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The Preconstruction Phase: Understanding the Process & Risks

Levelset

A preconstruction manager organizes and oversees the design phase of a project, before building commences. Managing financial risk during preconstruction. The preconstruction phase isn’t without financial risk for those involved. What does a preconstruction manager do? As a result, it’s best to secure any fees upfront.

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Top 5 Challenges for Construction Project Managers

Fieldwire

Patrick is the CEO at Handle.com which builds software that helps contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers secure their lien rights and get paid faster. This can further snowball into more delays and higher costs as they try to find and fix defects or risk contractual penalties.

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constructionattorneyblog: illinois supplier denied mechanics lien

Construction Lawyer

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk.

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Idle Equipment not entitled to Lien in Missouri

Construction Lawyer

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk.

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constructionattorneyblog: Subcontractor's Mechanics lien allowed.

Construction Lawyer

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk.

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constructionattorneyblog: Risks in LEED design

Construction Lawyer

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. In other words, you use the stuff we post here at your own risk.

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How to Get Paid on Georgia Public Projects

Levelset

Popular thinking in the construction world is often that public projects run into fewer payment problems than private ones do, but that often proves itself to be a misconception: Even when public works projects are a major source of benefit, contractors are at just as much risk of slow payment or nonpayment as on any private project.

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