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

HardHatChat

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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Commercial Construction Best Practices: Debunking Construction Change Order Myths

HardHatChat

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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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

The associated lack of detail has results in change orders and errors and omissions that cause 90% of a ALL construction projects to be late, over budget, or completed to the dissatisfaction of one or more participants or stakeholders. This has lead to the vast major of construction cost estimates (80% or more) being inaccurate.

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Preconstruction Meeting: A Quick Guide to Success   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

They ensure everyone is on the same page from the get-go, on topics as diverse as how change orders how the chain of communication will be handled on site. In fact, surveys show that construction projects routinely come in over budget. Budget and payments Next, review your project budget. And timelines?

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An Introduction to Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Change orders easily increased project costs by 50% or more, and claims and litigation were the norm, versus the exception. JOC contractors strive for: • Fast Delivery • High Quality • No Change Orders • No Warranty Hassles • Maximize budgets. Focus limited staff and budgets on mission critical and priority needs.

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Top 3 Tips for Improving Cash Flow as a Construction Contractor

ProcurementExpress.com

And finally, cloud-based record-keeping means that construction companies can make better predictions about how much to charge clients because all the data is right there–including vendor pricing, past estimates, and records of change orders. Process Change Orders Quickly. Automate P2P. Speed Up Receivables.

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The most important construction KPIs to improve profits and productivity

Lets Build

Investing in quality means you have to make fewer changes during the project—it saves time, it saves money, it saves headaches. No one wants a project full of change orders and rework. Health and safety Prioritising on-site safety brings both short- and long-term benefits to the jobsite.