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Tampa airport begins negotiations for $2B renovation
Construction Dive
MARCH 5, 2018
The aviation authority, which is negotiating contracts for a curbside expansion and an energy plant, is following a national trend to add new revenue streams
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6 Principles of Successful Workplace Negotiation
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 2, 2018
No matter your job title, chances are you engage in workplace negotiations every day.
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Ohio negotiating for $10B ethane cracker plant
Construction Dive
MARCH 14, 2018
If the plan goes forward, the Belmont County plant could create as many as 6,000 construction jobs and 500 permanent positions once complete
Learn How To Evaluate And Negotiate Incentives
Business Facilities Blog
MARCH 28, 2017
This LiveXchange seminar will address key issues related to maximizing the value of incentives in the negotiating process. Read Learn How To Evaluate And Negotiate Incentives on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
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Preparing to negotiate: Get your head in the game
BD+C
JUNE 19, 2017
Women often tell me that they are afraid of negotiation, that they either just do not know how to do it to get what they want or that they do not have confidence that they will be ready enough for any negotiation. .
3 Steps to Successful Contract Negotiations
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 6, 2015
While contractors are fearless when it comes to the physical challenges associated with the job, one area they are often reluctant to tackle is negotiating contract terms and conditions. They worry that by challenging some terms, they will lose work to a competitor, or they feel inexperienced in the art of negotiation and ill-equipped to successfully broker a deal. However, becoming an effective negotiator is a key to success and profitability.
Negotiated GMP has Raiders' Las Vegas stadium price tag at $1.8B
Construction Dive
MARCH 22, 2018
The new stadium, which will tally nearly $1.4 billion in construction costs, is expected to receive final approval from NFL owners next week
GOP Negotiators Announce Deal on Water Measure
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 5, 2016
Senate Democrats object to provisions dealing with California drought and Buy America program
LiveXchange Executive Conference Presentation: Evaluating and Negotiating Incentives
Business Facilities Blog
MAY 2, 2017
Read LiveXchange Executive Conference Presentation: Evaluating and Negotiating Incentives on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Learn about best practices for calculating the value of incentives, including property tax abatements, sales tax refunds, cash grants and tax increment financing.
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How to start a negotiation: Begin as you mean to continue
BD+C
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
You know you are going to engage in a negotiation at some point, whether it involves making a bid pitch, getting assigned to a new project, or negotiating the terms of your next job. .
Managing Risk Starts with Contract Negotiations
Construction Business Owner
JULY 23, 2015
Success on a project is often dependent upon risk management, and managing that risk starts with contract negotiation. Fully understanding and properly negotiating your contract terms will position you and your project management team for success.
Construction Claims Negotiations - Develop a Strategy
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
Most often, a disputed change order request or claim for extra costs on a construction project will require one or more negotiation sessions between the contractor and owner to arrive at the final cost and time impact. Negotiation offers the last and best opportunity to settle a dispute without resorting to arbitration or litigations.
Why You Should Read Indemnity Provisions in Contract Negotiations
Construction Business Owner
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Indemnity provisions are a powerful risk-shifting tool that often go overlooked during contract negotiations.
Negotiating OCP Policies
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 31, 2013
In recent years, more owners have requested that our law firm’s contractor clients purchase an owners and contractors protective liability policy (OCP policy), a type of insurance policy with which many contractors are unfamiliar
Do’s and Don’ts to negotiating with insurance construction projects
Geniebelt
MARCH 15, 2018
As a construction lawyer, I deal with payment issues for my clients on a day-to-day basis. There are many tools, tips, and best practices that I wish my clients would use before the problem hits my desk. These negative situations would go a lot smoother or possibly not happen at
Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: ?Negotiating? JOC
Rory Woolsey
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
“Negotiating” JOC. This week the blog topic is on “Negotiating” unit price line items taken from national estimating guides on competitively bid contracts that are publically funded and subject to audits. With the line item selection at times general or not tied to a local specification; and/or at times listed as a minimum or maximum, there was always much debate (also known as negotiation ) about the line items chosen and which were more appropriate.
Negotiating Favorable Contracts
Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 31, 2013
It’s imperative that general contractors negotiate for sole and explicit contractual authority to adjust the building schedule Hammering out the details before breaking ground on commercial construction jobs can prevent headaches for general contractors. Here are some tips for doing so: Own the schedule In any complex job, someone’s going to be late with something, and profits erode every hour that workers, equipment and materials sit idle.
How Trusting Relationships Build Better Commercial Construction Projects
Commercial Construction
APRIL 11, 2014
Englewood Construction is currently negotiating a contract with Mrs. Green’s to convert former Fox and Obel in Chicago. Here are the top three reasons to work with general commercial construction contractors in a negotiated bidding process.
LiveXchange: Noted Economist Predicts Three More Years Of Growth
Business Facilities Blog
MAY 8, 2018
Smith Economic Development Foreign Trade Zones LiveXchange negotiating incentives Parsec Financial Management relocation Site Selection STEM TechnologyIn his Keynote Address at Business Facilities’ 14th Annual LiveXchange event, Dr. James F.
LiveXchange 2014 Presentation: Negotiating Incentives, Land Costs, and Energy Costs for Major Projects
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 22, 2014
This year, returning speaker Mark Williams of Strategic Development Group shared his thoughts on “Negotiating Incentives, Land Costs, and Energy Costs for Major Projects.”
Bargaining Room v. False Claims: 5 Tips for Negotiation of Construction Claims
Best Practices Construction Law
MAY 7, 2014
The issue raises an important question: What should a contractor do during negotiations to allow for some “bargaining room” so as to avoid any appearance of filing a false claim? Owners often begins negotiations from the opposite end of the spectrum for the same reasons.
New Video Discusses Negotiating Basic and Additional Services for Owner/Architect Agreements
Construction Lawyer Blog
MAY 28, 2013
James Zahn discusses the negotiati0n of basic and additional services for architects in their agreements with owners: contracts general videos
Restaurant Construction Franchise on the Rise – Where do you start?
Commercial Construction
JANUARY 27, 2011
Whether you’re planning on buying a franchise agreement or you’re a shopping center landlord negotiating construction concessions with a franchise operator, you should know what is ahead of you.
The Dotted Line: How to make sure a contract protects your money
Construction Dive
JUNE 12, 2018
Contractors shouldn't hesitate to try to strike a better deal for things like change orders and retainage during contract negotiations
Averting Shutdown, Congress Approves New Stopgap Through Dec. 22
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 9, 2017
Two-week extension gives lawmakers more time to negotiate overall fiscal 2018 spending levels
Averting Shutdown, Congress Approves New Stopgap
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 9, 2017
Two-week extension gives lawmakers more time to negotiate overall fiscal 2018 spending levels
Should You Fire Your Insurance Broker?
Construction Business Owner
JUNE 18, 2018
If your insurance broker is simply negotiating pricing and accepting the terms and conditions offered by carriers and underwriters, it is time to hire a new broker.
Council Unlikely To Delay Approval of $13B Denver Airport Terminal Upgrade, Despite Objections From Airlines
ENR Construction
JULY 18, 2017
The airport has been negotiating the terminal renovation contract with Madrid-based Ferrovial Airports, leader of the public-private partnership, for more than 10 months
Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: A Savings Analysis!
Rory Woolsey
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
However, I received many comments and questions on the “Negotiating JOC” blog from last week that really should be answered. With this better defined database the nebulous disappears along with negotiations, consternations, and contortions. “Negotiating” JOC. Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. Thursday, February 16, 2012. A Savings Analysis! I was set to publish a blog this week on cost control.
Denver Airport Officials Unveil Terminal Upgrade Plan
ENR Construction
JUNE 14, 2017
Officials at Denver International Airport and the city of Denver are completing negotiations on a $650-million-plus project to remake DIA’s terminal
AGC, Unions Reach Tentative Agreements - Djc.com
Nuts and Bolts
JUNE 5, 2012
With this agreement, negotiations with all five of the basic crafts have been completed. -->. « Masonry, civic buildings take center stage. Government Regs Strangle Business Growth » AGC, Unions Reach Tentative Agreements. On June 1 AGC reached a tentative agreement with the Carpenters Union. The Laborers, Teamsters, Operating Engineers and Cement Masons agreed to tentative agreements earlier last week.
Welcome to the PSMJ Resources Blog
PSMJ Resources
MAY 29, 2007
Three ways to keep salary issues out of your negotiations If you are like other A/E firm leaders, you are finding that your management salaries are coming under more client scrutiny than ever. That last issue you want to deal with in a negotiation is defending your management teams’ salaries to clients — you need to keep the dialogue focused on how your service provides unequaled benefits to your client and delivers them maximum value.
The Art of the Deal
Business Facilities Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2016
President-elect Trump blocks some layoffs in Indy with a lay-up of a negotiation. Read The Art of the Deal on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
Tuesday Tariffs Include Construction Equipment
Construction Equipment
APRIL 4, 2018
The comment period leaves an opening for the sort of negotiated settlement that business groups favor The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has released a list of 1,300 proposed tariff increases, but set a 30-day period for receiving comments from affected businesses.
Amazon Patents Autonomous Vehicle Lane-Changing Technology
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 18, 2017
Amazon was issued a patent yesterday for technology that will wirelessly help autonomous vehicles negotiate changing lanes and maneuver in traffic
Mexican Standoff
Business Facilities Blog
JANUARY 27, 2017
The Dealmaker-in-Chief blows up his first really big negotiation. Read Mexican Standoff on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
Are You Lining Your Commercial General Contractor’s Pockets?
Commercial Construction
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
Sure, I know there will always be commercial developers who competitively bid all their projects, but from a commercial construction cost and timeline perspective, it pays to negotiate with a designated general contractor versus requesting multiple bids on a construction project.
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