Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Contractors are continually seeking ways to improve productivity, reduce costs and increase efficiency both in the office and in the field. Stephen Spears, president of Bonneville Contracting & Technology Group Inc. and a Construction Business Owner reader, poses this question:'

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Lets Build

MAY 11, 2022

Most construction companies, project managers , and contractors will deal with preliminaries in their construction contracts. We’ll define preliminaries in construction, discuss what prelims are, and gain an understanding of what preliminary costs are included in a construction contract. What do preliminaries in construction mean?

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

A Job Order Contract involved Projects and/or Task Orders. Entities/people involved in a JOC Program at a Project or Task Order levels include: client/building user, project managers, awarded JOC contractor, contracting officer/contracting officer representative, others as required.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 2, 2016

In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. 100 contracts involving green building construction projects were reviewed. 89% of the contracts were for projects pursuing LEED. 7% were pursuing the NGBS.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raided several construction sites and offices to gather evidence for a bid rigging investigation focussing on roofing contracts at schools. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 10, 2025

The request to firms that had already signed contracts, sent by the city’s chief procurement officer, could put significant strain on small builders.

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cnstrctr

JANUARY 4, 2020

A construction contract is a tool that you can use to help outline these requirements. What exactly is a construction contract, how can it be used and what are the different types? A construction contract is a document that outlines the roles and responsibilities between two or more parties on a project. Lump Sum Contracts.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

A contract’s a contract, right? There are many construction contract types out there. Knowing which contract to use when is critical to ensuring a successful outcome in delivery, customer satisfaction, and profit. A construction contract agreement gets everyone involved in a project on the same page. .

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BD+C

JUNE 14, 2024

AEC inspections are the key to financially viable office to residential adaptive reuse projects 0 dbarista Fri, 06/14/2024 - 08:45 Multifamily Housing About a year ago our industry was abuzz with an idea that seemed like a one-shot miracle cure for both the shockingly high rate of office vacancies and the worsening housing shortage.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 5, 2019

What every public sector real property owner, facilities manager, procurement professional, and construction contractor should know about Job Order Contracting and Spreadsheets, The Power of Collaboration, Partnership, and Current Actionable Information. The post Job Order Contracting and Spreadsheets appeared first on 4BT.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 6, 2023

Multiplex and Murphy shared the honours in the contracts league rankings for orders taken in June after both firms bagged a project estimated to be worth £200m. Murphy took the contract to build a £200m station in south Cambridge for the East-West Rail line.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

BIM, PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS, WASTE, & LACK OF LEADERSHIP – Traditional design-bid- build (DBB) contracting techniques, and even more recent attempts to improve DBB such as design-build (DB), CM@R, etc. The post School Board Business Officers Better Serve Facilities Requirements with Innovative Tool Kit appeared first on 4BT.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 10, 2018

The industry’s slow adoption of construction software has traditionally hindered contracting companies’ productivity. Viewpoint believes contractors benefit from cloud-based, integrated software solutions that connect the back office, the project team and the crews in the field.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 23, 2023

London developer Helical confirmed this morning that it is pressing ahead with a major office revamp job near Blackfriars Station in the capital. Helical said it was targeting BREEAM “Outstanding”, EPC A, NABERS 5 Star and WELL Platinum in the race to meet rising demand for quality office space.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This leaves project managers guessing as to their gain/loss versus the original contract estimate and their over/under billing. Viewpoint Team’s Contract Summary at Complete report provides job cost estimates that lets project managers know how their projects are performing vs their projections.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 9, 2023

McLaren Construction took top ranking in the contract league table for value of orders won during July. It rose to pole position largely on the strength of securing developer Landsec’s refurbishment and extension of London’s 1960s Portland House office tower block in Victoria. Work set to be completed by early 2025.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 26, 2023

HE Simm Group, has won a £16m contract to deliver the full MEP installation on a new £100m office building in Blackpool. The seven-storey office block will eventually be home to more than 3,500 civil servants.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2021

An independent Government estimate of construction costs shall be prepared and furnished to the contracting officer at the earliest practicable time for each proposed contract and for each contract modification anticipated to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 10, 2023

Marty Copsey, president and chief operating officer of MacKenzie Contracting, discussed industry headwinds with Construction Dive.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 7, 2018

And it’s no surprise that increases in productivity have a big impact on contracting companies’ bottom lines. Getting information to and from the office, distributing it among subcontractors, and ensuring that data is accurate are big obstacles. Or it gets collected and relayed to office staff in tools like spreadsheets and email.

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The Constructor

MARCH 25, 2012

Structural frames are mainly used for offices, car parks and retail developments. Use of Precast Concrete in frames: There are two main types of precast building frame. The structural frame consists of slabs, beams and columns. The cross-wall frame consists of floor slabs and solid walls. It is used mainly for hotels, schools and hospitals.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

As commercial construction news reports say business continues to pick up, we are happy to see some new faces around the office at Englewood Construction. That’s right; we are adding staff to our national commercial general contracting firm in what has been a very robust period of activity.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A fractional CFO, or Chief Financial Officer, is a finance professional working part-time, retainer, or contract. Fractional CFOs service several clients simultaneously, typically on a part-time, retainer, or contract basis. Their specialty is providing outsourced CFO services to small and medium businesses.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) contract, learned the hard way that a contractor simply cannot ignore a size protest, regardless of its actual merit. The contracting officer forwarded the protest to the cognizant SBA Area Office (Area Office). Sanford Federal, Inc., the selected awardee for a U.S.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 14, 2015

General contractors, subcontractors and business owners risk substantial financial loss if they enter into contracts that are not supported by their insurance program.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 7, 2023

The firm secured the £250m Boho Digital City project involving construction of three 20-storey towers comprising of flats, a 750-seat indoor arena, 400-seat outdoor amphitheatre, as well as office space. In addition to this Galliford won the £75m plot 13 Build-to-Rent residential building at Brent Cross Town on behalf of Related Argent.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The Erie County District Attorney's office said that Nichter Construction falsely stated that it had met the minority contracting requirements on a state project.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 16, 2021

IPD contracts are built to bring teams together through the challenges they face. Although there are ways to be successful through trials in a collaborative delivery model, the IPD contract is built to prevent a team from sliding off track. Section In the Office. Tips for facilitating communication with the field. Main Image.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Why would hackers in other countries care about my contracting business?” A dedicated technology officer can be your technology hero. A chief technology officer, VP of technology, IT and risk manager, or whatever your firm chooses to call it, can prioritize the security of your business to protect infrastructure and sensitive data.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Enlightened contractors like you understand the value of developing your own unique Construction Contracting System, a collection of documented repeatable processes and operation manuals. Your office ensures your contracting company has a steady flow of projects.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 10, 2023

The value of contracts awarded to suppliers reached a year-high last month with 7.6bn of work in July according to industry expert Barbour ABI’s latest analysis. Residential construction continued to struggle as contract awards remained low at £1.8bn – 15% down compared to 2022.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 6, 2023

Share of city agency awards to minority- and women-owned business enterprises lags behind city goals, says new analysis from the NYC comptroller’s office.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Should they just have a 1:1 relationship between Contract Items and JobCost Phases? Contract Items often are applicable only to the project and of no use to track & compare different projects’ historical costs. To summarize: Total Contract = the sum of several Contract Items each of which contains multiple Phase Codes.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Reviewing and approving quotes in draft third party journal article on defects in green building contracts. Drafting form contract for LEED consultant to use in responding to RFPs. Reviewing and editing proposed specifications for university mandated to be green building construction contract. Lunch with prospective client].

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Contracts, compliance documentation, drawings and specs and more all ensure a project is carried out according to plan. Problems modifying in the field: Not all software applications make it easy to edit or comment on documents, especially for people who work outside the office. The Challenges of Construction Document Management.

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Carol Hagen

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Since Powerpoint came on the scene, the innovative contracting firm has mastered storytelling and realizes than communication is a two way street. It’s small and portable to take with you to a client’s office. Turn Your Whiteboard into a Touch Pen Display. Using whiteboards, projectors and flat screen monitors is so 2008.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Get the top tips for HR success from experts in construction & contracting. Section In the Office. Tackling Construction’s Biggest Human Resources Challenges. Greg Ragsdale. Thu, 12/02/2021 - 14:34. Fill out the form on this page to download this white paper. . Business Management. Promote to rotator No. Main Image. Sponsored by.

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