Issuing bid documents that are 99%+ complete with a quality control check of the documents will help tremendously in keeping construction change orders to a minimum. The quality control check is best accomplished with a multi-discipline team, not just one or two persons that assisted in the development of the documents.
The previous blog dealt with contractors taking advantage and abusing owners. To lend a bit of balance, this one concerns owners taking advantage of contractors. Yes, it does happen. A prime example is when owners will use the change order process to get into the contractor’s pocket. A lot of contracts do not acknowledge or [...]
Taking advantage of an owner that trusts the contractor is not a good practice. It never ceases to amaze me how otherwise rational people will take every opportunity they can to squeeze every last drop from the other party on a construction project. Competitive bidding practices in the United States are such that the owner/developer [...]
Project schedules can be developed to incorporate owner, designer, vendor, and contractor activities early in the project development cycle. This enables the users to coordinate design, procurement and construction activities. To make a successful schedule the preparers must request input from the users and have all of the activities connected with relationship logic.
