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Commercial Construction Best-Practices: How to Avoid Scandals

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Workers remove wall panels from a high rise to accommodate new windows for one of the many projects Englewood Construction negotiates with its clients. Be sure to check references of general contractors before entering into a negotiated or competitive bid situation. That’s a given. That should make a client nervous.

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Preferred bidders unveiled for £10bn electricity network deal

Construction Enquirer

Work will provide the overhead lines, underground cables and substations required to redevelop the transmission network in the north of Scotland between now and 2030. Murphy & Sons, Wood Power Solutions, Omexom Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Burns & McDonnell, Morrison Energy Services, Linxon, IQA and NKT have all been selected.

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Consistent Delivery of On-time, On-Budget, Quality Renovation, Repair, and Construction

Job Order Contracting

Consistent Delivery of On-time, On-Budget, Quality Renovation, Repair, and Construction is available to any competent real property owner that demonstrates leadership. LEAN Collaborative Construction is the delivery tools for owners, builders, and other stakeholders that wish to consistently deliver quality projects on-time and on-budget.

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Persimmon targets subcontractors in cost-cutting drive

Construction Enquirer

” This includes reviewing construction methods and using Persimmon’s own brick and tile products more widely. ” He said: “Regular interrogation of build processes, product specifications and subcontractors will drive opportunities for savings, as will on-going overhead reviews.”

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Army Job Order Contracts FAIL to meet AFARS requirements MOST OF THE TIME

Job Order Contracting

The J OCPB (JOC Price Book: reflects the current local costs in detail for construction tasks expected to be performed in the geographical area of the base contract with the primary use of developing a detailed line-item price. Army Job Order Contracts fail to meet critical AFARS requirements most of the time. 5117.9001 Definitions.

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Types of Capital for Construction Businesses

Levelset

Construction companies need capital to get off the ground, stay in business, and keep growing. Several different types of capital — working capital , debt capital , and equity capital — are common in the construction industry. Construction companies need a solid understanding of capital to run a successful business. .

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Pricing of Construction Claims and Change Orders

Construction Dive

By Paul Levin Pricing of claims and change orders falls into two categories: forward pricing, where the price and time is negotiated before the work is done; and post pricing -- pricing and schedule adjustments made during or after performance of the work. Many different methodologies have been used to successfully price claims. Read more.'