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8 Ways for Contractors to Build Trust With a Homeowner

Levelset

Show up to their estimate or other appointments just a few minutes early. If it’s not, you’ll be able to educate them and put yourself in a more lucrative position than lying, taking the job, and upselling them down the road. They’ll collect a few checks, perform shoddy work, and then file a lien when the customer doesn’t pay.

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The 40 Best Construction Podcasts

Lets Build

An inside look at the construction industry from an estimator perspective. A very entertaining, yet educational podcast based on Peter Taylor two best-selling books: “The lazy winner” and “The lazy project manager”. The Lien Zone. Do you want to learn more about home inspection? Looking for great and educational stories?

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Job Order Contracting – Best Practices Implementation

Building Information Management

The Contractor provides a detailed line estimate as the TO proposal, submitted to the Owner for review and approval, itemizing tasks and quantities of labor, materials, and equipment to do the work. The Owner reserves the right to inspect such off- site work at any. Preliminary plans and specifications are generated.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Property Tax Abatements: The Tax Incentive Reform Act of 1992 (TIRA) allows qualified industries to receive abatements of non-educational property taxes for new businesses locating to Alabama and for expansions of existing facilities in Alabama. The combined state and local millage rate would then be applied to the assessed value.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT TAX ABATEMENTS: Gives cities and counties the ability to abate the following: Non-educational city and county sales & use taxes; Non-educational state, city and county property taxes—up to 20 years; Mortgage and recording taxes. The educational facility will also serve as fiscal agent for the project.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

00 43 26 Estimated Quantities Form. 00 61 16 Lien Bond Form. Affidavit of Release of Liens Form. 00 61 16 Lien Bond Form. Affidavit of Release of Liens Form. 01 21 19 Testing and Inspecting Allowances. 01 43 26 Testing and Inspecting Agency Qualifications. 01 45 23 Testing and Inspecting Services.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

00 43 26 Estimated Quantities Form. 00 61 16 Lien Bond Form. Affidavit of Release of Liens Form. 00 61 16 Lien Bond Form. Affidavit of Release of Liens Form. 01 21 19 Testing and Inspecting Allowances. 01 43 26 Testing and Inspecting Agency Qualifications. 01 45 23 Testing and Inspecting Services.