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9 Keys to Building a Reliable Commercial Construction Subcontractor Network

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As anyone in the commercial construction industry knows, reliable, responsive, and skilled subcontractors are the lifeblood of our business. This is critical when it comes to ground-up excavation, concrete, and the MEP trades to all facets of carpentry or finished trades such as flooring and painting.

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Commercial Construction Best-Practices: How to Avoid Scandals

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Be sure to check references of general contractors before entering into a negotiated or competitive bid situation. We never like it when scandal rocks the commercial construction industry. A properly-sized commercial general contractor is going to maintain a certain amount of overhead. That should make a client nervous.

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Retail Flagship Store Construction Projects: Challenges and Considerations

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Flagship retail stores in busy urban shopping districts, such as this Zara location Englewood built out on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, present their own unique set of construction considerations. Some great examples of this are the variety of restaurant and retail build-outs we’ve completed up and down Chicago’s Michigan Avenue.

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Understanding Today’s Separation of Landlord and Commercial Tenant Construction

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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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Wolgast’s 5 Types of Commercial Construction Services

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Additionally, we have crews on staff to self-perform site work, concrete, rough and finish carpentry, and millwork when it benefits the customer. GC is a preferred method by some business owners (without Construction Managers on staff) who aren’t aware that we do the competitive bidding for them when it comes to DB and CM. Restoration.

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Commercial Construction Checklist on Beating the Next Chicago Blizzard

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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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Retail Construction: 3 Construction Cost-Savings Tips for De-malling a Shopping Mall

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For those familiar with Chicago retail construction , think back a couple of years to when the dated Orland Park Place interior mall underwent construction and turned itself inside out to became one of the area’s most successful outdoor shopping centers. Concrete slabs – only cut as needed to accommodate tenants. Bill Di Santo.

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