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Winning More Construction Bids: A Complete Guide

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Construction bids are critical to winning more work, so it pays to have a solid understanding of what they entail and what you can do to improve your bidding performance. . In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about construction bids. What is the Construction Bidding Process?

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What Certifications Does A Crane Need To Operate On Construction Sites?

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Crane certifications are crucial for construction site operations due to their critical role and potential risks. Most construction companies and project owners require NCCCO-certified operators for bidding and subcontracting. Ensuring operators are competent and trained reduces the risks and consequences of crane accidents.

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Digital Builder Podcast Ep 22: How Specialty Contractors Can Navigate Contracts & Get Paid On Time

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Owners pass on certain risks (contractually) to general contractors, who may do the same thing when hiring specialty contractors. She recalls her experience speaking with a fellow attorney who had to go through a 129-page subcontract that could have been cut down to ten pages. “It’s Make sense of your contracts.

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Is Physical Site Access Ever Guaranteed?

Construction Dive

This is one of the biggest cost risks of performing construction work, but it is difficult to control. Featured in this Week’s Construction Claims Advisor:Creative Procurement Violated Bidding Statutes‘Unrestricted’ Site Access Not Necessarily a WarrantyLump Sum Bid Did Not Violate Subcontracting Limitations Clause'

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Does ‘Plain Language’ Terminology Enhance the Enforceability of Contract Clauses?

Construction Dive

A payment clause in a subcontract stated that payment by the project owner to the prime contractor was a “condition precedent” to the contractor’s obligation to pay the subcontractor. Subcontract payment clauses containing this term have generally been enforced against subcontractors.

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#100:  Dealing With Rising Costs

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Another approach is to negotiate with subcontractors or suppliers to lock in prices for an extended period of time, thereby kicking the price increase risk downstream – but in the present volatile market, subs and suppliers are increasingly reluctant to hold their prices for long, typically not more than 60 or 90 days.

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#108:  Replacement Contractor Issues

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At the bid stage, even with the original plans and specs and any change orders or updated drawings in hand, the completion contractor won’t be able to spot every potential error in the existing work, and so will pad his bid – or insist on a cost-plus arrangement – to protect himself against unseen issues.