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These 5 essential traits in your team are the secret to a successful construction project

Fieldwire

There’s more to a successful construction project than enough resources, workforce and budget. It demands a team equipped with specific traits. As a subcontractor , you play a crucial role in the success of a construction project, making it essential for you to embody and instill these characteristics in your crew.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Project Management Constraints. P roject Failure – A project becomes a failure when it does not deliver what was required within the agreed-upon budget and time, to the dissatisfaction of one or more participants.No matter how well-planned your project is, lack of visibility can lead quickly to failure.

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Seven Traits of Profitable Specialty Contractors

Fieldwire

For example, an electrical contractor specializing in installing automated manufacturing equipment might find high demand for their services in a region with strong manufacturing growth. Most contractors recognize the importance of equipping workers with the right tools. This includes pursuing appropriate projects at the outset.

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Addressing the Skills Shortage by Accommodating People with Disabilities

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Large-scale construction projects, in particular, need a diverse crew of project managers, data analysts, system architects and other specialists to plan and manage them, and to operate new technologies such as offsite manufacturing and 3D printing.

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Contractors: Do You Have a Cell Phone Policy? Is It Time for an Upgrade?

Best Practices Construction Law

Given the legal risks involved with your superintendents, project managers and other employees, you should should be adequately prepared. Cell phones cameras, video and audio recorder capabilities, and text functions can be an employer’s worst nightmare when it comes to harassment and discrimination claims.

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Job Order Contracting – Best Practices Implementation

Building Information Management

JOC, an annual contract and multiple option year agreement for general construction, generally requires the Contractor to e furnish associated labor, tools, materials, equipment and transportation. Projects may be architectural (finishes) , electrical, mechanical and/or plumbing in nature.