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Commercial Construction Project Management Trends: How to Survive the Incredible Shrinking Timeline

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This could be anything from a commercial construction site where access is limited – thereby necessitating precise scheduling for the delivery of equipment and materials – to specifications for special-order tile or millwork that require a significant lead time. . Embrace your contractor’s project management technology.

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Key Factors for Choosing a National Commercial Construction General Contractor

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Selecting the right national commercial construction general contractor is a critical decision that can significantly impact the success of your construction project. Over the past 20+ years, with 2500 completed commercial construction projects, we have learned that it takes more than a great price to win a bid.

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Commercial Construction Project Management: Managing What You Don’t Control

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It could be installing specialty equipment in a commercial kitchen, utilizing pre-ordered materials such as flooring and millwork, or providing electrical hookup for a sign or security system. One recent project we bid even had the pre-fabricated steel structure of a building as an OFI.

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9 Keys to Building a Reliable Commercial Construction Subcontractor Network

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Our project management system, Procore, allows us to classify subcontractors by category and rate their performance through internal analysis. This provides us with three things: a) they have reviewed the project enough to understand their scope. One of the best sources of information on performance is other subcontractors.

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5 Reasons To Hire Commercial Builders

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Whether you’re a business owner investing in a brand-new office space, or a landlord looking to expand your portfolio with some custom-built retail offerings, you may be wondering what kind of builder is best for the job. 2) Dedicated project managers. 3) Managing budget expectations. 5) Contract protection.

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Commercial Construction Labor Trends & Hiring Strategies: Why Young Hires are Good Business for General Contractors

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In fact, demand is so high for veteran construction pros that Englewood is increasingly focused on recruiting new graduates and training them to meet our needs – particularly for our office staff of construction project managers, engineers and estimators.

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5 Signs Your Shopping Center Construction Contractor is Costing You Business

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When it comes to current retail and commercial construction trends , we all know there aren’t a lot of new shopping centers under construction right now, or new office buildings under construction for that matter. Sure the site is under construction, but are there clear paths free of debris and equipment? Q uiet over there!