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How to Write Tight Subcontracts

Construction Business Owner

Starting projects with excellent subcontractors and detailed subcontracts will help you make more money, finish faster and reduce field issues. When this happens, your team will encounter disputes, change order requests, late schedules and holes in the budget. It takes only a few extra steps to make the correct choices. .'

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Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

Job Order Contracting

Consistently delivering quality projects on time and on budget simply requires leadership, accountability, and commitment. Validate Contractor and Subcontractor Quotes Obtaining comparative bids on all subcontracted work will not provide sufficient cost visibility. Controlling Construction Costs is not rocket science 1.

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Sage Estimating to Vista Exporting Tool

Cassell Construction Estimating

Intorducing The New Sage Estimating To Vista Exporting Tool Quickly convert your sage estimates into a viewpoint vista project management budget Works with the sage estimating versions 9.8

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What are Today's Best New Retail Developments? | Hard Hat Chat

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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. Best Practices.

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5 Signs Your Shopping Center Construction Contractor is Costing You Business

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Unfortunately, a landlord’s biggest liability in a commercial construction project can be an insensitive general contractor whose only concern is making his deadline and budget. we came in on time and under budget without one complaint from any of the retailers. Plenty, if the GC’s actions are hurting your tenants’ business.

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What every Owner should know about Construction Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Budget and other factors. Three types of deployment – Contractor Led (subcontract design or joint venture) – Designer Led (subcontract construction or joint venture) – A single firm with both capabilities internally. Construction project size, form, function and complexity. Time and sequencing requirements.

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Secrets to a Successful Commercial Construction Subcontractor Relationship

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If you don’t, your work flow and budget may suffer. The owner or superintendent makes work changes or requests directly to the sub. If you have great, experienced subs on the job, they’ll know they can’t take direction from anyone but you. Bottom line: treat your subcontractors with the same respect and integrity that you treat your clients.