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8 Steps to Avoid Being Busy & Broke

Construction Business Owner

Almost every contractor’s goal is to win more work than he or she currently has scheduled. On paper, they figured they would make more money, as their overhead remained constant while their revenues grew. When the economy was slow, contractors worked hard to keep crews busy and break even.

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Construction Project Managers Go Mobile

Carol Hagen

Update: Project Manager uses iPhone to access construction documentation. Construction Project Managers main line of communication is their mobile device. This is part one in a series of 5 posts on what construction project managers want access or update on a job when they are out of the office. Schedules. Documentation.

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Reliable Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

Reliable construction cost estimating is critical to the success of any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project. Reliable Construction Cost Estimating. In theory, all groups should share the same need; to determine the cost for a planned construction activity. Learnings.

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Busy & Broke

Construction Business Owner

Almost every contractor’s goal is to win more work than he or she currently has scheduled. On paper, they figured they would make more money, as their overhead remained constant while their revenues grew. When the economy was slow, contractors worked hard to keep crews busy and break even.

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Understand the No Damage for Delay Clause, Part 1

Construction Business Owner

The potential for delay in completion poses a substantial risk to every project budget and schedule. Any delay deprives the owner of the use of the finished project and increases the cost of construction.

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What are Preliminaries in Construction Contracts?

Lets Build

Most construction companies, project managers , and contractors will deal with preliminaries in their construction contracts. These preliminaries, also called prelims, cover costs for an entire construction project—not for specific work sections or activities. What do preliminaries in construction mean? Site security.

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LEAN Collaborative Construction Practices Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

LEAN Collaborative Construction Practices Construction Cost Estimating. LEAN Collaborative Construction Practices Construction Cost Estimating. The primary focus here is upon detailed line item construction cost estimates as they should be considered mandatory before any final construction project is approved and begun.