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What are Preliminaries in Construction Contracts?

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Most construction companies, project managers , and contractors will deal with preliminaries in their construction contracts. These preliminaries, also called prelims, cover costs for an entire construction project—not for specific work sections or activities. What do preliminaries in construction mean?

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Do Roofers Have to Wear Hard Hats?

Work Gearz

Simply one who works on the roofs in a construction site! To be more precise, a roofer might be a roofing contractor or a roof mechanic who builds roofs in a construction site. But after all, they are construction workers! Who are roofers? Sometimes they repair and replace roofs of buildings and sometimes they install new roofs!

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The Unique Challenges of Procurement Planning for Construction Companies

ProcurementExpress.com

Construction teams face unique procurement challenges due to the complex nature of the business. You’re dealing with subcontractors, labor shortages, sourcing, and multiple projects on multiple deadlines. With that in mind, construction companies need to invest in a few things.

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The Unique Challenges of Procurement Planning for Construction Companies

ProcurementExpress.com

Construction teams face unique procurement challenges due to the complex nature of the business. You’re dealing with subcontractors, labor shortages, sourcing, and multiple projects on multiple deadlines. With that in mind, construction companies need to invest in a few things.

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Measurement Fails in Business, Part II: Real-World Examples and Solutions

Pro Builder

To balance the material coming in, the gambit was to make deals and trade ingots, mostly on paper, with another mill. I wonder how often the Pittsburgh decision-makers were overhead proclaiming “The numbers don’t lie! Then dad returns on Tuesday morning to talk pricing and ask about available deals. Measurement Fails, Part I.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Mark It Up!

Rory Woolsey

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. “ What are the” appropriate” markups for overhead, profit and contingency when budgeting facilities construction projects?” We deal with them all the time. Thursday, May 31, 2012. Mark It Up!

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Costing Construction

Rory Woolsey

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. Costing Construction. Thrifty, speedy estimating software coupled with unit cost construction data does NOT an accurate estimate make!!! Choosing, Clicking, and dragging is not construction estimating. Wednesday, April 4, 2012.