HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

As commercial construction news reports say business continues to pick up, we are happy to see some new faces around the office at Englewood Construction. That’s right; we are adding staff to our national commercial general contracting firm in what has been a very robust period of activity.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 18, 2011

January is a great time to create a commercial construction checklist of resolutions to help improve your commercial real estate business in the coming year. Don’t always take the lowest bid. Schedule a commercial construction preventive maintenance visit. While bidding on the commercial construction remodel of a 500+ sq.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 22, 2011

As 2011 comes to a close, it’s time for us to look back on the commercial construction building trends , news and projects of this past year and share our thoughts on the highs and lows in the industry. In fact, our commercial construction budget work was back to 2008 levels. And some firms had 11 GCs bid on jobs.

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HardHatChat

JUNE 21, 2012

Observations and Conversations about Commercial Construction, Development and Management. What are Today’s Best New Retail Developments? I get asked a lot about commercial construction trends. Recently someone asked me: “What is the best retail center to build today?”. Construction budgets can make or break a deal.

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Retail Commercial Chicago Leases 216

HardHatChat

MAY 31, 2012

Don't forget to vet your general contractor's background and experience when reviewing bids. This quartet from Englewood Construction has almost 100 years of combined commercial construction experience among them -- (l to r) Chuck Taylor, Bill Di Santo, Kim Redmond and Rod Frank. Playing fair starts at the top.

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Wolgast Corporation

JANUARY 12, 2023

In this process, the client or business owner holds contracts with the prime contractors, but by teaming with the Architect and Construction Manager, the supervision, budget and schedule monitoring, quality and overall progress are conducted for the client by experts who do this every day.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With December here, it’s time for our annual post reviewing some of the positives – as well as a few of the challenges – that shaped the commercial construction business in the past year. Here’s a look at our top 2016 commercial construction “highs” and “lows”: Low: Mall Retail Tenants Choose Local over National.

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Commercial Retail Construction Chicago 156

HardHatChat

AUGUST 31, 2011

I don’t know if the cupcakes were made from scratch or out of a box, but they were the best damn cupcakes for one simple reason – they reminded us how important our jobs are and that commercial construction projects touch the lives of everyone big and small. What about satisfied commercial construction client testimonials?

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HardHatChat

MAY 18, 2011

While I think everyone in the retail industry likes to hear news that 2011 retail sales are up – as it usually means new retail construction projects are in the pipeline – it’s still tough for shopping center landlords to make deals work with retail tenants. This is most popular with big retail leases in 2011.

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Commercial Retail Construction Bidding 184

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Working with a client on a design-assist or design-build basis, as Englewood Construction is with the reimagining of Stratford Square Mall, allows the commercial contractor to provide valuable input during the initial planning stages. Design-assist is a bit of a hybrid of the design-build process.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 17, 2010

I’ll say it again, 2010 was a rebuilding year for the commercial construction industry. So I’ve created a commercial construction checklist for what we considered the highs and lows of 2010 commercial construction trends. There are still far too many distressed commercial properties on the market.

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Commercial Retail Construction Chicago 196

HardHatChat

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Writing our annual “Highs and Lows” commercial construction blog post was a bit more difficult this year because, on the whole, 2015 was pretty great for Englewood Construction and many others in the construction industry. Yet despite all its positives, 2015 wasn’t without its commercial construction challenges.

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Commercial Industrial Retail Construction 120

HardHatChat

JULY 19, 2011

It’s a mixed bag of commercial construction news for shopping center developement. On one hand, retail sales continue to show improvement from last year, yet the suburban shopping mall – or at least the traditional enclosed shopping mall – seems to be on the way out. Most retailers today want less space.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Value-based retailers like hhgregg, Ross Dress for Less and Savers should experience construction growth in 2012. It’s that time of year when our team predicts the 2012 commercial construction trends – from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction.

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Commercial Retail Chicago Construction 179

HardHatChat

JUNE 23, 2015

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 Contractors Bidding Negotiation 120

HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Englewood Construction is an expert in winter condition commercial construction practices. While most businesses, including commercial construction projects, were closed on Wednesday, Feb. After all, shopping center landlords, restaurants and retailers couldn’t afford to be closed two days in a row. Same with brick and mortar.

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Chicago Commercial Retail Construction 196

HardHatChat

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Commercial construction contractors can save clients thousands of dollars by knowing the right time to buy certain materials. I heard a Home Depot ad on the radio recently targeted to commercial general contractors that made me pause. On the surface, the ad is true – buying building materials in bulk is cheaper.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Value-based retailers like hhgregg, Ross Dress for Less and Savers should experience construction growth in 2012. It’s that time of year when our team predicts the commercial construction trends for the upcoming year– from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction.

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Commercial Retail Construction Chicago 120

HardHatChat

AUGUST 21, 2012

The difference is we weren’t on vacation; we were bidding new restaurant and hotel construction jobs to keep up with the thousands of new residents moving to the area due to the oil boom. Wouldn’t it be easier to hire a local commercial contractor? I’m glad you asked. It needs to be apples to apples. Bill Di Santo.

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Commercial Contractors Retail Construction 214

HardHatChat

JANUARY 19, 2010

The same can be said of the relationship between commercial general contractor and subcontractor. We GCs may think we’re the star, but we all know the most successful commercial construction project s require great subcontractors. Without the best bid, we can’t win the project. Most importantly, pay your subs on time.

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Commercial Bidding Construction Retail 192

Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Whether your construction is a simple house upgrade or a commercial remodeling, a wrong contractor can frustrate your efforts and waste a lot of time, money and energy. For example, if you are looking to build a commercial retail and office space, it would probably be a bad idea to hire a contractor with a home improvement license only.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

But what I want to do is tell you what you may not know about the retail space construction of this Zara store and how to apply this information to your next retail construction project. 1. Hidden traps in retail construction approval process. But Zara is from Spain and their architect is in Canada. 2. The holy trinity.

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Retail Michigan Chicago Construction 176

HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

We were pulling a feeder cable through a Chicago retail construction project when we heard the explosion. At one point or another, even the best Chicago commercial construction contractors are susceptible to a construction site demon. Find the original general commercial contractor of your project site. What the heck happened?

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CSI Commercial Site Retail 136

HardHatChat

MARCH 17, 2015

All signs have been pointing to a robust commercial construction pipeline, with activity consistently on the rise. In fact, last year, the value of all commercial construction contracts signed in the Chicago area was close to $10.6 billion, an 18 percent jump over 2013, according to Dodge Data & Analytics, a New York research firm.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 23, 2010

After all, that’s what happens when you work as a shopping center general contractor as well as a national retail contractor. You hear the good, bad and ugly from shopping center landlords, mall and retail developers, architects and subcontractors. Allow design and construction teams to interact early with jurisdictional authorities.

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Retail Construction Bidding Contractors 174

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

How would you like to “find” thousands of dollars in your operating budget? How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? And without anything to print, then there’s nothing to mail – no more fees for overnight bid-request mailings. All you need to do is answer a couple questions.

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Commercial Documentation Construction Project Management 120

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

As a shopping center landlord or retail developer, you might find yourself with a big empty retail space you need fill – especially if you had Borders or Circuit City as a tenant. became a multi-tenant commercial construction job…. The answer is none. If your GC doesn’t know that rule, don’t work with them.

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Retail Commercial Budgeting Budget 218

Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 4, 2016

Consider, for example, this posting describing 2015 Commercial Construction Highs and Lows. Low – Retail’s Continued Slump. The retail construction sector was one of our “lows” in our 2014 “Highs and Lows” blog post, and unfortunately it made the list again this year. Low – Subcontractor Pricing Returns to Pre-Recession Levels.

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Contractors Retail US Management 48

GCP Applied Technologies

JANUARY 9, 2019

Choosing flooring Retail environments. Contractors are under pressure to complete projects on ever-shorter schedules with ever-tighter budgets. Testing concrete slabs for moisture is a standard requirement today for nearly all new construction, both commercial and residential. Flooring for retail environments.

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Concrete Retail Schedule Renovating 92

GCP Applied Technologies

JANUARY 9, 2019

Choosing flooring Retail environments. Contractors are under pressure to complete projects on ever-shorter schedules with ever-tighter budgets. Testing concrete slabs for moisture is a standard requirement today for nearly all new construction, both commercial and residential. Flooring for retail environments.

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Concrete Retail Schedule Renovating 60

GCP Applied Technologies

JANUARY 9, 2019

Choosing flooring Retail environments. Contractors are under pressure to complete projects on ever-shorter schedules with ever-tighter budgets. Testing concrete slabs for moisture is a standard requirement today for nearly all new construction, both commercial and residential. Flooring for retail environments.

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Concrete Schedule Retail Renovating 84

Chianelli Estimating

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The goal of building a single-family home is to not only build to specification while remaining on-time and on-budget but to do so in a way that adheres to local and state regulations. They are: Scope and Budget. More specifically, the scope and budget sub-phase. The project and its sub-projects are bid-out.

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Construction Procurement Budgeting Budget 60

CivilJungle

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The tendering process begins with a request for bids and finishes with an ordinary valuation resolution of a single company, creating a tender success of the project. While the buyers have a base at the pre-bids stage, the users will handle an expert to discuss the work assistance. The tendering process advances ambitious retail.

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Business Facilities

JULY 6, 2016

Under the leadership of Chairman Cronin, it operates an accountable, efficient and transparent government—with a balanced and responsible budget. It is what has allowed the organization to attract the variety of businesses that make up their diverse economy—from technology to manufacturing, retail, warehousing, healthcare and more.

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Roads Airports Indiana Transportation 41

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 8, 2016

Commercial District Revolving Loan Funds: ESD has capitalized over $600,000, making funds available to five community-based corporations to administer and make loans to small retail and service businesses in their service areas. Research and development, high technology, service and other non-retail commercial enterprises.

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New York Finance Products Commercial 40

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

In short, project teams, including owners, better deliver structures according to their capabilities, requirements, timelines, and budgets. 00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids. 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid. 00 24 13 Scopes of Bids. Scopes of Bids (Multiple Contracts). Scopes of Bids (Multiple-Prime Contract).

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Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

In short, project teams, including owners, better deliver structures to according to their capabilities, requirements, timelines, and budgets. 00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids. 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid. 00 24 13 Scopes of Bids. Scopes of Bids (Multiple Contracts). Scopes of Bids (Multiple-Prime Contract).

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Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 40