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Commercial Construction Tips: Six Best Practice Resolutions for 2011

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Bill Di Santo (right) overseeing a design-build project for Englewood Construction. Working with design-build GCs is a good resolution for 2011. Or better yet, hire a design-build general contractor. Design-build general contractor should also perform exploratory work up front, before you pay for architectural plans.

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PSMJ Resources Inc. Finds that A/E Billing Rates Decreased in 2010 as Firms Fell Victim to Pricing Pressure

PSMJ Resources

the premier management consulting firm for the A/E/C (architecture/ engineering/construction) industries, today announced that billing rates for most management positions either held steady or decreased during 2010 and 2011 after increasing in 2006, 2007, and 2009.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

More often than not, an architect will speak to the program, aesthetics, function, form and capabilities of their design. An engineer will speak to the soundess of structure and the lasting value inherent in a given building that they have helped design. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010.

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A great Seminar on Construction Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

A two day upcoming seminar on best estimating practices and real-life problems will be held on 8th & 9th September, 2010 at Omni Jacksonville Hotel, 245 Water St Jacksonville, FL 32202. who deal with facilities planning, design, construction or involved with estimating and negotiating facility job order contracts.

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5 Marketing Responsibilities for Every Project Manager

PSMJ Resources

Negotiate Good Fees: Just as your PMs should take on developing. negotiate a solid fee, and then manage to meet or exceed the planned. Negotiate Good Fees: Just as your PMs should take on developing. negotiate a solid fee, and then manage to meet or exceed the planned. Building Design & Construction. It’s.

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SharePoint Savvy?

Carol Hagen

While Microsoft has indeed designed a flexible solution with more features and functions, it seems to have become Microsoft’s solution to all things social too. What SharePoint does best is collaboration when dealing with “working” documents like construction contract negotiations. These include: Persistent Links.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: 6 Common Project Management Practices of.

PSMJ Resources

PMs should have a key role in the development and negotiation of scope. This practice is essential for realistic budgeting, scheduling, easier negotiating, and to serve as a yardstick to monitor the progress of the project against the resources spent to date. Sullivan Kreiss Building Design Executive Search Blog. ► 2010.