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Relationship between the designer and the contractor

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. » Relationship between the designer and the contractor. One part of our industry that I simply cannot get my head around is the oftentimes adversarial relationship that exists between the building design professionals and the building contractors on a particular job. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. Meet with them before every project to discuss not only the contractual provisions for scope of work and change orders, but also what you bid and why. Owners need your help to meet their goals, and they may be more amenable to approving change orders while you’re still on the job. change orders.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. Section 179 was designed to provide an attractive tax savings on these purchases. change orders. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management. Green Building. Sales/Marketing.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. At Foundation Software, we try to avoid inmate takeovers by first assigning a lead analyst to oversee design for each project. We then provide a design methodology to follow. Design considerations are not relevant at this stage. Well-designed software provides a more powerful solution. STRATEGY |.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. One of my very favorite books is Alan Cooper’s The Inmates Are Running The Asylum , which takes an in-depth look into software application design. The Inmates Are Running The Asylum—or in other words, “The Programmers Are Designing the Software.” When designing FOUNDATION® for Windows® 3.0 change orders.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. For starters, it is designed for construction, so you’re getting software that handles the accounting and reporting challenges of your industry. change orders. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. IPD is all about teamwork – bringing the design team and the construction team together early in the project delivery process to resolve issues and streamline processes. Design and construction teams consist of a lot of people with a lot of specialized and valuable skills that are located over a wide area.