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Commercial Construction Best Practices: Debunking Construction Change Order Myths

HardHatChat

Commercial construction change order myths. If I had a dollar for every time I had to set the record straight on commercial construction costs and change orders… I would still have this job. There’s a misconception that general construction contractors love change orders. But, I would also be a lot richer.

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Payment Applications 101: A Guide to Pay Apps in Construction

Fieldwire

Change orders : A change order is a written agreement between the owner or architect and the contractor that changes the contract amount, work requirements, and/or schedule. Conditional lien waivers : A lien waiver is a document that waives the signing party’s right to file a mechanics lien.

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Construction Forms for excel

Construction Cost Estimating

Office Forms for Construction : Transmittal, Submittal Log, Minutes of Meeting, FAX Cover, FAX Log, Memo, Memo - Log, Phone Log, Phone Conversation Record, Insurance Verification Log, Petty Cash, Project Payment Summary, RFI - Request for Info, RFI Request for Info Log, Financial Statement, Bar Schedule, Insurance Specifications, Request for Substitution, (..)

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Understanding the Performance and Monitoring Phase of Construction

Levelset

During this phase, the architect builds on the rough ideas provided during the preconstruction phase to produce sketches, drawings, elevations, and other features. The architect and the project owner will work closely together to finalize the drawings. The construction phase. Protect & speed up every payment. Learn more.

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Low Bids Benefit Building Owners

Chianelli Estimating

All the painstaking details; drawing upon drawing, revision after revision as the project documents are developed. Subcontractors and material yards begin calling due to lack of payment and are beginning to lien the project. The project design begins and takes months or maybe longer to complete.

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7 Steps to Successful Project Closeout

Autodesk Construction Cloud

As the days pass and your project draws to a close, you’re ready to chalk this one up as a success and prepare for your next challenge. Problems like delayed change orders, poor communication and lost paperwork may make it harder to close out a project on time. Delayed change order resolution.

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Digital Builder Podcast Ep 22: How Specialty Contractors Can Navigate Contracts & Get Paid On Time

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Best practices for handling change orders. Karalynn also brought up the tendency of the industry to pass liability down the chain when drawing up contracts. A mechanic’s lien works the same way,” says Karalynn. “If Get your change order costs covered. We discuss: The current state of construction contracts.