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How General Contractors Work with Commercial Architects to Mitigate Risks and Deliver Superior Commercial Construction Projects

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Ensure Realistic Budgeting and Scheduling: Combining the architects design vision with the GCs knowledge of materials, labor, and logistics allows for more accurate cost estimates and timelines. Improved Design Feasibility and Cost Alignment Architects bring creativity and innovation to projects, while GCs focus on execution.

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Validate a Construction Takt Plan

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Accurate Resource Planning Labor: Without detailed information on labor requirements for each task, it’s difficult to determine whether the TAKT time is feasible or if you have the right number of skilled workers available at the right time. Without this, cost overruns are likely, and the TAKT plan may not be financially viable.

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3 Reasons to Reach Out to Your General Contractor During the Commercial Construction Process

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Before You Select A Site. Often a commercial general contractor isn’t tapped for a project until the specific site is already locked in. For ground-up projects, a GC can visit the site to look beyond what is shown on the plat of survey – including surroundings that will need to be considered in construction logistics.

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Early Collaboration: The Key to Commercial Construction Risk Mitigation

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Early Engagement for Improved Decision-Making Engaging GCs early provides Directors with critical insights that enhance the project’s overall design and feasibility. During this stage, the client/GC team collaboratively address site assessments, permit requirements, and scheduling, leveraging the GC’s practical experience in the field.

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All You Need To Know About Construction Project Management To Get Started

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The goal of every construction project management is to complete the project, and the balancing of resources, finances, time, and feasibility plays a crucial role in its completion. . It’s important that project management teams are able to keep up with the communications needed by a stakeholder to workers on-site, or vice versa.

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How to Estimate Construction Costs   

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Inaccurate estimates might not be the root of all evil, but they sure can derail a project. Far and away one of the most common reasons, however, is inaccurate budget estimates. When it comes to construction, estimating costs is a towering challenge. When it comes to construction, estimating costs is a towering challenge.

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Construction project management 101 – Checklist

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Contractors and subcontractors give project owners their cost estimates for the project to be completed. At the start of any project, a business case must be created and evaluated to ascertain the feasibility of the project. Stakeholders then perform feasibility testing accordingly. Initiation. All work begins in this phase.