. An equipment installation job can be completed in 50 days of 8 hour/day work, with 50 men working. With the contract expiring in 40 days and overtime not permitted, the mechanical engineer-contractor decided to add 15 men on the job. If the liquidated damages are P5000.00/day of delay, and the men are paid P150.00/day, how much money would he save with the additional workers?

. An equipment installation job can be completed in 50 days of 8 hour/day work, with 50 men working. With the contract expiring in 40 days and overtime not permitted, the mechanical engineer-contractor decided to add 15 men on the job. If the liquidated damages are P5000.00/day of delay, and the men are paid P150.00/day, how much money would he save with the additional workers?

Fundamentals Of Construction Estimating

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Author:Pratt, David J.

Publisher:Pratt, David J.

Chapter13: Pricing Subcontractors' Work

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