HardHatChat

DECEMBER 22, 2011

We saw drawings for new Chicago restaurant projects, retail construction work, office renovations, school construction and learning center additions – you name it, we saw it. In fact, our commercial construction budget work was back to 2008 levels. Developers and retailers that would normally go 2 deep in bidding went 4 deep.

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Commercial Union Retail Construction 207

HardHatChat

MARCH 17, 2015

In fact, last year, the value of all commercial construction contracts signed in the Chicago area was close to $10.6 Interestingly enough, we have found owners for many of the commercial construction projects out-to-bid are looking to work with design-build construction firms. Relationships on a project count for a lot.

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Design Commercial Budgeting Budget 120

HardHatChat

JUNE 21, 2012

It doesn’t matter what kind of new shopping center construction you desire–whether it is a Power Center, a Lifestyle Center, or a strip mall in a high-traffic infill location–nothing will be built unless the numbers make sense for the commercial construction budget. Construction budgets can make or break a deal. Construction Bids.

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Retail Commercial Chicago Leases 216

HardHatChat

JANUARY 18, 2011

Don’t always take the lowest bid. 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. While bidding on the commercial construction remodel of a 500+ sq. Take a leap of faith.

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Commercial Bidding Negotiation Construction 263

HardHatChat

MAY 18, 2011

First, let’s have a refresher on the most common types of available retail space in Chicago shopping centers — actually, the terms below work for all new commercial construction projects. Scenario A – The tenant agrees with the landlord’s bids, so the landlord pays for and manages the construction process.

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Commercial Retail Construction Bidding 184

HardHatChat

DECEMBER 17, 2010

We saw much-improved activity in shopping center construction – not necessarily the building of new malls, but in general commercial contractors working with landlords and developers on pre-construction services , such as commercial construction budgeting to help them propose attractive lease deals for new tenants. Low – Green building.

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Commercial Retail Construction Chicago 196

HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

It’s that time of year when our team predicts the 2012 commercial construction trends – from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction. Currently Savers has three Chicago-area locations, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see that number increase in 2012.

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Commercial Retail Chicago Construction 179

HardHatChat

JULY 19, 2011

Also, heed my warning on hiring low-bidding pick-up truck contractors. The more information you provide, the more accurate the shopping center construction budget – especially if you plan to work with retailers who have proprietary facades. And I know people don’t believe this, but the best Chicago contractors hate change orders.

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Commercial Retail Change Orders Construction 201

HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

As a result, we filled five commercial construction job openings recently to handle the inflow of bid work. We’ve also promoted several hard-working members of our team who have helped make Englewood one of Chicago’s best general contracting firms.

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Commercial News Retail Construction 259

HardHatChat

JANUARY 19, 2010

I like caramel corn as much as anybody, but I would tell subs there were only two things we needed – a competitive bid and outstanding service. Without the best bid, we can’t win the project. And without the best service, the bid is meaningless. If you don’t, your work flow and budget may suffer.

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Commercial Bidding Construction Retail 192

HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

in Chicago. For those familiar with Chicago, you may also know this store offers a prime corner location on the city’s famed Magnificent Mile. As many of you may know, Englewood Construction recently completed Zara’s largest store in the United States at 700 N. Michigan Ave. 1. They had never heard of the GNMAA.

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Retail Michigan Chicago Construction 176

HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

We were pulling a feeder cable through a Chicago retail construction project when we heard the explosion. At one point or another, even the best Chicago commercial construction contractors are susceptible to a construction site demon. Then, the transformer blew out. What the heck happened? Step 3: We fixed the problem. Case closed.

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CSI Commercial Site Retail 136

HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

It’s that time of year when our team predicts the commercial construction trends for the upcoming year– from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction. Currently Savers has three Chicago-area locations, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see that number increase.

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Commercial Retail Chicago Construction 120

HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

We are presently working with several real estate developers to create this type of environment in Chicago and its suburbs, as well as New York and Los Angeles. Already, we’re seeing competitive construction bids that have shot up to pre-recession numbers in terms of costs.

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Commercial Construction Los Angeles Schedule 180

HardHatChat

DECEMBER 20, 2016

As a national commercial construction firm, it’s not surprising the majority of our 2016 revenue came from work outside our home market of Chicago. As these retailers look for ways to refresh and rebuild their brands, while also tightening their budget, they are making more value-based decisions.

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Commercial Retail Construction Chicago 156

Construction Knowledge

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Rather than proceeding with the traditional complete design and public bid method, the KTC and the IFA went with a Public Private Partnership (P3). Then they interviewed and short-listed four firms to prepare more detailed designs, with bid costs and schedules. The Walsh Group from Chicago, IL won both competitions.

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Kentucky Indiana Schedule Change Orders 40

The Korte Company

JUNE 16, 2022

Dennis called up to Walgreens’ home office in Deerfield, Illinois, near Chicago. The project bids in seven days.”. The Korte Company had recently built the 400,000-square-foot pre-engineered Butler building, finishing $500,000 under budget. Bids are still due Friday.”. I got nowhere,” Dennis said. There’s no room for you.

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Pennsylvania California Illinois St. Louis 52

HardHatChat

AUGUST 21, 2012

The difference is we weren’t on vacation; we were bidding new restaurant and hotel construction jobs to keep up with the thousands of new residents moving to the area due to the oil boom. a flagship store in a vertical mall like Water Tower Place in Chicago…. In this case, we were needed in Williston, ND and Glendive, MT.

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Commercial Contractors Retail Construction 214

HardHatChat

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The spot is about the costs of commercial construction and how buying building materials in bulk can help GCs save money and bring down a construction project bid so they win the contract. Buying construction materials in bulk today won’t help your construction budget if prices for those materials are expected to drop tomorrow.

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Commercial Materials Construction Contractors 235

HardHatChat

MARCH 23, 2010

This lets your general contractor weigh in with estimated construction costs before plans are finalized and sent out for subcontractor bids. Miss this step and your architect could be sending out plans for bid that are out of whack with your construction budget.

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Retail Construction Bidding Contractors 174

The Korte Company

AUGUST 12, 2020

The Martha Manning Company in Collinsville, Illinois wanted to build a 100,000-square-foot dress factory—with a budget of $10 per square foot. . It was a “seemingly impossible” budget; closer to $15 or $18 a square foot would have been more realistic. Contractors were selected on their “low bid.” .

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Design St. Louis Illinois Architecture 52

Construction Marketing Ideas

JULY 20, 2015

Our latest issue of North Carolina Construction News had been published, and our first issue of Chicago Construction News had been released late last week — and especially in Chicago, we had made commitments to share the word today. I set a $200 budget for the job, and provided core details. Still no solution. At 7:00 p.m.

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North Carolina Chicago Management Bargains 48

HardHatChat

DECEMBER 22, 2015

In fact, while margins remain low for general contractors, subcontractor pricing in 2015 was nearly on-par with pre-recession highs in 2008, resulting in higher competitive construction bids than we’ve seen in some time.

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Commercial Industrial Retail Construction 120

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

How would you like to “find” thousands of dollars in your operating budget? And without anything to print, then there’s nothing to mail – no more fees for overnight bid-request mailings. How Developers Can Decrease Operating Costs by Thousands of Dollars. All you need to do is answer a couple questions.

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Commercial Documentation Construction Project Management 120

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Finding a single tenant to occupy all that space in today’s economy can be challenging, so the smarter and more feasible move is to hire a retail construction contractor that can provide you with the various pre-bid commercial construction budgets needed for subdividing that big box into a multi-tenant space. The answer is none.

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Retail Commercial Budgeting Budget 218

Business Facilities

JULY 6, 2016

Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. per square foot, lower than the Chicago Market average of $4.84. On a daily basis, 500 freight trains and 37,500 carloads of rail freight leave the Chicago metro region (i.e., The current industrial vacancy rate in DuPage is 4.8 million tons).

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Roads Airports Indiana Transportation 41

Pro Builder

JANUARY 28, 2022

Whether in a corporate boardroom, town council, local school board meeting, or amongst a group of staff members working on next year’s budget, it is declared with authority and the sincere belief in the equation N = T (Numbers = Truth). The first issue is the quality of baseline budgets. Odds are you’ve used it many times yourself.

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Permits Overhead Foundation Budgeting 98

Building Information Management

MARCH 19, 2013

Chicago: Institute of Real Estate Management. 1994), Preconstruction Estimating: Budget through Bid. N., & Celik, T. 1999), Value of a Product: A Definition, International Journal of Value – Based Management , 12; pp181 – 191. IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management, 2006), Principles of real estate management.

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Life Cycle Management BIM Engineering 53