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Contractors Tout the Benefits of Modern Construction Software

Viewpoint Construction Technology

From powerful, cloud-based integrated software platforms and business intelligence solutions in the back office to collaborative data sharing platforms across entire project teams to feature-rich mobile applications, drones and wearable tech in the field, the industry as a whole has evolved dramatically. Davis Construction Company, Inc.

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“Good Faith” May Not Be Good Enough: California Supreme Court to Decide When General Contractors Can Withhold Retention

Construction and Infrastructure Law

It is industry standard in California for owners of a construction project to make monthly payments to a contractor for work it has completed, less a certain percentage that is withheld as a guarantee of future satisfactory performance. The opinion will certainly have wide-reaching effects in the construction industry.

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#100:  Dealing With Rising Costs

NH Construction Law

It’s no secret to anyone involved in the construction industry that materials prices have been increasing by leaps and bounds recently. Sometimes the benchmark is budgeted costs, i.e., the contractor’s actual buyout costs at bid time (or those of their subs if the subcontract prices are similarly allowed to fluctuate).

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DBE: How To Grow Your Disadvantaged Business Enterprise The Smart Way

Help Everybody Everyday

The concept applies to nearly every aspect of what government agencies buy (probably most prevalently in the construction industry). Another problem is that DBEs often have to subcontract with larger firms. And these agencies have no control over the makeup of the DBE industry around them. These are often agency-wide goals.

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FAQ's About Outsourced Contractors Bookkeeping Services

Contractor Bookkeeping

A lot of contractors would like to subcontract out their bookkeeping services and the two main reasons they don''t is fear of losing control and cost. It is the construction contractors that is most adaptable to change.". That is all the last step in the chain of events in Best Practices called "P" for "Production".

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

00 52 14 Subcontract Form – Stipulated Sum (design/bid/build or. 00 52 17 Subcontract Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build). 00 52 14 Subcontract Form – Stipulated Sum (design/bid/build or. 00 52 17 Subcontract Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build).

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

00 52 14 Subcontract Form – Stipulated Sum (design/bid/build or. 00 52 17 Subcontract Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build). 00 52 14 Subcontract Form – Stipulated Sum (design/bid/build or. 00 52 17 Subcontract Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build).