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  1. alcap

    why dont purchasers understand-legit danger of not getting paid

    Yes i have spreadsheet also. I've been rejected out of hand for just issuing such inquiries... fine , dont need that sort of client, trouble is, the bad practices are being copied everywhere in the effort to be "competitive". .....Walmart engineering. Of course we didnt keep working for...
  2. alcap

    why dont purchasers understand-legit danger of not getting paid

    I've been pretty silent,but time to speak out. Firstly this is a tremendous forum. Absolutely invaluable commentary that it has taken me years to learn the hard way. I worked for several comapnies with disgusting practices that made me sick but they made enormous profits, I thought I'd seen it...
  3. alcap

    Bread and butter civil engineering tasks for work on the side.

    there was a large case here in alberta recently written up in the PEGG An engineer would stamp anything, I mean anything for $100. when looking at builders and house plans we saw his stamp everywhere. every time you asked who would stamp or calc his name came up. the builders though it ws fine...
  4. alcap

    Practising Engineering in USA States

    Mr kitson wrote "if you are a professional engineer in Canada (with sufficient experience) all you should have to do is apply to any US state and you should be issued a license." wrong.. it doesnt happen except in states with the most lax rules , and those licenses are essentially worthless
  5. alcap

    Practising Engineering in USA States

    you are completely wrong. i work in canada and i see work from engineers and designers offshore and it is hopelessly useless. Local idiosyncracies Ways and means , corporately , natinoally, even locally by whats understood and available are huge issues everywhere and represent enormous waste...
  6. alcap

    why dont purchasers understand-legit danger of not getting paid

    this is one of the few businesses i know where goods and services are turned over remotely (in "good faith" )with no credit management process in place. I see that having to end because of the market place. We haven’t and don’t bill until the work we are billing for has been done. Our insurers...
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