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Six Ways to Control Rising Commercial Construction Costs

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Construction season is upon us, and you know what that means…rising commercial construction costs. The summer always brings more commercial construction activity, more bids, and, as a result, higher pricing. The best general contractors can help soften the blow of price escalations through best practices and being savvy.

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Client Relationships: 3 Reasons You Should Listen If Your Commercial Contractor Tells You No

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Working with a commercial contractor on a negotiated-bid basis, as Englewood Construction does with long-term client American Girl, can minimize the likelihood you’ll hear “no” from your GC during the bidding process. As a national commercial contractor , we are first and foremost in the business of customer service.

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Commercial Construction Checklist for Reviving Stalled Commercial Projects

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It’s not just foreclosed homes that are looking like a bargain to real estate investors in today’s market, but also distressed commercial assets. Here are just a couple things that the best commercial contractors will know need to be answered before you consider taking over a distressed construction project.

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Retail Development: Top 5 Reasons for Shopping Mall Owners to Work with a Construction and Asset Management Firm

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For savvy commercial real estate investors and venture funds, terrific opportunities exist today to purchase and reposition underperforming shopping malls. Investors are finding significant bargains on well-located shopping malls in high-density areas with strong consumer demographics. 3) Knowledge of real-time construction costs.

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Lessons learned in masonry: Presenting 10 useful tips from the field

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Minimizing how often a brick is handled is important not only for chippage, but also for the productivity of a mason contractor, since the time spent on transportation logistics can quickly add up. Imagine inspecting a commercial project with 100,000 bricks, which would have nearly a mile-and-a-half of mortar joints.

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Fraud as an Exception to the Economic Loss Doctrine: Changing Trends in Colorado and Tennessee

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But two recent state-court decisions evidence a change in that trend: Both held that the Economic Loss Doctrine bars fraud claims because parties to a commercial contract — often sophisticated and represented by counsel — allocate risk, prescribe damages, and rely on the terms of the bargain. Commercial Painting Co.

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Six Virtual Contractor Bookkeeper Traps

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At networking events, construction contractors have asked me if we are cheaper than a virtual bookkeeper is. The time contractors save can be used to do things only they can do like meeting with clients, scheduling jobs and riding herd over apprentices. There is a HUGE DIFFERENCE between a virtual assistant and a virtual bookkeeper.