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Construction quality management: Everything you need to know

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From ambient weather to subcontractor failures, construction projects can be derailed in numerous ways. From a builder’s perspective, many potential risk factors can be anticipated and pre-emptively resolved by developing a construction quality management plan. What is construction quality management? A game of risk.

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What is a submittal in construction? A comprehensive guide

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To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance. The submittals include samples, drawings, project data, material listings, quality assurance, etc. Each expert has a crucial role, including approving design changes, guiding the contractor, etc.

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What is a submittal in construction? A comprehensive guide

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To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance. The submittals include samples, drawings, project data, material listings, quality assurance, etc. Each expert has a crucial role, including approving design changes, guiding the contractor, etc.

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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. A general allowance for risk. For example: Provisional sums.

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What is a submittal in construction? A comprehensive guide

Lets Build

To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance. The submittals include samples, drawings, project data, material listings, quality assurance, etc. Each expert has a crucial role, including approving design changes, guiding the contractor, etc.

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Redefining Construction Document Management

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Aside from the obvious issues of being wasteful and bad for the environment, reliance on paper can lead to a host of other pitfalls : • Paper documents run a high risk of getting lost or misplaced, especially in the field. An entire project can come to a screeching halt while paper plans are replaced. Want to know more?

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5 tips to improve construction workforce management

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It’s also important not to forget about all of the administrative work that impacts your construction workforce management. Many construction companies and project managers continue to rely on manual processes to record data, allocate work, and keep track of their projects. Focus on safety.