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Three Easy Steps to Building a Commercial Building

Wolgast Corporation

Any commercial building can be built in three easy steps. During this step/phase, the final drawings, selection of your construction team, a confirmed maximum budget, and confirmed schedule are finalized to be construction ready. We then review all the bids received with the owner.

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Avoiding Commercial Construction Remodeling Pitfalls.

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For a number of reasons – usually cost, location or a lease agreement – commercial real estate owners are opting to refresh or remodel their retail stores , restaurants and hotels instead of building new commercial construction projects. Chuck Taylor. Director of Operations. Tel: 847-233-9200 x712.

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Commercial Construction Highs and Lows of 2011

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As 2011 comes to a close, it’s time for us to look back on the commercial construction building trends , news and projects of this past year and share our thoughts on the highs and lows in the industry. HIGH – Everyone was submitting drawings in 2011. In fact, our commercial construction budget work was back to 2008 levels.

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Questions Commercial Buyers Should Ask When Shopping for a New Building

Wolgast Corporation

Are there any As Built drawings or Architectural Plans? These are very important and would save money in the event of a remodel or expansion in the future. Your Architect can create As Built drawings for a fee. A remodel project could face discrepancies without it. Is there enough room for parking?

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Commercial Construction Tips: Six Best Practice Resolutions for 2011

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January is a great time to create a commercial construction checklist of resolutions to help improve your commercial real estate business in the coming year. Schedule a commercial construction preventive maintenance visit. While bidding on the commercial construction remodel of a 500+ sq.

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Commercial Construction CSI – How to Uncover the Demons in Your Construction Site

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At one point or another, even the best Chicago commercial construction contractors are susceptible to a construction site demon. While you can’t ward off all commercial construction site problems , follow these commercial construction tips below and your chances of running into an unforeseen condition should decrease significantly.

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Bundle Propane Generators & Appliances for More Affordable & Resilient Protection

Construction Business Owner

If a generator overloads, it immediately will drop off the four biggest electric draws, then reapply them one at a time to make sure it doesn’t overload. “These generators have a load monitoring switch with four levels of priority,” Camper explains. “If