lagging and two levels of tiebacks, designed by a shoring engineer you retained.
923 words, about 5 min