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Re:Consultants, The real reason it costs so much to build ne... by abduhl on Monday February 27, 2023 @08:13PM (#34964429)
Local contracting practices are only tangentially related to geology. They are very closely related to geography - hence the word "local."
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Re:Consultants, The real reason it costs so much to build ne... by xxpor on Monday February 27, 2023 @11:54PM (#34965786)
The whole point is this stuff isn't contracted out.
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Re:Consultants, The real reason it costs so much to build ne... by abduhl on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @04:34PM (#34988662)
Local contracting practices is about the CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, not the consultants. You know, the general contractors and subcontractors.
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