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Commercial Construction Delivery Methods: 3 Times To Go With A Negotiated Bid

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The GC then works with the client to budget the job based on pricing from subcontractor partners. Many large or complex construction jobs are budgeted and built out in phases. But by going out for a competitive bid with “design development” (DD) drawings, rather than final plans, clients can really get hurt by cost overruns.

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Commercial Construction Checklist for Retrofitting a Shopping Center in Today’s Climate

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To do this effectively and efficiently, we need to review as-built drawings to see what big tickets items can be re-used and what existing infrastructure we can integrate into the re-design of the space to save on retrofitting a mall construction costs.

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How Working with a Design-Build Construction Firm Can Boost the Bottom Line

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In fact, last year, the value of all commercial construction contracts signed in the Chicago area was close to $10.6 A design-build firm will likely work with a trusted set of subcontractors that they know will deliver a successful commercial construction project on time and budget. Relationships on a project count for a lot.

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Successful Commercial Construction Strategies and Operations: Tip #1

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How would you like to “find” thousands of dollars in your operating budget? How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? Did your general contractor give you a big fat binder of information including your warranty letters, operating manuals, as-built drawings, etc? But not anymore.

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4 distribution center projects that changed The Korte Company forever

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Dennis called up to Walgreens’ home office in Deerfield, Illinois, near Chicago. The Korte Company had recently built the 400,000-square-foot pre-engineered Butler building, finishing $500,000 under budget. I’ve got documents and drawings that I’ll overnight you. I got nowhere,” Dennis said. I talked to your guy.

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Lean Perspectives: Skender Construction’s thoughtful blog

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Skender Construction’s Lean Perspectives blog truly advocates effectively for Lean Construction — and demonstrates the Chicago contractor’s leadership in this integrated project management and delivery model. If the owner would like to make changes, we know how long they have until it will impact their budget.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

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In grade school, Dennis’s art teacher noted his ability to draw and suggested he consider a career in art. The Martha Manning Company in Collinsville, Illinois wanted to build a 100,000-square-foot dress factory—with a budget of $10 per square foot. . His father worked as a carpenter and passed the trade down to his son. . “I

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