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Commercial Construction Project Management Trends: How to Survive the Incredible Shrinking Timeline

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One of the biggest challenges for commercial construction firms today is the tighter project timelines that have become the norm at every phase of a project – from shorter deadlines for submitting initial bids and budgets, to quicker resolution on addendums and change orders, to compressed schedules for construction and delivery.

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Six Ways to Control Rising Commercial Construction Costs

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Many general contractors decide to lower their risk and start commercial construction projects in the warmer months, paying a premium for nice weather, but assuring timely delivery. Also, a lot retail construction projects are initiated in the summer to have everything complete by November 1, just in time for the holiday shopping season.

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Trends in Construction: 3 Ways Technology is Changing Commercial Construction

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Here are just a few ways technology plays a critical role at Englewood Construction in how we not only manage the construction process, but also provide the best possible service for our clients: 1) Efficiency: In the old days, pre-2006, clients sent a physical set of plans when they wanted us to bid a construction job.

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How Much is Poor Construction Document Management Costing You? 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

A large number of rework requests are generated due to a lack of version control on drawings and plans. When the workers assembling the structure are working from an old set of plans that don’t reflect the latest change orders, rework is practically inevitable. trillion in 2020.

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Autodesk Build Powers Success for Tetris across an International Design and Build Business

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Tétris specialises in turnkey solutions for corporate clients, managing the design and build of inspiring, functional, and sustainable offices, retail and hospitality spaces. We used email and other tools for drawings, RFIs, approvals and other issues. Founded in France in 2003, the company was acquired by JLL Group in 2007.

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Invoice With Your Smartphone And QuickBooks Or Xero Accounting Online

Contractor Bookkeeping

Have Change Orders. Need Periodic Invoices For Bank draws. Options for time keeping and project management. Don''t be fooled into thinking just because it is somewhat easy for small retail companies that it will be easy for you to perform a QuickBooks setup for your construction company. Monthly reporting.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

00 01 01 Project Title Page. 00 01 03 Project Directory. 00 01 15 List of Drawing Sheets. 00 31 00 Available Project Information. Preliminary Project Schedule. Preliminary Project Phases. Preliminary Project Sequencing. Preliminary Project Milestones. 00 31 16 Project Budget Information.