HardHatChat

JANUARY 17, 2023

As we mentioned in previous posts, last year presented various challenges for the commercial construction industry. The real headwinds over the last year were supply chain disruption, higher material costs, and personal shortages. This can result in project delays and schedule and cost overruns if you don’t have a plan in place.

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Commercial Retail Construction Permits 156

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Construction bids are critical to winning more work, so it pays to have a solid understanding of what they entail and what you can do to improve your bidding performance. . In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about construction bids. What is the Construction Bidding Process?

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Arcadis recently released a report about international construction inflation and costs with some interesting findings: Construction companies in both developed and emerging economies are experiencing price increases of over 5%. So what can we do to survive when construction costs are higher than ever?

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Levelset

MARCH 11, 2022

Prioritizing a low bid over contractor performance is a lose-lose procurement strategy. Unfortunately, low bidding is an accepted practice for both owners and contractors alike. Owners will say that focusing on the lowest bid possible ensures they get a good price. Who’s responsible for low-bid procurement?

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 28, 2018

Budget is always a major consideration for our commercial construction clients, and as a general contractor we devote significant time to the budgeting process. Competitively Bidding the Project. To be clear, we manage plenty of competitively bid projects that we keep well-within the client’s budget expectations.

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Budgeting Budget Commercial Plans 337

Wolgast Corporation

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Whether it is a healthcare practice, manufacturing facility, office building, auto dealership, or restaurant, or if it is new construction or a remodel, we use the steps or phases of Design-Build construction to break down the commercial construction process most efficiently for our clients.

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Wolgast Corporation

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As I’ve gone through the benefits of Design-Build in a recent campaign to inform more business owners about their options, it’s important to discuss the time savings that result from this construction delivery process. Therefore, the bidding and selection process is much shorter in duration.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2022

Did the Contractor provide a detailed line-item proposal per schedule? Was the bid package submitted complete? Did the Contractor adhere to the approved construction schedule? Was the quality of construction and materials acceptable per defined requirements? Was project/work order properly supervised?

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HardHatChat

APRIL 24, 2023

As a National General Contractor working across multiple verticals in the commercial construction space, we understand the challenges (COVID and Supply Chain) facing our retail, restaurant, hospitality, and senior housing clients. For example, the project can be risky if you only chase after the lowest bid.

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Commercial Construction Retail Housing 156

HardHatChat

DECEMBER 19, 2018

A strong pipeline of senior living construction was a “high” of 2018. So before we officially ring in 2019, here is our rundown of Englewood Construction’s commercial construction trends “highs” and “lows” from 2018: High: A Sizable Senior Living Pipeline. Low: Labor Shortage Shapes Schedules.

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Commercial Retail Industrial Construction 328

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2023

Is the project suitable for the construction delivery method? From start to finish, bidding and procurement workflows are dependent upon robust process and current, granular local market labor, material, and equipment construction task data. Preconstruction Preconstruction planning is critical to any project.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 25, 2022

contract term. Unlike traditional JOC or traditional design-bid-build, LEAN JOC is a collaborative process that focuses upon mutually beneficial outcomes for ALL participants and stakeholders. LEAN Job Order Contracting is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity program in which the costs of the project are. Contact Us.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

Detailed line item construction cost estimating is a prerequisite to obtaining best value outcomes for facilities / built infrastructure repair, renovation maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects. see LEAN construction guide ). see LEAN construction guide ). appeared first on 4BT.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 4, 2023

In today’s construction industry, the success of your projects hinges on investing in the right digital and technological solutions. Such solutions play a vital role in different phases and areas of construction, including on-site coordination, execution, safety, communication, etc. This allows you to work within the budget.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 11, 2014

Englewood Construction is currently negotiating a contract with Mrs. Green’s to convert former Fox and Obel in Chicago. Like most businesses, the commercial construction industry is a relationship business. For us, this arrangement is far more preferable to the common competitive bid process. Setting expectations.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 4, 2023

In today’s construction industry, the success of your projects hinges on investing in the right digital and technological solutions. Such solutions play a vital role in different phases and areas of construction, including on-site coordination, execution, safety, communication, etc. This allows you to work within the budget.

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Software Software Construction Budgeting 78

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Traditional design-bid-build or lowest bid. #2. Using national average cost data, historical costs, area cost factors, or parametric costs to determine cost, material, schedule, and labor requirements. #3. Repair, Renovation, Construction Cost Data. Here what doesn’t work… #1.

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Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

The term construction project management can be used to describe a vast number of tasks, roles and responsibilities. Read more: How to reduce construction delays by more than 20%. Construction Management 101. For the definition of construction project management, it’s basically PMI’s definition in the construction context.

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Lets Build

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The Association of Professional Builders’ 2022 annual report on the state of residential construction included some alarming findings: Almost one-third of global residential construction projects were delivered late in 2021. Free ebook: Quick guide to Lean practices for construction professionals. Industrialisation. They won’t.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Stan constantly struggles with the demands of owning and managing his business, from working on bids, estimating, ordering materials and scheduling 25 field workers to coordinating equipment, fielding phone calls and visiting jobsites daily.

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Cash Flow Bidding Schedule Estimating 203

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 19, 2017

When a job is behind schedule, it impacts everybody on the project, and likely the next scheduled project or build. Working with integrated construction software can keep everyone on the same page, jobs and duties on time, equipment and worker status visible, and timelines transparent. Subcontractor schedules.

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Viewpoint Construction Schedule Estimating 212

Fieldwire

MARCH 5, 2024

To say that winning bids is the key to success in construction is a half-truth. Subcontractors getting awarded a contract spells financial disaster if the bid is too high to be competitive or too low to be profitable. Bidding on projects you have yet to gain experience in can broaden your horizons.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 24, 2019

The construction industry collects mounds of data. As business technologies grow across all industries and younger, more data-informed professionals enter the construction workspace, contractors are diving deeper into their data by deploying business intelligence solutions in construction that fuel real-time analytics.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 16, 2022

In construction, however, some courts have held that the type of contract delivery method do not change the treatment of the other contract clauses, such as the applicability of a differing site conditions clause. 25, 2018) involved the construction of a biolab facility at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Appeal of John C. Grimberg Co.,

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 23, 2019

6 reasons your construction projects are not being completed on time and how to avoid them. It’s both frustrating and costly for contractors when a construction project is postponed. There are some reasons, like weather that are beyond your control, but most construction project delays can be avoided. Budget Inaccuracies.

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Construction Software Software Estimating 208

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

And How to Avoid Construction Errors and Mistakes Altogether. When it comes to large construction projects, the last thing a contractor wants to deal with is a costly mistake that will cause them to absorb the repair costs into their budgets. Construction mistakes happen, but they can get costly–and fast. In the D.C.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2020

Ensuring COLLABORATION from Planning, through Procurement, through Project Delivery, and Beyond for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction requires an integrated outcome-focused process. The post IPD – Ensuring Construction COLLABORATION from Planning, through Procurement, through Project Delivery, and Beyond!

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Fieldwire

APRIL 11, 2022

Rework is a word no one wants to hear on a construction project. It typically means some portion of work has to be redone to fix a problem, often with adverse schedule and cost impacts. Planning and Scheduling Problems. Schedule issues can lead to numerous problems on projects, one of which is rework. Construction Errors.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 8, 2022

With projects facing rising material costs, crunched schedules and labor shortages, project delivery firms say owners are finding themselves at a fork in the road when it comes to design-bid-build versus alternative delivery models.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

I wouldn’t go so far as to call myself a control freak, but as a national general contractor, it’s part of the job description to be the one calling the shots and telling everyone what to do on a complex commercial construction project. One recent project we bid even had the pre-fabricated steel structure of a building as an OFI.

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Commercial Management Project Management Construction 156

Wolgast Corporation

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A larger building can typically be constructed at a lesser square footage price than a smaller building. The overall price tag may be more, but a bigger building will get better value per square foot than a littler building, based on similar material selection. This information can help an owner plan for their business’ future.

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Estimating Plans Materials Permits 126

Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Running a successful construction firm is by no means an easy task. Who’s Delivering ERP Solutions for Construction? To answer this question, we’ve partnered with analysts and technology experts, the Business Software Education Center , to explore the top ERP solutions for growing construction firms.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 12, 2014

Theres no question about it, commercial construction is back in a big way in the Chicago area, as Crains Chicago Business recently reported in a story featuring Englewood Construction , activity of is up 16 percent when compared to the same time period last year for all commercial construction. Scheduling.

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Chicago Commercial Construction Remodeling 278

Levelset

JULY 11, 2022

There is no shortage of work in the construction industry right now. Delayed payment is felt by nearly 90% of contractors, according to Levelset’s 2021 Construction Cash Flow & Payment Report. Delayed payment is felt by nearly 90% of contractors, according to Levelset’s 2021 Construction Cash Flow & Payment Report.

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Stok

JUNE 27, 2018

That foundation is a detailed schedule and budget, created and owned by the Project Manager, with input from consultants and contractors, and approved by the Client. To start, here are key considerations to take when creating the Master Schedule, prioritized by stok’s Project Managers : 1. This consideration is too often overlooked.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In an era of rising costs and new technology, here’s how to bring more accuracy to construction estimating. . When it comes time to kick off a new construction job, an accurate estimate is the first step toward project success. What is a Construction Estimate? Usually, an accurate estimate is set before you place a bid.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 26, 2022

From Chicago to London, May is full of virtual and in-person construction events worth attending. Focal points include design, manufacturing, bidding strategies for subcontractors, and how to tackle workforce challenges as an owner among much more. May 2022 Construction Webinars. Learn from construction veteran Barbara L.

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