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How Preconstruction Planning for K-12 Schools Saves Time and Money

Wolgast Corporation

preconstruction planning): Pre-Bond Phase Once school leaders have resolved it is necessary to move forward with a bond election, they enter into the “pre-bond” phase of their Project. We typically suggest scheduling a Treasury appointment nine months (or no less than six months) prior to the intended election date.

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5 Ways a Mobile Workforce App Can Streamline Your Construction Business

Construction Business Owner

In a world where time is money, the success of every project is dependent upon detailed construction project management (CPM)—planning, coordination and tight control over the life of a project. But despite our best efforts, the fact remains that plans and schedules don’t build things; people do.

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Tech Tools for Builders: Mobile Apps

Pro Builder

Tech Tools for Builders: Mobile Apps. Using the PlanGrid mobile app enables you to publish amended versions of construction drawings to a cloud server and share them. The DeWalt Mobile Pro app offers basic calculation and reference tools with optional add-ons to customize the app for your needs, the developer says.

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Managing Commercial Construction Lead Times

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If we don’t plan for that and have to continually stop and start a project because of the unavailability of materials or owner-furnished equipment, it will cause delays that will lead to cost overruns, such as subcontractors asking for remobilization fees to get them back online if a project is halted.

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Three Easy Steps to Building a Commercial Building

Wolgast Corporation

Three-Phases to Design-Build Construction: Preliminary Design and Estimating Detailed Construction Drawings and Bidding Construction Step One/Phase I – Preliminary Design and Estimating In this First Step or Phase our Architect develops plans based on a needs analysis meeting with the building owner and representatives for a nominal fee.

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GIE+EXPO Mobile App to Enhance the Experience of Attendees

Green Industry Professionals

The mobile app provides easy access to event schedules, the floor plan, exhibitor information, show announcements and social media posts.

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Residential projects: 5 mistakes project managers don’t know they are making

Lets Build

Many project managers in repetitive residential projects tell us that they have to spend up to 50% of their time each week on planning. The reason is that they lack a clear, real-time connection both to the master schedule and the 3-6 week lookaheads. They don’t have a strong culture around planning.