GA General Contractor case studies

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The Georgia General Contractor credential is issued by the Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors, which operates within the Professional Licensing Boards Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. The General Contractor classification is the broader of the board's two contractor categories and is intended for individuals who take responsibility for the construction or alteration of buildings and structures without the square-footage and height limits that apply to the residential classification. The GA General Contractor case studies are 5 cases and about 5,738 words.

Notice of Commencement, the Missing Notice to Contractor, and a Verbal Change

You are the general contractor on a 4.2 million medical office fit-out in Augusta. The owner recorded a Notice of Commencement on March 3.

1,088 words, about 5 min 2

Expansive Piedmont Clay as Structural Fill, Erosion Control, and Unexpected Rock

You are building a 180,000-square-foot distribution center on a 22-acre site near Macon. The mass-grading plan shows 14,000 cubic yards of cut and 18,000 cubic yards of fill, so the site is import-short by roughly 4,000 cubic yards.

1,137 words, about 6 min 3

5,000 psi Slab, August Heat, Added Water, and Low Breaks

You are the concrete subcontractor's general contractor on a 90,000-square-foot warehouse slab-on-grade in Dalton: 8 inches thick, 5,000 psi at 28 days, reinforced with No. 4 bars at 18 inches each way over vapor retarder and 6 inches of compacted base.

1,148 words, about 6 min 4

TPO Roof Ponding, Cold-Weather Installation, and a Warranty the Manufacturer Will Not Honor

You are the roofing subcontractor's general contractor on a 90,000-square-foot low-slope roof in Atlanta: 60-mil TPO, mechanically attached over 1.5-inch polyiso insulation on a steel deck, nominal 2 percent slope to internal drains, with a 42-inch parapet all around. Forty-eight hours after a two-inch rain, two bays hold water about 1.5 inches deep; the framing plan shows a 30-foot bay with a cambered beam.

1,113 words, about 6 min 5

Fall Exposure, an Open Trench, and an Expired Sidewalk-Closure Permit

You are the construction manager at risk on a six-story mixed-use building in Atlanta, three months from substantial completion, with seven subcontractors on site and a public sidewalk and school crossing along the north elevation. On a Thursday walk you see: a masonry subcontractor's frame scaffold 42 feet high with no guardrail on the top working level and no toe board; a 6-foot-deep storm drainage trench open for two days with no protective system, spoil piled 3 feet from the edge, and no competent-person inspection log; and a laborer standing on a 5th-floor slab edge with no fall protection, six feet from the edge.

1,252 words, about 6 min