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Improving Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery

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Strategic alignment (links between operational performance and strategic factors), and profitability/cost control and/or resource maximization are initial area of focus and should be regularly monitored. Operational input/output measurements such as productivity, volume, lead-time, flexibility, amount of work-in process, and quality.

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Assignment of Benefits for Contractors: Pros & Cons of Accepting an AOB

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An assignment of benefits , or AOB, is an agreement to transfer insurance claim rights to a third party. A property owner and contractor can set up an assignment of benefits in two steps: The owner and the contractor sign an AOB agreement The contractor sends the AOB to the insurance company. The AOB agreements need to be in writing.

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Marketing In The Construction Industry – Everything You Need To Know

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They have a contractual agreement with the owner, but no contract authority over the trade or specialty contractors. But if that owner is building a new office complex, they’ll enter into an agreement with a general contractor who will then subcontract pieces of the work to trade or specialty contractors. Best Value. Negotiated.

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Common Types of Construction Contracts And Their Use

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Contractors and owners are used to working under this type of agreement. A construction management contract is an agreement between an owner and a contractor that allows the contractor to take a leadership role on the project. Widely Adopted – there’s a familiarity within the industry. Regardless, here’s a rundown: PROS.

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Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders.

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Construction Project Delivery Comparison. Construction Project Delivery Overview & Comparison. Bid shopping can occur and actual overhead and profit amounts are unknown. High initial set up costs make DB suitable only for major new construction Not a fully collaborative multiparty agreement. Design-Bid-Build.

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Recent Downturn in Architecture Firm Billings Accelerates

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While respondents report that the amount of coverage their firms carry has changed little over the last three years, nearly twice the number of firms added or increased coverage in comparison to the amount of firms that eliminated or reduced coverage. XL Insurance Enters Collaborative Agreement With P. Presenting the Ideal You.

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Contractor Marketing That Works: How to Multiply Your Leads

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He closes half of those for a Maintenance Agreement. The average customer acquisition cost is $275, so this is mighty cheap by comparison, and you only “pay” when they pay you. Can 11% More Profit Really Be This Easy? ” Actually, you’re already paying more than that. You did, didn’t you?),