CONTENTS
4 Readers Respond : 44 % of Respondents had a Co-worker Test Positive for COVID-19
8 7 Bidding Mistakes That Can Throw Off a Project
14 Contractors Prepare to Face Covid-19 Challenges for the Long Haul
20 COVID-19 Relief Donations
22 Businesses Could Get Break on Workers ’ Comp Insurance
26 Q & A with Representative Chip Lamarca
28 Environmental Protection Agency Releases Florida ’ s Request to Assume Clean Water Act Section 404 Permitting
30 Member Alert
35 World ’ s First Cordless Heated Lunch Box Made for Construction Workers
36 Michigan Fines 12 Construction- Related Businesses for Covid-19 Violations
40 Quick Bits
NUCA CHAPTERS OF FLORIDA 44 NUCA OF FLORIDA 47 NUCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 50 NUCA OF NORTH FLORIDA 52 NUCA OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA 53 SUCA 55 NUCA OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA 56 NUCA OF SOUTH FLORIDA
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NUCA of Florida is a non-profit trade association representing over 450 underground utility contractors , material and equipment suppliers , and manufacturers throughout the state of Florida . NUCA of Florida members are involved in water , sewer , gas , and telephone installations accomplished through open excavation or trenchless technology .
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