All week long we are posting our top 5 most memorable jobs. Here is a link to Justin’s in case you missed it! Here is a list of the top 5 memorable projects that I have had the opportunity to work on. A new Embassy Complex in Europe An Indoor Aquatic Center since it was [...]
All this week we will be presenting “top 5 lists” of the most memorable projects. Here is Justin Short’s list. Check back on Wednesday for the next list. Here is a list of the top 5 most memorable projects that I have had the opportunity to work on. Roller-coaster at one of the major amusement [...]
1. I was the lead estimator on a good size project. We were awarded the contract on the project where I was the second bidder by over 10% and third bidder was less than .25% higher than my bid. The low bidder and third bidder both had a number of exceptions to the contract terms [...]
At the past several meetings, I have noticed a rather large percentage of attendees that did not have any business cards with them. Do you remember when a person would get a rather strange look if they didn’t have any cards at a meeting? Usually, they had some excuse such as they left their stack [...]
I recently had the experience of listening to a former United States Senator speak briefly on the polarization of the Washington DC political arena. This was in addition to his thoughts on other aspects of his political career. He talked how there were extreme positions by both major parties, etc. It wasn’t largely notable in [...]
I just returned from a continuing education conference in Arizona. The attendees had backgrounds in labor, commercial and construction endeavors. During the breaks and lunches we had many things to talk about. Among them was the economy. With all of the conversations, there was a common opinion of the economic situation. That opinion is: THERE [...]
Even though times have changed dramatically does not mean that old information is useless. I have collected quite the selection of reference books; some I think are older than me. While prices have changed, many aspects of construction remain the same. I have also collected another treasure cove, a retired estimator’s notes. I was able [...]
We have seen an increase in the number of construction disputes in the last three to four months. Not only is the number noteworthy – more than we saw in the previous two years – there are other areas that are interesting. One of the first that comes to mind is the amounts that are [...]
Working on a claim involves digging through documentation that can be complex. It can involve daily job logs by multiple parties, meeting minutes, correspondence, schedules and a wealth of other information. This information can also be incomplete and you have to correlate documents from the multiple parties to get a better understanding of what transpired [...]
Successful projects rely upon getting the costs right. Whether an owner, designer, construction manager, or contractor, if the costs are not right, the project will suffer. To get the costs right, you have to have the right personnel involved on the project from the beginning. Reliable budgets need to be developed from the very beginning. [...]
