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Commercial Construction Highs and Lows of 2011

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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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How to Avoid a Commercial Construction Scandal

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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. Pursuing those jobs meant we would have had to use shoddy subcontractors or non-union labor where union labor would have been best.

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Managing from the Mother Ship: How a National Commercial Contractor Operates

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These days, with a number of retail and restaurant brands taking advantage of improved economic conditions to expand into new geographic areas, this national contractor model makes more sense than ever. That includes knowing the landscape of local unions, as well as other market-specific considerations.

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Pulse: 07/23/2012

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Nebraska The SAC Federal Credit Union has selected Leo A Daly to provide design and engineering services for its new headquarters campus in Papillion. SAC Federal Credit Union, 11515 S. Bids/Contracts/Proposals. Bid/Proposal Dates. Keywords: contract award ; bid ; project ; proposal. -- Advertising --.

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Serious And Funny Construction Definitions Contractors Enjoy Reading

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Bid - A wild guess carried out to two decimal places. Bid Collector - Customer looking for cheap contractor. Bid Opening - A poker game in which the losing hand wins. Project Manager - The conductor of an orchestra in which every musician is in a different union. Rich - Income exceeds outgo.

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Pulse: 07/30/2012

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in the South Lake Union district of Seattle. The project entails constructing a seven-story, 220,000-sq-ft building with 20,500 sq ft of ground-level retail space and a 172-space underground parking garage. Bids/Contracts/Proposals. Bid/Proposal Dates. Washington The Blume Co. Sellen Construction Co. The Blume Co.,

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New York Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Commercial District Revolving Loan Funds: ESD has capitalized over $600,000, making funds available to five community-based corporations to administer and make loans to small retail and service businesses in their service areas. Research and development, high technology, service and other non-retail commercial enterprises. Eligibility.