principal contractor

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meaningsofprincipalandcontractor

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principal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
first in order ...
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contractor
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈtræk.tər/us
/ˈkɑːn.træk.tɚ/
a person or company that arranges to supply materials or workers for building or for ...
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That is a matter for theprincipalcontractorif it and the relevant companies so decide.
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The returns from theprincipalcontractorwill, as regards a great deal of the work, be totally misleading on the question of manpower employed.
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Theprincipalcontractoris then also a contractor and must also comply with the contractor's duties.
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Theprincipalcontractormust ensure that the plan is kept on site, and every contractor knows where it is kept.
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The bond typically includes an indemnity agreement whereby theprincipalcontractoror others agree to indemnify the surety if there is a loss.
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Theprincipalcontractormust be a contractor.
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If a project was started without a site waste management plan, then both the client and theprincipalcontractorwere guilty of an offence under these regulations.
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The principal contractors associated with the programmes are listed.
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It is left entirely to the principal contractors as to whom they shall employ or what they employ.
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As the original announcement made clear, we have appointed principal contractors in each of the areas.
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As discussions with the two principal contractors are still at an early stage, no cancellation payments have yet been made.
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My principal contractors removed to a modern and larger factory recently and arrangements have been made for additional trainee labour.
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In order to meet the minimum project targets, the outstanding numbers of visits are: clients—286; planning supervisors—96; designers—130; principal contractors—0.
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Information regarding waiting time is obtained monthly from the principal contractors in the aircraft industry.
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Department's principal contractors are shortly moving into a modern and larger factory.
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These were likely the principal contractors for the construction of the houses, and by 1733 most of the houses were completed.
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