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

HardHatChat

Any long-time readers of Hard Hat Chat have probably picked up on the fact that I’m a big fan of the negotiated bid. While there are valid reasons a client might go the competitive bid route, there are many more scenarios where the negotiated delivery method is better for all parties. There are several benefits to doing so.

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Legalized Marijuana: Opportunities and Impact for Commercial Real Estate and Construction

HardHatChat

Given that our firm already has experience working with clients on medicinal and recreational marijuana dispensary construction projects in other states, we know firsthand that this legislation will quickly lead to new activity in the local commercial real estate and construction landscape.

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#100:  Dealing With Rising Costs

NH Construction Law

Another approach is to negotiate with subcontractors or suppliers to lock in prices for an extended period of time, thereby kicking the price increase risk downstream – but in the present volatile market, subs and suppliers are increasingly reluctant to hold their prices for long, typically not more than 60 or 90 days. Worth a look.

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Deal of the Decade

Business Facilities

As the year comes to an end, we’re always busy assessing the nominees for Business Facilities ‘ annual Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards competition. The overall economic impact of the project will be measured in billions; the deal could create more than 8,000 jobs for the winning location.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: ?Negotiating? JOC

Rory Woolsey

. “Negotiating” JOC. This week the blog topic is on “Negotiating” unit price line items taken from national estimating guides on competitively bid contracts that are publically funded and subject to audits. In my thinking there should be NO NEGOTIATING in Job Order Contracting. I know them well.

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A position is vacant for Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management

Construction Cost Estimating

A position is vacant for Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management University of West of England (UWE), globally recognized university for the real world, is going to recruit a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management permanently on a full time basis.

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Unit Price Books Construction Cost Data

Job Order Contracting

Not surprisingly there is a great deal of confusion about Job Order Contracting, especially when it come to unit prices books and the use of appropriate and best value construction cost data. Commercial unit price book (typically uses also involves the use of cost/location factors). Unit Price Books Construction Cost Data.