Day Dreams
400s
Lawyer Stuff
Great Outdoors
OSHA facts
100

The number of days the PSC is given for review of a progress payment request before returning to the Contractor with rationale for withholding certification.

What is 10 calendar days?  

Reference Section 00700 Item 12.2.1

100

DTMB-400

Project Request and Approval

100

Requires 3 elements to be present to recover damages.

Eichleay formula

100

Number of state parks in Michigan.

103

100

5 feet

Depth of a trench that requires a protective system
200

The number of days a contractor has to provide notice of an event for a claim.

21 days after the occurrence of the event.

200

DTMB-410

PSC Assignment or Modification form

200

Max 15% fee

Maximum fee for self-performed work by the Contractor

200

Number of national parks in Michigan

6

200

42 inches

Height a ladder must extend above an access level or landing platform
300

The number of days the PSC is given for review of a final payment request before returning to the Contractor with rationale for withholding certification.

What is 30 calendar days?  

Reference Section 00700 Item 12.6.1

300

DTMB-415

Project Advertisement

300

Max 5% fee

Allowable maximum fee for work performed by others besides the contractor.

300

Number of wolves in Michigan

762 in the UP

DNR from 2024 winter survey

300

95,000

Number of workplace injuries in Michigan in 2023

400

The number of days the Owner is given for payment to a Contractor after Owner approval.

What is 30 calendar days. 

Reference Section 00700 Item 12.2.3

400

DTMB-427

Project Statement

400

Penal sum of the bond

Maximum amount of money that can be recovered if a bond is defaulted.

400

Species of bear in Michigan

black bear, Ursus americanus

400

Fall from height

Most common construction injury in 2023

500

The number of days a contractor must hold their bid after bid opening.

60 days

500

DTMB-437

Guarantee & Indebtedness Statement

500

80% of the Work in place

The percentage of in place work after which a schedule recovery plan can be requested that can lead to liquidated damages being enforce prior to work completion.

500

Number of bobcats in Michigan

1,000-1,500 in the UP; source questionable trusted AI.

500

51

Number of construction fatalities reported in Michigan in 2023

600

The number of days the Contractor is given to provide a full and detailed breakdown of cost and time requested after notification of a claim.

What is 15 calendar days. 

Reference Section 00700 Item 1.2.1

600

DTMB 440

Payment Request

600

The number of formal correspondence (termination letters) needed to terminate a Contractor and its Surety company.

5

600

Number of fish species in the Great Lakes

177

600

1 on 3 fatal falls are from __________

roofs

700

The number of days the Owner or Contractor is given to initiate a claim by written notice after occurrence of the event.

What is 21 calendar days. 

Reference Section 00700 Item 1.2.1

700

DTMB-445

Certificate of Substantial Completion

700

Bid bond or certified check

Types of bid security or bid guarantee

700

Percentage of freshwater in the world contained in the Great Lakes

20% or 1/5th

700

Percentage of construction workers with hearing impairments (2022) national wide

56%

800

The number of days the Contractor has to provide a schedule recovery plan once requested by the Owner.

What is 15 calendar days.  

Reference Section 00500 Item 4.3.1

800

DTMB-456

Project Report

800

Percentage of ownership needed for QDV?

51%

800

Number of native tree species in Michigan forests

75 or more

800

$5 billion

Annual cost of construction-related death measured in lost production, family income, and pain and suffering

900

The number of days after bid opening a bidder may file a written protest to the apparent low bidder.

7 days

900

DTMB-495

Contractor Performance Evaluation

900

Dollar amount of contracts in which prevailing wages apply.

All dollar amounts
900

Number of inland lakes in Michigan

over 11,000; 4th state after Alaska, Wisconsin, Minnesota

900

Second leading cause of construction deaths

Struck-by incidents (17%)

1000

The number of days the Contractor has to meet with the Owner after receiving a notice requiring assurance of due performance to present the plan to correct with supporting documentation.

What is 7 calendar days. 

Reference Section 00700 Item 14.1.2

1000

DTMB-499

Defective Work / Non-Compliance Notice

1000

Required limited for general liability insurance

$1,000,000

1000

Number of deer species in Michigan

1 - White Tail 

1000

Third leading cause of construction deaths

Electrocution (7.6%)