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Commercial Construction Best-Practices: How to Avoid Scandals

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Workers remove wall panels from a high rise to accommodate new windows for one of the many projects Englewood Construction negotiates with its clients. Be sure to check references of general contractors before entering into a negotiated or competitive bid situation. It’s safe to assume that they are not going to work for free.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Losing Your Shirt.

Rory Woolsey

Not so funny if you have ever been at the management end of a tight timeline, in an old facility, around on-going operations with the concrete truck on its way and the formwork delayed because the backhoe is out of fuel!! Kaiser Constructors and has worked on projects ranging from heavy, military, industrial, commercial and residential.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Westgate, a new technology park adjacent to Crane, is developing several new commercial business sites. They are investing in a quality industrial, commercial and retail development on several hundred acres of land right off the interstate, with rail access and a shell building already under construction.” Chennault International.

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Exciting products and fresh directions

Cassell Construction Estimating

March finds the bid market slowing in many areas, but holding its own in a few areas. However some of our clientele reports that it’s still possible to bid a job with some profit, and actually get awarded the job. Job prices continue to plummet as marginal contracting firms fight for survival.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

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). 00 25 13 Pre-Bid Meetings. Existing Concrete Information. 00 41 00 Bid Forms. 00 41 63 Bid Form – Purchase Contract.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

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). 00 25 13 Pre-Bid Meetings. Existing Concrete Information. 00 41 00 Bid Forms. 00 41 63 Bid Form – Purchase Contract.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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The smaller commercial aerospace subsector helped offset these losses with a 17 percent increase in jobs in the same period. A few of these satisfied customers are: Piedmont Airlines (since l992); United Airlines (since 1994); Southwest Airlines (since 1996); Boeing Commercial Aircraft (since 1997); FedEx (since 1998); and A S A (since 2000).