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Building Strong Starts: Protecting Profit Margins Through Effective Preconstruction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

the preconstruction phase), you complete a significant part of the job and create a strong foundation and direction for the remaining work. Implement centralized and connected bid management Bid management sometimes feels like a whirlwind, where you’re tasked to review a slew of projects and go over numerous documents and information.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

These did not show up on the drawings. So, I took some photos, wrote an RFI attached the photos to the document and sent it to the architect noting its urgent status. Do you have a process for organizing, storing and attaching all supporting documentation for an issue? document management. foundation. Add new tag.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Drawings have been used by designers for centuries to communicate ideas to the construction trades. Until recently, those drawings were produced by hand, but in the last 25 years or so, computers have become the primary tool people use to produce construction documents. document management. foundation. Add new tag.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Sometimes, as you know, project documents can devote an entire plan sheet or spec section to a list of abbreviations and acronyms. A lot of this communication revolves around the project documentation. document management. foundation. foundation software. The construction industry is no different. Add new tag.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

To begin a discussion of cloud computing, let’s draw some analogies from the world of public utilities. To draw an analogy, imagine a situation in which individuals connected their own personal power generators to create a shared power grid. document management. foundation. foundation software. Add new tag.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

For example: If projects were delayed because you expected your project manager to obtain final foundation design approvals and shop drawings while also getting the job under way, you may need to revisit your staffing estimates. document management. foundation. foundation software. Add new tag. change orders.

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Construction Company Failure Root Causes

Contractor Bookkeeping

Education is the foundation for shifting paradigm. In ancient Greece, Socrates argued that education was about drawing out what was already within the student. "I Cash flow issues kill contractors even though they have profit. Poor document management results in overpaying taxes.