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What Is a Change Order?

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What Is a Construction Change Order? According to some estimates, an average of 35% of projects experience at least one major change throughout the life of the project. As a contractor, change orders can leave you feeling like you’re trapped between a rock and a hard place. Key Takeaways.

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Commercial Construction Delivery Methods: 3 Times To Go With A Negotiated Bid

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Any long-time readers of Hard Hat Chat have probably picked up on the fact that I’m a big fan of the negotiated bid. While there are valid reasons a client might go the competitive bid route, there are many more scenarios where the negotiated delivery method is better for all parties. It’s A Multi-Phase Project.

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Building Strong Starts: Protecting Profit Margins Through Effective Preconstruction

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Plus, preconstruction solutions like Autodesk Construction Cloud offer automated clash detection tools to streamline model coordination and free your team from having to do tedious processes. When the process isn’t carried out efficiently, bid management takes longer and causes more stress than necessary.

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5 Reasons to Use Mechanical Contractor Software

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For practices like estimates, time tracking, project management, change order management, accounting, and other key processes, mechanical contractor software has helped complete jobs more efficiently and effectively. Here are five reasons to use mechanical contractor software: 1) Drawing & Design Planning. 3) Estimating.

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Commercial Construction Checklist for Retrofitting a Shopping Center in Today’s Climate

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Also, heed my warning on hiring low-bidding pick-up truck contractors. To do this effectively and efficiently, we need to review as-built drawings to see what big tickets items can be re-used and what existing infrastructure we can integrate into the re-design of the space to save on retrofitting a mall construction costs.

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Trends in Construction: 3 Ways Technology is Changing Commercial Construction

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Here are just a few ways technology plays a critical role at Englewood Construction in how we not only manage the construction process, but also provide the best possible service for our clients: 1) Efficiency: In the old days, pre-2006, clients sent a physical set of plans when they wanted us to bid a construction job.

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What’s New with Autodesk Construction Cloud? 35+ Releases You Should Know  

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When creating or updating an issue from the Issues log, web and mobile users can now place that issue on an existing model, sheet, or file – or – remove its placement. Cost Management | Flexible Change Order Display Option within Cost Payment Application Tab * . Files | Model Browser [coming soon] .

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