The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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ISBN: 9781337535878
Author: Frank B. Cross; Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 13, Problem 7BCP
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Case summary: Company JRSF hired company HJDE to excavate and grade a land which is part of a residential project. The project is financed by bank CC. Company HJDE received 90
To find:The type of contract condition required to obtain the engineer’s certificate.
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