Insights
Notes from preconstruction and the field, written by the people who price and build our projects.
CM at-risk or progressive design-build? Choosing a delivery method for a public project
Both bring the builder in early and both end in a negotiated price. What differs is who holds the designer's contract, and how much control the owner wants over design.
What a guaranteed maximum price actually guarantees
A GMP is a ceiling, not a price. Here is what sits inside one, and the questions to ask before you sign it.
Building a school while it stays open
Four phases, two summers and no lost school days at Ridgeview High. What made it work.
Getting prequalified with a general contractor: a checklist for trade partners
What we ask for, why we ask for it, and how to get through prequalification in one pass.
The first hour: why every shift starts with a plan
Pre-task planning is not new. Doing it every day, with the crew rather than to the crew, is the difference.
Why we still self-perform concrete
Many general contractors no longer employ their own crews. The structure sets the schedule, so we still do.
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