Construction Informer

Like so many things in our increasingly complex world the way we do business is really in a state of flux. Much of this is because we have used the same old systems for so long they no longer mesh with the real world.
Take for example the way many construction businesses manage their day-to-day operations. [...]

Fuel Cost Ripples Turn Into Waves: Besides affecting costs for construction companies the higher fuel costs are beginning to affect whether or not projects get built. In Orlando several large airport construction projects have been derailed. There was supposed to be new ticketing areas installed this year as part of a $1 billion capital improvement [...]

The old Construction Informer is now pointing here and other than it disappearing completely for a couple of days things seem to have went okay. The same is not true for the comments. I will be working on moving those in the upcoming weeks…or at least figuring out if it’s possible without buckets of blood, [...]

We were on schedule. Things were humming along nicely and the work was coming in at quality. There hadn’t been any accidents. I had a few minutes every afternoon to analyze the schedule and make fine tuning adjustments based upon new information from subs and their availability. On top of that rosy picture, I wasn’t [...]

Using a short-form contract to extend the work of subcontractors who are already working on a project can be a quick way to deal with surprises that surface, especially during remodeling jobs. Change orders are sometimes problematic since the surprises are often well beyond the scope of the original contract and may enter into areas [...]