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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

HardHatChat

While we do our best to provide budget estimates that are as accurate as possible, there are inevitably times when projects bids come in higher than the client expected, or that unanticipated costs push the job over-budget. But in reality, the quality of plans we receive to work with at this stage varies widely.

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

HardHatChat

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. Project Plans Are Not Fully Finalized.

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An Introduction to the Different Types of Construction Drawings

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Anyone who works in the construction industry is intimately familiar with different types of construction drawings. Here’s a simple primer for understanding the differences and the roles each type of drawing plays in the construction process. What Are Construction Drawings? But can you define the differences between them?

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Three Easy Steps to Building a Commercial Building

Wolgast Corporation

Three-Phases to Design-Build Construction: Preliminary Design and Estimating Detailed Construction Drawings and Bidding Construction Step One/Phase I – Preliminary Design and Estimating In this First Step or Phase our Architect develops plans based on a needs analysis meeting with the building owner and representatives for a nominal fee.

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Integrated Project Delivery Software and Support Services

Job Order Contracting

Integrated project delivery software and support services embed robust LEAN planning, procurement and project delivery processes within a common data and cloud technology environment. Upload and share documents and make them available to your whole team – including PDF, Word and Excel files, images and videos.

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3 Tips On How To Find The Perfect Commercial Construction Contractor… And Be A Great Construction Client

HardHatChat

Providing a clear scope of work and investing in quality architectural drawings are key to a successful client-contractor relationship, according to Englewood Construction. Be Selective in the Bidding Process If the project is a competitive bid, some clients are tempted to send it out for pricing to a laundry list of construction firms.

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Your Guide to Preconstruction Planning

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The most impressive structures and facilities we see today are likely a result of meticulous and well-coordinated planning that took place before the project broke ground. . Well-executed projects stem from proper p reconstruction planning , a process that’s carried out before the actual construction begins. Keeps Stakeholders Aligned.

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