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How Trusting Relationships Build Better Commercial Construction Projects

HardHatChat

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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Bringing Industry Expertise to Your Doorstep: A Peek at Viewpoint’s 2019 Digital Contractor Roadshow Speakers

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Last year , we visited more than 20 cities and enjoyed networking and learning about construction industry trends and challenges with over 600 contractors across the United States. That’s right, you not only get to learn directly from industry experts, you also get credit for the time you spend investing in your industry knowledge.

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Report reveals industry unprepared for growing pressures

Construction Law

Some interesting insights on the state of the industry and its contractual relationships emerge from the RIBA Construction Contracts and Law report (see News), the first since 2018. What do the results of the survey tell us then? Over 25% of respondents said they had been involved in at least one dispute in the previous year.

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The New Normal: Commercial Construction Continues in Unprecedented COVID-19 Times

HardHatChat

This is undoubtedly an unprecedented time in our country as efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) are impacting all of us on both personal and professional levels. We also have a pipeline of projects in preconstruction services or under negotiation, and those functions continue uninterrupted. Bill Di Santo.

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

HardHatChat

We also always recommend our clients invest in a proper existing conditions survey, which will alert us to any site issues we’ll need to mitigate and plan for in the budget. It’s well-worth the investment when it boils down to giving us the information we need to create an accurate budget.

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Sparks agree 7% wage increase from 2024

Construction Enquirer

The two-year deal for the industry also includes a 5% uptick in rates from 2025. Electrical Contractors’ Association chief negotiator Andrew Hutchins said: “The last few years have been difficult, and it is beneficial to have some certainty at a time when the wider economy is unpredictable.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Nate Schuetz, Construction Manager at Saltbox

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The construction industry has seen impressive growth over the last several decades, and with that growth has come major opportunities for those who want to take advantage of them. Walk us through your career and what led you to become Construction Manager. It happened by chance. I joined as a Sr. It’s robust and also super intuitive.