Fieldwire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Construction is one of the hardest industries to manage cash flow in, with contractors often facing large up-front costs and frequent, long delays between expenses and payment. The industry’s retainage practices throw another wrinkle into the process. Retainage is up for negotiation Retainage is not set in stone.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

The Cobb Law Group’s Georgia Construction, Bond & Lien Law Blog clearly states its focus in its title. If you are a Georgia-based general or sub-contractor, or are doing work in that market, this blog is a must-read. More impressively, you’ll discover significant value in the blog even if you are far from Georgia.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 15, 2019

Last year we had a great time meeting with contractors all over the country and treating them to an afternoon networking reception packed with knowledge from top industry professionals, as well as an informative panel session of Viewpoint customers. A Look at Last Year’s Digital Contractor Series. The customer panel was my favorite part.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Secrets of a structural engineer 0 dbarista Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:54 Engineers Walter P Moore's Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, offers tips and takeaways for young—and veteran—structural engineers in the AEC industry. May these secrets, tips, lessons learned, and takeaways help you establish a lengthy career in the AEC industry.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

I can''t write for this blog anymore. And that is not what I wanted this blog to be about. I started this blog because I was excited about the green building movement. I started this blog because I was excited about the green building movement. I started this blog because I had an "Aha!" An Introduction.

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PC Construction

MARCH 10, 2023

Industry wide, only about 9% of the construction workforce is made up of women, and only 1% in field positions. These numbers are exciting because we are above industry average, but we are far from a 50-50 split of men and women so there is also room for improvement. Check out this video honoring the women of PC, past and present.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 11, 2014

Mohawk Industries is the world’s largest flooring manufacturer and the largest manufacturer of ceramic tile in North America, selling under well-known Daltile, Marazzi, American Olean, Mohawk and Ragno brands. The Economic and Community Development team has been planning, negotiating, and working toward this day for two years.

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Carol Hagen

JANUARY 3, 2012

The Arizona Construction Salary Survey provides you with the employee compensation benchmarks for budgeting and data for best practices during your salary negotiations. While Monster, Craigslist and Jobing.com usage were more popular, the Arizona construction industry has begun to embrace some social media. “89% of U.S.

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Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. I was set to publish a blog this week on cost control. However, I received many comments and questions on the “Negotiating JOC” blog from last week that really should be answered. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. Thursday, February 16, 2012.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

JANUARY 30, 2016

project manuals required by private industry or commercial work. These 2 rules are absolutely non-negotiable: Every Activity but the first (Contract Award) must have a Predecessor. If not the first time, shortly after negotiating a few minor adjustments – Barry Cassell. Responsibility, Area, Phase, CSI, etc.).

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

I’m proud to say that after several flat years in the commercial construction industry, Englewood has fought through and is heading in the right direction. We continued to harbor our relationships even though many commercial construction budgets were tabled and as a result, we are receiving an increase in negotiated bids.

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 17, 2018

Its inception was the result of collective, creative minds who recognized a simple fact of the construction business: Cooperation between union carpenters and contractors would produce stronger, more predictable and ultimately successful results than an antagonistic approach to industry issues. But carpenters and contractors made it work.

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PSMJ Resources

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Issue timely change orders (even if there is no cost) to support an iterative and incremental approach based on customer collaboration rather than contract negotiation. Mel Lesters E-Quip Blog. Sullivan Kreiss Building Design Executive Search Blog. Ford Harding blog. The Marketing and Business Blog. Blog Archive.

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Construction Law Monitor

APRIL 15, 2015

The same thing happened to industry giants Morrison Knudsen, Modern Continental, or Ballenger. They can also help negotiations in case of conflicts, which saves money for contractors but of course means expenses for sureties in terms of time and engagement. could be forced to cover more than $35.6

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Construction Law Monitor

APRIL 15, 2015

The same thing happened to industry giants Morrison Knudsen, Modern Continental, or Ballenger. They can also help negotiations in case of conflicts, which saves money for contractors but of course means expenses for sureties in terms of time and engagement. could be forced to cover more than $35.6

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 1, 2014

. “This lease marks another milestone in the ongoing growth of MicroPact as a leader in the enterprise software industry as well as a leader in the local business community,” said Kris Collo, CEO, President & Founder of MicroPact.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Or to learn more about this topic, download our guide, Cash Flow Forecasting in the Construction Industry. Adding to the complexity are project durations (which can go from days to years), the broad scope of work, the logistical sequencing of tasks and any conditions tacked onto the contract.

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Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Rory Woolsey has worked in Management and Engineering for the construction industry for 35 years, starting as a construction laborer in Billings, Montana, in 1972. Mr. Woolsey has also held positions with some of the leaders in the construction industry, such as Bechtel and H.J.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 14, 2014

The negotiated agreement is expected to be brought back to Commissioners Court on June 3 for final approval. “San Antonio is making tremendous strides in attracting companies in 21st century industries,” Mayor Julian Castro said.

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Construction Law

AUGUST 3, 2020

The unpredictable outcome of the UK negotiations to secure trade deals after the current EU deals expire at the end of the year would have been enough on its own to cause consternation in boardrooms across all industries, resulting in investment plans being at best postponed.

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Carol Hagen

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Apparently many managers think SharePoint is the defacto industry standard when it comes to collaboration. What SharePoint does best is collaboration when dealing with “working” documents like construction contract negotiations. Comments on this blog are always welcome.

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Construction Law Monitor

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

For the purposes of this blog, I will be speaking to the more flexible of the two forms of alternative dispute resolution methods, Mediation. ” AAA Construction Industry Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures (pg 14). The construction industry is different. Do Construction Contracts Contain Mediation Clauses?

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Contract AIA Construction Negotiation 51

Construction Law

JULY 7, 2021

Anecdotally at least, it seems that the idea of remote legal proceedings forced on disputes by the courts being closed might have made parties more inclined to negotiate settlements, and this could at least partly account for the reduction seen in the length of time disputes take to settle.

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Risk Contract Management Maine 52

Construction Law

JUNE 9, 2020

Today the focus has shifted to rebooting the industry, which looks like being a far more difficult process than shutting it down was. Negotiating with a new contractor in the expectation that they will take on the same risk as the original one at anything like the original price will almost certainly be a harsh experience.

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 11, 2015

The three million-square-foot facility in Clark County’s APEX Industrial Park is expected to begin production of Faraday Future electric vehicles in the next few years. California-based Faraday Future takes a user-centric, technology-first approach to vehicle design.

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Las Vegas Electrical Negotiation California 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 28, 2016

The company, which was recently established by Michael Pitterich and Jim Sarwark, steel experts with a combined 50 years of industry experience, will invest $36.9 million to develop a greenfield site at the Airport Industrial Park in Valparaiso. Today, one in five Hoosiers work in manufacturing and 23,000 specifically work with steel.

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Indiana Pennsylvania Industrial Site 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 28, 2016

The company, which was recently established by Michael Pitterich and Jim Sarwark, steel experts with a combined 50 years of industry experience, will invest $36.9 million to develop a greenfield site at the Airport Industrial Park in Valparaiso. Today, one in five Hoosiers work in manufacturing and 23,000 specifically work with steel.

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Indiana Pennsylvania Industrial Site 40

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

The GAO’s recent decision in K&K Industries, Inc. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) notified K&K Industries, Inc. (K&K) If no further questions are asked after receipt of the SSDD, K&K Industries’ written debriefing will conclude.”. The Background. On September 28, 2021, the U.S. On September 28, 2021, the U.S.

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Contract Contractors Kansas Office 52

Business Facilities

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Welcome to the Business Facilities Blog. Lee County, situated in the heart of Southwest Florida, has launched the FIRST (Financial Incentives for Recruiting Strategic Targets) Initiative as a negotiated, performance-based incentive to attract and grow high-value business projects. << Back to the BF Blog main page.

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St. Louis Florida Zoning Negotiation 40

Construction Marketing Ideas

OCTOBER 1, 2015

If these points are valid in the publishing business, you would think they would be equally valid in the architectural, engineering and construction industry — but far too many practitioners are wedded to the concept: “Low bid wins the job” and they race to the bottom in an absurd competitive frenzy.

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Profitability Negotiation Overhead Remodeling 48

Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

In his news conference, he indicated that an earlier decision to designate the Italian consortium member Salini Impregilo as lead builder in the project had “complicated” negotiations with Sacyr. Industry experts who warned in 2009 that the consortium won the project by submitting an unrealistically low bid are loudly saying “I told you so.”

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Bidding Baltimore Estimating United States 47

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Before you raise your eyebrows and bring up the 12-week vacations enjoyed by not-so-productive French and Dutch workers (and the traditional three-hour afternoon siestas in Spain), consider this: Germany has solidified its position as Europe’s industrial powerhouse and kept unemployment hovering at an enviable 5.2

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Tennessee Union South Carolina Alabama 53

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 5, 2013

In this year’s report, we expanded our established alternative energy categories to include rankings for natural gas production, nuclear energy, industrial electricity rates and lowest CO 2 emissions. According to the Solar Energy Industry Association, installed solar power capacity in the U.S. in nearly 30 years.

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North Dakota Alabama Texas Louisiana 111

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 21, 2013

The 2007 report found “unequivocal” evidence of warming, but equivocated on responsibility, stating the chances were “at least 90 percent” that human activities were a major cause of a 41-percent rise in greenhouse gases since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The Nobel Prize garnered a lot of attention for the 2007 report.

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Miami New York Estimating Green 49

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 21, 2014

We took some ribbing last summer when we put up a post in this space entitled “ The Road to Recovery in Detroit ,” predicting that the Motor City would quickly rebound from its financial woes and become a magnet for new industries. Great Lakes'

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Detroit Bankruptcy Michigan Banking 49

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 11, 2016

I am confident that Arizona’s strengths in technology and workforce, combined with our pro-business environment and history of success in the mining industry will provide the perfect platform for Caterpillar’s success.”. I welcome Caterpillar and I’m extremely proud of the role Pima County played in these negotiations.”.

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Arizona Tucson Employment Leases 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 11, 2016

The ruling was a major setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has pushed for a revival of Japan’s nuclear industry, which Abe said is critical to jumpstarting economic growth and slowing an exodus of Japanese manufacturers to lower-cost countries.

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Electrical Site Plans Negotiation 40