HardHatChat

AUGUST 11, 2010

But that doesn’t mean we aren’t seeing interesting retail construction projects or innovative commercial construction retrofits, like the 23 up-and-coming new-store concepts as noted by Retail Traffic. There also is definitely something in the water with baby/children-focused retailers. Michigan Ave., First, there is WONDER!,

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 17, 2023

For Englewood and our national retail, restaurant, and hospitality clients, we’ve learned that the old mindset of the lowest competitive bid and a rigid approach to material and equipment is ineffective in times like these. For example, the project can be at risk if you only chase after the lowest bid.

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HardHatChat

JUNE 21, 2012

What are Today’s Best New Retail Developments? With the way the commercial real estate market has been the last several years, people are looking to commercial construction experts for the best construction tips on how to proceed with a successful new retail development. Restaurant. Shopping Center. Hospitality. Office/Industrial.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 24, 2023

As a National General Contractor working across multiple verticals in the commercial construction space, we understand the challenges (COVID and Supply Chain) facing our retail, restaurant, hospitality, and senior housing clients. For example, the project can be risky if you only chase after the lowest bid.

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HardHatChat

MAY 4, 2010

With four months under our belt, I think the time is right to revisit one of the trends I mentioned called “Back on Track” and its relevance to the retail construction industry. As for new retail construction, it seems the big winners are niche retail brands that dominate a market category, such as American Girl and lululemon.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

There’s no doubt that local businesses will have much to celebrate if on October 2, 2009, Chicago wins the 2016 Summer Olympics bid. But just how would Chicago hosting the Olympics affect the city’s restaurant and retail construction activity ? Retail and restaurant construction would most likely start in 2015. Bill Di Santo.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Activity was up for retail and restaurant construction and once-stalled commercial construction projects are finding themselves back on 2014 bid sheets for the best commercial general contractors. This new mixed-use construction project will include multifamily and 161,000 square feet of retail. Big is back. In Glenview, Ill.,

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HardHatChat

MARCH 26, 2024

Over the past 20+ years, with 2500 completed commercial construction projects, we have learned that it takes more than a great price to win a bid. Our national retail, restaurant, hospitality, senior living, industrial, and automotive clients are very clear about what factors they look for when it comes time to award a project.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 20, 2010

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. Sportmart at Orland Park Place (now a Sport Authority).

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 9, 2014

In 2010, commercial construction firms were in survival mode and had to bid on anything available. Now, we can avoid bidding on projects that already have too many bidders, or, are too small for Englewood to be competitive. Low – Retail takes a step back. High – Shopping Mall Renovation.

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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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Wolgast Corporation

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Therefore, the bidding and selection process is much shorter in duration. Alternatively, General Construction requires time for bidding after the design is complete, so none of the above activities can start until the bids are in and a contractor is selected—these activities can take a month or more to complete.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 9, 2013

Bids were up…substantially. Project bidding came back at a high velocity in 2012. It was good to see so many commercial developers, owners, retailers and restaurants moving forward with confidence and initiating new commercial construction projects. High- and low-end retail rule…middle coming back.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 11, 2014

For us, this arrangement is far more preferable to the common competitive bid process. In the competitive bid process, clients typically write the smallest check possible up front, but if things go wrong during commercial construction, as they often do with low-quality subcontractors, costs can come back to bite them.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Michigan Avenue in Chicago is seeing a mix of high-end retailers and value retailers, a trend that will continue in 2013 in markets across the country. This mix benefits retailers such as American Girl, which Englewood built out in 2009 at Water Tower Place, as more foot traffic passes through the area.

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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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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 22, 2011

We saw drawings for new Chicago restaurant projects, retail construction work, office renovations, school construction and learning center additions – you name it, we saw it. LOW – Unfortunately, we weren’t the only ones receiving drawings to bid on new commercial construction projects. And some firms had 11 GCs bid on jobs.

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Constructonomics

JANUARY 27, 2010

Below is a list of projects that are bidding between 2/3/10 and 3/10/10 on which I am looking to partner. I will be providing free pre-construction services and administering as much of the bid as you would like in exchange for providing the required bonding capacity to do the job. Clemson Corner Retail. Approx Value.

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HardHatChat

MAY 13, 2014

Be sure to check references of general contractors before entering into a negotiated or competitive bid situation. These are potential line items for contractors to bury costs if they are not receiving competitive bids from the marketplace. The contractor should always reveal its lowest bid for every aspect of the project.

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Constructonomics

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

There are a few interesting additions to the projects up for bid list this week and some older projects that look fantastic. Clemson Corner Retail. Clemson Corner Retail. There are some great looking $1-$2 million jobs. Hopefully we can partner up on something. Approx Value. Frederick, MD. 1,000,000. Baltimore, MD. 5,000,000.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Here’s a look at our top 2016 commercial construction “highs” and “lows”: Low: Mall Retail Tenants Choose Local over National. However, over the last year, we’ve seen more retail brands award tenant build-out work to local firms rather than national construction partners. High: Big Opportunities in Big Box Retail.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 4, 2019

One of the biggest challenges for commercial construction firms today is the tighter project timelines that have become the norm at every phase of a project – from shorter deadlines for submitting initial bids and budgets, to quicker resolution on addendums and change orders, to compressed schedules for construction and delivery.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 18, 2011

Don’t always take the lowest bid. The low-bidding general contractor was often in over its head, which meant deadlines were missed or work was shoddy and another, more experienced GC was brought in to finish the job—at an additional cost. While bidding on the commercial construction remodel of a 500+ sq. Take a leap of faith.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Specialization We generally select subcontractors who specialize and have extensive experience in specific sectors of commercial construction, such as restaurants, hospitality, senior housing, adaptive reuse, and retail. This is why we ask for detailed qualifications on their bid proposals. It’s essential to know the lay of the land.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The activity level that we saw in the fourth quarter of 2012 in new retail, restaurant and hospitality construction projects is double what we saw a year earlier. As a result, we filled five commercial construction job openings recently to handle the inflow of bid work. We also retained 100 percent of our staff during this time.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The development, which is owned by Hines , will be located at the D4 construction site between Hackescher Markt, Friedrichshain, and Berlin-Mitte, adjacent to Hines’ recently developed Die Mitte retail building. Body Image: read more. Architects Designers High-rise Construction'

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Low – Chicago losing the 2016 Olympic bid. When Chicago lost the 2016 Olympic bid this fall, it was a devastating blow to the city’s restaurant and retail construction industry. Jobs that used to have 2-3 bids, now have 10. High – Niche or value-driven retail construction. If you look at the Top 10 U.S.

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Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 9, 2019

On the construction service side, proposal writing and bid management take priority in marketing. On the retail-side, expertise in merchandising and packaging take prominence.

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HardHatChat

MAY 31, 2012

Don't forget to vet your general contractor's background and experience when reviewing bids. Even though that sometimes means the good guy doesn’t win the bid. We recently lost a new Chicago restaurant construction job to a general commercial contractor that used non-union labor costs in its winning low bid.

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HardHatChat

JULY 11, 2013

The summer always brings more commercial construction activity, more bids, and, as a result, higher pricing. Also, a lot retail construction projects are initiated in the summer to have everything complete by November 1, just in time for the holiday shopping season. List your needs, list your wants. Buy domestic when you can.

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Wolgast Corporation

JANUARY 12, 2023

In this instance, a chain restaurant or retailer that is in the business, most likely have a staff who are well versed in construction and typically their architectural plans don’t change much from building to building. Having the Construction and Restoration Divisions within the same company speeds up the rebuilding process when needed.

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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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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 17, 2010

With so much desirable retail space available, many brands were taking advantage of desirable shopping center rents and tenant allowances to add a new store location and increase market share. While sustainable construction was a hot button in 2010 office construction, green retail and restaurant construction did not gain as much traction.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Thanks to clients who put their trust in us, we’ve built on our roots in tenant interior finish jobs and retail in-store build-outs and found our niche in ground-up projects, flagship stores and high-end restaurant construction and hospitality work. Low – Retail’s Continued Slump.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Rather than a competitive bid scenario, where clients choose a commercial construction firm based solely on their estimated costs, we prefer to be brought to the table at the initial planning stages so we can provide a construction perspective that could ultimately save everyone time, money and headaches.

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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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HardHatChat

JULY 19, 2011

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. Also, heed my warning on hiring low-bidding pick-up truck contractors. Most retailers today want less space. Qualify your team.

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