HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

I wouldn’t go so far as to call myself a control freak, but as a national general contractor, it’s part of the job description to be the one calling the shots and telling everyone what to do on a complex commercial construction project. One recent project we bid even had the pre-fabricated steel structure of a building as an OFI.

Commercial 156

Commercial Management Project Management Construction 156

HardHatChat

JULY 11, 2013

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. If there is one aspect of a commercial construction job worth extra investment, it is the planning and drawing stage.

Commercial 276

Commercial Construction Bidding Chicago 276

Construction Enquirer

JULY 5, 2023

The whitepaper is aimed at those involved in planning, designing and procuring for major infrastructure programmes, including the construction industry, infrastructure owners and operators, in particular people involved in in scope development such as procurement and commercial directors, project managers and project planners.

Infrastructure 82

Infrastructure Bidding Procurement Risk 82

HardHatChat

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Behind-the-scenes team members – such as Englewood Construction’s CFO, Mary Davolt, who was recently honored as a CFO of the year by the Daily Herald – play a critical role in the success of a commercial construction firm. Recently our CFO, Mary Davolt, was honored as a CFO of the Year by suburban Chicago’s Daily Herald newspaper.

Commercial 120

Commercial Safety Construction Project Management 120

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Project Managers Responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and completion of construction projects. Coordinate and communicate with various stakeholders, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. Act as a liaison between clients, architects, and construction teams to ensure project success.

Construction 315

Construction Project Management Electrical Safety 315

Carol Hagen

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Update September 27, 2010: Project Manager views Job Alerts on iPad using Corecon Mobile. Update: Project Manager uses iPhone to access construction documentation. Construction Project Managers main line of communication is their mobile device. The list is impressive: iPhone 3G Project Menu.

Project Management 196

Project Management Mobility CoreCon Management 196

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The use of technology and apps for daily construction reporting, sharing photos and scheduling look-aheads has become common practice on today’s commercial construction job sites. We would send those drawings to a printer to copy enough sets to distribute to all the trade partners we were asking to bid the project – often 50 or 60 copies.

Commercial 144

Commercial Construction Bidding US 144

HardHatChat

JANUARY 17, 2017

A big part of going from a vendor to a partner is providing insightful counsel and realistic expectations at all stages of a commercial construction project – even if it isn’t necessarily what the client wants to hear. Streamline our processes.

Commercial 156

Commercial Contractors Bidding Spirit 156

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.

Commercial 156

Commercial Retail Construction Chicago 156

Construction Cost Estimating

APRIL 3, 2017

The software can handle the whole project lifecycle from bid to project completion by providing all-in-one solution for estimating, project management, and accounting. ProContractor is a useful construction software developed by Viewpoint. So, incomparable accuracy can be achieved.

Estimating 40

Estimating Project Management Bidding Management 40

Carol Hagen

MARCH 4, 2011

For instance, Corecon, a construction project management and estimating system. Their Corecon mobile login provides the project manager access to his projects, job financials, documentation, correspondence, contacts, etc and a way to update directly from the field.

Project Management 111

Project Management CoreCon Management iPad 111

HardHatChat

APRIL 12, 2016

The other day I was talking with a Chicago-area client who didn’t realize Englewood is a national general contractor that manages national commercial construction projects across the country. At Englewood, we employ a stable of superintendents who specialize in managing projects on the road.

Commercial 120

Commercial Contractors Management New York City 120

HardHatChat

JUNE 15, 2010

It amazes me in today’s commercial real estate market when I hear commercial construction news about companies or people who just phone it in with their commercial construction services. Do your commercial construction vendors respond to your requests quickly or do they keep you waiting? Baldwick’s. Response Time.

Commercial 180

Commercial Contractors Construction Retail 180

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? By moving to a paperless project management software system. Simply put, the paperless construction project management system we implemented houses all documentation for each of our jobs in one electronic folder hosted on our web site.

Commercial 120

Commercial Documentation Construction Project Management 120

Construction Cost Estimating

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Several useful applications emerges out which can make your construction project management process superior from project planning to achievement. The following are some newest applications useful for effective construction project management. utilized in a construction project.

Project Management 45

Project Management Management Construction Estimating 45

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 24, 2019

An organizational view and method of addressing needs rather than independent and unrelated projects. 4BT’s OpenJOC Job Order Contracting Solution is a program, not a project.) An organizational view and method of addressing needs rather than independent and unrelated projects. Step One: Acknowledge the problem.

Procurement 100

Procurement Sustainability Renovating Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 24, 2017

From an owner perspective stakeholders include senior management, project management, administrative, accounting, purchasing, building uses, and legal staff. If specifications do not exist, select industry standard commercial specifications (Arcon Masterspec, BSD SpecLink).

Contract 100

Contract CSI Software Software 100

Carol Hagen

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Whether you are a residential or commercial general contractor, Quickbooks is the most popular accounting software serving the construction industry in the United States. The challenge is achieving an integrated solution with estimating, scheduling and project management capabilities while addressing detailed job costing.

CoreCon 141

CoreCon Management Software Software 141

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2021

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8 (4,), 292-303. Application of lean principles and theory of constraints in project management. Paper presented at the meeting of the Project Management Asia Conference, Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore. Construction Management and Economics, 27(11), 1111-1128.

Construction 164

Construction Procurement Contract Management 164

Chianelli Estimating

APRIL 14, 2020

Commercial. ESTIMATING SERVICES – OUTSOURCE ESTIMATING – COMMERCIAL ESTIMATING. So what happens when the engine get restarted and the stalled construction sites reopen, projects that were put on hold will be back in the works and new jobs will be out for bid. We must all adapt to the new ways. Be Safe!

Construction 78

Construction Estimating Overhead Inspections 78

Lets Build

MAY 7, 2020

A change order is additional work or work omitted from the original construction plan, which completely changes the original contract amount and can have a direct effect on the project completion date. It may also compel the contractor or project manager to tackle crucial changes to the ongoing construction project.

Change Orders 141

Change Orders Construction Contract Schedule 141

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With the State of California encouraging housing development in commercial zones, these projects are prime opportunities for alleviating the housing crisis. What otherwise may have ended up as a bidding war, ultimately became a productive collaboration and serves as a national model for economic development.

Austin 105

Austin Sustainability San Francisco Site 105

Chianelli Estimating

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Many individuals have become more, perhaps a Construction Estimator, or a Commercial Estimator. In fact, residential construction and commercial construction is coming back quicker and stronger and will remain so for a long time. What they do not see is that a national recession usually adversely affects every part of economy.

Construction 60

Construction Education Residential Statistics 60

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Know your business – Cost estimating software, just like any dedicated COTS (commercial off the shelf) software solution, should match your needs and those of your clients/stakeholders. They worked as cost estimators, project managers, and engineer in a particular market and need a “better way” , 2.)

Software 40

Software Software Estimating Construction 40

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

LEAN construction delivery methods , proven to be significantly more efficient that traditional design-bid-built, or even design-build, are based upon stakeholder collaboration from the very beginning and right thru the end of a project’s or structure’s life-cycle.

Estimating 40

Estimating Life Cycle Renovating CSI 40

Construction Cost Estimating

APRIL 13, 2011

General Contractors now embrace latest construction technology to win more bids. Now the construction market become so competitive and the contractors are choosing alternative ways like lowering their bids, adopting new types of construction, going down-market for better job etc. Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic.

Estimating 40

Estimating Contractors Bidding Software 40

Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 1, 2013

Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and an Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor. His background provides a unique perspective which allows him to see the world through the eyes of a contractor, project manager and accountant and most important a construction accountant. Introduction to Change Order Management.

Contractors 48

Contractors Change Orders Accounting Schedule 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 1, 2013

Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and an Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor. His background provides a unique perspective which allows him to see the world through the eyes of a contractor, project manager and accountant and most important a construction accountant. Introduction to Change Order Management.

Contractors 48

Contractors Change Orders Accounting Schedule 48

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 26, 2012

« Pardon the Commercial Interruption…. Venture helps you manage your contacts using construction specific criteria, invite potential partners to bid on work, and even prequalify subcontractors, so you create the best team for the job. Project Communication. Committing Intentional Project Communications.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Documentation 120

Contractor Bookkeeping

JANUARY 13, 2014

Lately a lot of contractors like you are discovering the need to get better financial and job costing reporting from their accounting software in order to stay competitive and know in advance which jobs to bid on that have a history of making your construction company a reasonable profit and which ones to ignore. Visit [link] to learn more.

Contractors 61

Contractors Accounting Project Management Profitability 61

Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 27, 2013

Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and an Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor. His background provides a unique perspective which allows him to see the world through the eyes of a contractor, project manager and accountant and most important a construction accountant. Introduction to Change Order Management.

Contractors 49

Contractors Change Orders Accounting Schedule 49

Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 27, 2013

Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and an Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor. His background provides a unique perspective which allows him to see the world through the eyes of a contractor, project manager and accountant and most important a construction accountant. Introduction to Change Order Management.

Contractors 49

Contractors Change Orders Accounting Schedule 49

Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Ed Carrigan asked: “Do you believe there is a savings between JOC program and a bidding process (design-bid-build)?” For multi-trade repair and improvement type projects, Job Order Contracting will win out on a savings analysis over design-bid-build. ” Thanks for the question, Ed.

Estimating 40

Estimating Bidding Negotiation Contract 40

Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 25, 2014

Pent Up Demand For Construction Projects. Many commercial property owners have been putting off sealing parking lots, painting, renovating and other general maintenance projects due to the lack of cash flow. Pent Up Demand #01 - Deferred maintenance. Visit [link] to learn more.

Contractors 48

Contractors Accounting Hawaii Profitability 48

Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The software also makes the electrical contractors bidding process faster as it can easily find out labor costs, material costs, equipment and subcontract expense precisely equal to the particular system to appear at a bidding amount and make faster electrical pricing and estimating calculation of the job cost. Blog Archive.

Electrical 45

Electrical Estimating Software Software 45

Contractor Bookkeeping

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Further up the skillset and money chain is the person who can turn expensive pieces of hardwood into a masterpiece of woodwork inside a multi-million dollar home or commercial space. Breakeven - Very difficult to calculate because most projects are one-of-a-kind custom jobs. Three Accounting Skillsets = Three Types Of People.

Accounting 48

Accounting Construction Profitability Contractors 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

We provide professional contractor bookkeeping services primarily for construction company owners with annual sales volume $0 - $5,000,000 using the full desktop version of QuickBooks For Contractors which rests on an Intuit Approved Commercial Hosting Service. For More Information See QuickBooks Setup For Contractors.

Contractors 48

Contractors Accounting Profitability Overhead 48