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

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Keep in mind, it becomes more important to re-use features when you’re working with temporary or pop-up retail tenants than with long-term leases. You’ll receive the most accurate subcontractor pricing and the fewest amount of construction change orders with highly detailed architectural drawings.

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Commercial Construction Delivery Methods: 3 Times To Go With A Negotiated Bid

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Working on a negotiated basis for the initial build-out puts the GC in the best position to work out any kinks in the prototype plans that become evident once construction starts, without it resulting in a costly change order. Project Plans Are Not Fully Finalized.