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JULY 20, 2011

Around a quarter of firms plan to expand their nontraditional services (like consulting, expert testimony, or facilities management), expand the design disciplines they offer (interiors, landscape design), or begin offering or expanding their design/build or construction services. Scarlett Consulting. We have added some staff.

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MAY 11, 2012

Architecture firms have reported growth in the value of new design/design-build contracts for the last three months. • For the first time in four years there is a definite increase in contracted workload, and the feeling that this could continue. Scarlett Consulting. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).

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JUNE 19, 2012

Indicators of future work, such as inquiries into new projects and the value of new design contracts, continued to expand in April, but the pace of growth has slowed in recent months, indicating that there may be less future work in the pipeline as well. Scarlett Consulting. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Read the contract closely. Scarlett Consulting. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Seek first to understand the facts and the situation. Then, lead decisively. Minimize unnecessary effort/cost. Practice triage. Focus on what matters most. Conserve your time for the most essential decisions. Ford Harding blog.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Issue timely change orders (even if there is no cost) to support an iterative and incremental approach based on customer collaboration rather than contract negotiation. Scarlett Consulting. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Use evolutionary methods. Test your understanding by re-planning when necessary.

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Any drafting work done in-house is completed by contract draftsmen rather than permanent staff. Scarlett Consulting. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Most projects are completed in association with a local architect. Ford Harding blog. The Marketing and Business Blog. BIMformation.com. BuiltEnvironment.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

While billings remain low, and the value of new design contracts fell this month, inquiries into new projects remain strong. Scarlett Consulting. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). The ABI registered a score of 49.4 in October; slightly higher than the 46.9 posted in August. Ford Harding blog. BIMformation.com.

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JULY 27, 2012

We have had a flurry of contracts signed, but most are for work that had been previously delayed. [It’s] Scarlett Consulting. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). This month, Work-on-the-Boards participants are saying: Activity has slowed over the last 60 days. Ford Harding blog. BIMformation.com. GreenSource.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

• “Architectural firms are willing to go out on a limb to provide services in advance of contracts, and are cutting fees to get on board--not good strategies for [the] long-term health of their firm or the profession.” Scarlett Consulting. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Ford Harding blog.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 13, 2021

The contractor is required to build the project in complete compliance with the drawings, specifications, and other contract documents (Figure 1). In design-build, the owner typically enters into a single prime contract with an entity called the design-builder that is responsible for both designing and building the project.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Although the values of new design contracts have weakened, this will hopefully mean more of these inquiries will turn into work in the months to come. Scarlett Consulting. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Regionally, business conditions have worsened in across the country. Ford Harding blog. BIMformation.com.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Scarlett Consulting. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Ford Harding blog. The Marketing and Business Blog. BIMformation.com. BuiltEnvironment. AECBytes.com. Public Works Solutions. Building Design & Construction. Architect magazine. Architectural Record. Environmental Design & Construction. GreenSource.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

While the majority of firms are still reporting a decrease in actual contracts signed, inquiries into new projects continue to grow and more firms reported an increase contracts in August than in the month of July. One-person firm in the West, residential specialization • Owners are taking longer to begin contracts.

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MARCH 13, 2012

Firms specializing in residential, commercial/industrial, and institutional projects all registered gains, while mixed-practice firms (ones without a majority of their billings in any single major construction sector) were still contracting. Scarlett Consulting. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). BIMformation.com.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

Some projects already under contract have been slow to get the owner to agree to finalize and send out to bid. Scarlett Consulting. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Firms that held on with government work are now slowing down significantly. —7-person firm in the West, residential specialization.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Eight sectors reported growth and eight, including construction reported contraction. Scarlett Consulting. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Relatively few commodity price movements were reported. Ford Harding blog. The Marketing and Business Blog. BIMformation.com. BuiltEnvironment. AECBytes.com. GreenSource.

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