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Although Cornerstone General Contractors is at the top of its game, this project is its best one yet

Construction Today

In Washington State, 2003, opportunities in the public works sector boomed in the Seattle and Greater Eastside area – this surge is what brought Cornerstone General Contractors (Cornerstone) to life. At the time, a great deal of lump sum bid projects emerged in the school sector, many of which Cornerstone was fortunate to win.

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Homebuyer Competition Drops to Lowest Level in Two Years

Pro Builder

Homebuyers are taking a break from bidding wars as home prices become increasingly unaffordable for a growing number of Americans. The nationwide bidding war rate fell below 50% in June for the first time since May 2020 as a result of inflated housing costs pushing a growing number of would-be buyers to the sidelines. a year earlier.

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Subcontractor Files $7,301,973 Breach of Contract Suit Against GC

Construction Equipment

The subcontractor doing jet grouting on Seattle's Elliott Bay Waterfront $400 million project warned the general contractor, Mortenson Mason a Joint Venture, that demands made by the GC to do the work out of previously agreed upon sequencing would incur added costs. Hayward Baker, Inc., Hayward Baker, Inc.,

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Seattle Mechanical Contractor Adds Facilities Management to Its In.

ENR Construction

Seattle Mechanical Contractor Adds Facilities Management to Its In-House Services. Here, team members install a mechanical unit of the roof of a Seattle-area data center. Employees at Seattle-based McKinstry Co. McKinstry also holds the facilities management contract and has operated the facility since the first phase in 2005.

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How To Get Your Small Contracting Business Considered for King County Public Works Projects

Construction Law Monitor

Not every public works contract is worth millions of dollars…and legislatures across the country (including the U.S. Thanks to Mike Purdy’s Public Contracting Blog for pointing this out with his October 26th blog post: County Establishes Construction Roster for Small Contractors. Do You Qualify? This is easy.

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A good time to invest in the future.

Cassell Construction Estimating

Just before heading back East for a 4th of July break, I attended the AACE conference in Seattle, whose membership is mostly engineering-industrial firms. Still, the cutthroat bid market persists. A Southwest Owner awarded a $2.8mm contract last month, when a similar project cost $4.2mm 18 months ago.

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Pulse: 08/20/2012

ENR Construction

Bids/Contracts/Proposals. Virginia James Madison University has awarded Skanska a $33 million contract for the expansion and renovation of Duke Hall , which contains the universitys School of Art and Art History programs. Bid/Proposal Dates. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Scott Britt, Contracting Officer, 4735 E.