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How to Write Tight Subcontracts

Construction Business Owner

Starting projects with excellent subcontractors and detailed subcontracts will help you make more money, finish faster and reduce field issues. When this happens, your team will encounter disputes, change order requests, late schedules and holes in the budget.

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Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

Job Order Contracting

Controlling construction costs is not rocket science, nor does it involve time travel. Any real property owner can control construction costs for facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects. Consistently delivering quality projects on time and on budget simply requires leadership, accountability, and commitment.

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LEAN construction cost estimating

Job Order Contracting

LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance. Eighty percent (80%) of all construction projects are late, over-budget, or incorrectly completed. Like most things these days, LEAN construction is a simple concept that has been complicated by hype, ignorance, and/or the well-intentioned but potentially misguided.

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Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders.

Job Order Contracting

Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders… possible? Only two of the following construction delivery methods are LEAN. Construction Project Delivery Comparison. Do you know which they are? Advantages.

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5 Types of Subcontractor Software Transforming the Trades 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Subcontracting is a time-honored tradition. The masons, architects, blacksmiths, and painters then managed their little corners of construction, freeing the overseer to do their thing. . Plus, the risk in construction is increasing. Collaboration is always vital, but it takes on a particular relevance in construction.

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Keep Construction Office & Operations Teams Happy with These ERP & Financial Integrations  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Until recently, software applications for managing the finances of construction paid little attention to anyone outside of the back office. GCs, subs, owners, and designers all connected by technology) has gained broader acceptance in construction projects. Additionally, third-party stakeholder collaboration (e.g.,

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Construction Financial Reporting – Why It’s Important and How To Do It

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When someone thinks of the excitement of constructing a new building, financial reporting immediately comes to mind. Nevertheless it an important part of any construction project. These reports should summarize the overall budget, potential change orders, cash flow, risks and more. We’re kidding of course.