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Change Orders in Construction – 101 Guide

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Change orders are common to construction projects. Whatever is the case, it is important to know how you can more effectively handle a change order as it can change your project both time and money. What is a change order in construction? What causes a change order.

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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

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While we do our best to provide budget estimates that are as accurate as possible, there are inevitably times when projects bids come in higher than the client expected, or that unanticipated costs push the job over-budget. Competitively Bidding the Project.

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What Is a Change Order?

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What Is a Construction Change Order? According to some estimates, an average of 35% of projects experience at least one major change throughout the life of the project. As a contractor, change orders can leave you feeling like you’re trapped between a rock and a hard place. Key Takeaways.

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Six Ways to Control Rising Commercial Construction Costs

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The summer always brings more commercial construction activity, more bids, and, as a result, higher pricing. According to Engineering News Record , June costs for commercial construction, building and materials were up more than two percent when compared to year ago. Englewood recently began work on Season’s 52 in Chicago.

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Adopting a Program versus a Project Approach Improves Facilities Management and Construction Outcomes.

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Volumes have been written about the fragmentation of the AECOO (architecture, engineering, construction, operator, owner) and Facilities Management sectors and their relative high levels of economic and environmental waste. This particular process can be further deteriorated when subcontractors low bid primes to gain awards.

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Commercial Construction Tips: Six Best Practice Resolutions for 2011

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Don’t always take the lowest bid. The low-bidding general contractor was often in over its head, which meant deadlines were missed or work was shoddy and another, more experienced GC was brought in to finish the job—at an additional cost. While bidding on the commercial construction remodel of a 500+ sq. Take a leap of faith.

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3 Tips On How To Find The Perfect Commercial Construction Contractor… And Be A Great Construction Client

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Be Selective in the Bidding Process If the project is a competitive bid, some clients are tempted to send it out for pricing to a laundry list of construction firms. It’s well worth the time for clients to vet firms they are considering in advance and ask a select few to participate in the bidding process.