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Why Annual Qualification of Subcontractors is the New Norm
In July of 2012, I attended the 25th Annual Construction Law Conference in San Antonio, Texas. We at the conference were fortunate enough to have Mr. Jeff R. Funke from the US Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA present on...
5 Traits of Excellent Construction Project Managers
Excellent construction Project Managers come in all shapes and sizes, attitudes, and personalities. They run the gamut from dictatorial to laissez-faire, and while there is no one size fits all recipe that generates a great Project Manager every time, there are...
Three Ways to Maximize Efficiency During Preconstruction
Moving into the digital age has created efficiencies for most construction organizations. While it is definitely a boon to the overall industry, it can make it more difficult for individual organizations to find their own source of competitive advantage through...
Is Your Company “Highly Invested” in a Project Management System?
The Ford Model T was the pinnacle of the auto-industry in 1927 and even with their revolutionary production methods the Ford Motor Company could not produce enough of them fast enough to satiate demand. Three years later sales had fallen drastically and Ford stumbled...
There’s an “app” for that
This seems to be the buzz word in most of the construction forums lately. Does anybody know a good iPad app for punch lists? Is there an app for RFI’s? Or how about this one, Is there an app for viewing construction plans? Huh? I thought that maybe these sort of...
The Four Major Elements of Highly Successful Contractors (Part Two of Two)
Updated on 8/24/2024. Here are the final two elements of highly successful contractors. For the first two elements, read our blog post for part one. Relationship Building to Find and Win More Projects The top tier contractors in our survey also possessed the need and...