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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. An example of this was a restaurant/hotel project in downtown Chicago our team was asked to bid by a previous client. It’s A Multi-Phase Project.

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

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The more information you provide, the more accurate the shopping center construction budget – especially if you plan to work with retailers who have proprietary facades. We can even provide construction budgets based on square footage for typical-sized retail space even before you hire an architect.

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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? If so, you probably put those documents in a banker’s box or two and then stored them in your office. Or maybe you paid to have the documents stored in a warehouse.

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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. He confirmed that Dennis’s design change wouldn’t blow the budget.

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Susan Bowman sets the example

The Korte Company

She’d graduated with an accounting degree at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, worked at a Big 8 public accounting firm, passed the CPA exam and learned the ins and outs of construction accounting at Pepper Construction in Chicago. Meanwhile, Rob’s hometown of Chicago was a great place to launch their careers. They didn’t.

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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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