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Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

Job Order Contracting

Consistently delivering quality projects on time and on budget simply requires leadership, accountability, and commitment. Validate Contractor and Subcontractor Quotes Obtaining comparative bids on all subcontracted work will not provide sufficient cost visibility. Controlling Construction Costs is not rocket science 1.

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5 Signs Your Shopping Center Construction Contractor is Costing You Business

HardHatChat

Unfortunately, a landlord’s biggest liability in a commercial construction project can be an insensitive general contractor whose only concern is making his deadline and budget. What’s wrong with a general contractor focused on commercial construction costs and his construction schedule? Q uiet over there! No complaints?

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These 5 essential traits in your team are the secret to a successful construction project

Fieldwire

There’s more to a successful construction project than enough resources, workforce and budget. It affects the safety, efficiency and quality of the work, and the overall satisfaction of the general contractor and project owner. You need to show care to your team members, the general contractor and project timelines.

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Improve Cash Flow Forecasting with Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With Autodesk Construction Cloud’s cost management solution, all cost activities are centralized, and teams have the ability to connect the budget to the schedule. For the Contractor, there’s little price security from fixed-price Subcontracts that you get when packaging regular construction scope.

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What are Today's Best New Retail Developments? | Hard Hat Chat

HardHatChat

It doesn’t matter what kind of new shopping center construction you desire–whether it is a Power Center, a Lifestyle Center, or a strip mall in a high-traffic infill location–nothing will be built unless the numbers make sense for the commercial construction budget. Construction budgets can make or break a deal. Categories.

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#100:  Dealing With Rising Costs

NH Construction Law

In the “cost-plus-a-fee” or “time and materials” mode of contracting, materials price increases are generally passed on to the owner – but even here, guaranteed maximum price (GMP) provisions often cap the contractor’s ability to pass on price increases to the owner.

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LEAN construction cost estimating

Job Order Contracting

Eighty percent (80%) of all construction projects are late, over-budget, or incorrectly completed. Currently available robust LEAN construction estimating, procurement, and delivery processes, services, and tools, make it possible to consistently deliver quality projects on-demand, on-budget, and on-time. Are you ready?