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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

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Budget is always a major consideration for our commercial construction clients, and as a general contractor we devote significant time to the budgeting process. Here are a few signs that, in our experience, indicate your project budget is more likely to bust: Skimping on Professional Services.

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Change Orders in Construction – 101 Guide

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Change orders are common to construction projects. Whatever is the case, it is important to know how you can more effectively handle a change order as it can change your project both time and money. What is a change order in construction? What causes a change order.

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What Is a Change Order?

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What Is a Construction Change Order? According to some estimates, an average of 35% of projects experience at least one major change throughout the life of the project. As a contractor, change orders can leave you feeling like you’re trapped between a rock and a hard place. Key Takeaways.

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Commercial Construction Best Practices: Debunking Construction Change Order Myths

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Commercial construction change order myths. If I had a dollar for every time I had to set the record straight on commercial construction costs and change orders… I would still have this job. There’s a misconception that general construction contractors love change orders. But, I would also be a lot richer.

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Commercial Construction Project Management Trends: How to Survive the Incredible Shrinking Timeline

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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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The change order challenge: Can things go bad, or right?

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The local hospital authority, knowing and liking the contractor, builds deliberate ambiguities and change order opportunities into the contract; so the contractor confidently bids low, wins the work, and then submit change orders, which the owner promptly approves and pays. And that happened.

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5 Reasons to Use Mechanical Contractor Software

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For practices like estimates, time tracking, project management, change order management, accounting, and other key processes, mechanical contractor software has helped complete jobs more efficiently and effectively. Here are five reasons to use mechanical contractor software: 1) Drawing & Design Planning. Building Software.