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How to Create a Successful Restaurant Construction Schedule

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To ensure your restaurant opens on time and within budget, make sure you have your delivery dates nailed down and align yourself with an experienced restaurant construction firm. We recently gave a restaurant trade magazine some tips on budgeting for a restaurant construction timeline. The amount of equipment in the back of house.

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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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3 Secrets to Successful Landmark-Status Building Construction Projects

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For example, in Englewood’s home market of Chicago, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks must do a comprehensive review of drawings to make sure they meet its qualifications, rules and regulations, before the project goes before the Chicago Department of Buildings for permitting.

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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 Likewise, if a contractor gets behind on their construction schedule, the subcontractors might not be able to complete their work on time. Based on our backlog and client activity, we predict record growth in 2015.

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Measurement Fails in Business, Part II: Real-World Examples and Solutions

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Whether in a corporate boardroom, town council, local school board meeting, or amongst a group of staff members working on next year’s budget, it is declared with authority and the sincere belief in the equation N = T (Numbers = Truth). Schedule/Cycle Time: At What Point Do You Start Measuring? Numbers don’t lie.

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Commercial Construction Tips: Six Best Practice Resolutions for 2011

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I know this is a tough one to follow as we all need to keep commercial construction budgets in check, but we saw too many companies go with pick-up truck contractors in 2010 only to be burned later. Schedule a commercial construction preventive maintenance visit. Schedule a commercial construction preventive maintenance visit.

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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 we build reliable schedules through planning, measurement and adjustment, we can make informed decisions.

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