article thumbnail

Commercial Construction Tips: Six Best Practice Resolutions for 2011

HardHatChat

I know this is a tough one to follow as we all need to keep commercial construction budgets in check, but we saw too many companies go with pick-up truck contractors in 2010 only to be burned later. Most of our work comes through the competitive bid process , but we welcome negotiating with clients and so should you.

article thumbnail

Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Tip #1: Negotiate Fuel Costs. Before you go down the negotiating path, be sure you know your overall consumption by gallons. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. August 2011.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Many contractors negotiate payment due dates with their vendors to get themselves out of short-term cash binds. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Copyright © 2010 Cahaba Media Group.

Banking 120
article thumbnail

Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

– will ultimately determine if you are on the bid list or in the negotiating room for the next project. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. Copyright © 2010 Cahaba Media Group.

article thumbnail

PSMJ Resources Inc. Finds that A/E Billing Rates Decreased in 2010 as Firms Fell Victim to Pricing Pressure

PSMJ Resources

the premier management consulting firm for the A/E/C (architecture/ engineering/construction) industries, today announced that billing rates for most management positions either held steady or decreased during 2010 and 2011 after increasing in 2006, 2007, and 2009.

article thumbnail

How Brexit Will Affect The Construction Industry – Infographics

Lets Build

A study conducted in 2010 by the Department of Business Skills and Innovation estimated that more than half of building materials were imported from the EU. A negotiation and development of its own terms of trade would obviously be preferred as the latter creates the potential risk of retaliation from affected countries.

article thumbnail

SharePoint Savvy?

Carol Hagen

What SharePoint does best is collaboration when dealing with “working” documents like construction contract negotiations. It may create more silos and IT governance headaches than you bargained for. I have also seen it widely embraced to relieve the need for shared drives and to offer project portals for job documentation.