Special Report
2006
ACI EXCELLENCE IN CONCRETE AWARDS
This year''s annual American Concrete Institute Excellence in Concrete Awards
features a host of revolutionary, state-of-the-art projects in five specific categories.
These projects range from stunning, architecturally unique precast structures
like the new performing arts center at Idaho State University, to busy city streets
like the reconstruction of 2100 South in Salt Lake City.
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Gentlemen,
Start Your Engines!
Miller Motorsports Park Proves to Be a 'Dream' Project
for Sahara's Mabey
Forgive Tom Mabey for his excitement over the
recently opened $68 million Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele County. It's just
that the president and CEO of Sahara, Inc., Bountiful, Utah, has never been part
of a project that ties in so closely with his favorite pastime and hobby - automobile
racing.
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Market for Cement Still Tight
Concerns Over Availability Ramp Up with Increased Summer
Construction Activity
Last summer and fall the construction industry
in the Intermountain Region - and across the United States -was feeling a major
pinch in cement powder availability -
the worst ever seen shortage in recent
times, perhaps ever. Most of the major ready-mix suppliers and concrete contractors
were even forced into taking full days off, simply because there wasn't any cement
around.
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Q&A with John Njord, Executive Director, UDOT
Njord Enjoys Challenge of Tackling State's Transportation
Needs
Five years into his job as the executive director of the Utah
Department of Transportation (UDOT), John R. Njord has overseen the construction
of many significant highway projects come to fruition. And his work is far from
over.
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Liability
to Third Parties on Construction Projects
Construction Law
Absent a contractual
right, an injured third party may assert a claim for negligence.
In order
for a contractor or design professional to be liable for injuries to
persons
or property caused by construction defects, in negligence, there must
be a
duty on the part of the contractor regarding the alleged defect.
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Client
Loyalty: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Marketing Solutions
Some estimates say
it costs six to eight times more to obtain a new client than it does to keep an
existing one. A Client Relations program can be effective in gauging how your
clients truly feel about the level of service your firm is providing them.
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