Notes for owners and developers.
How delivery methods, preconstruction, schedules and healthcare rules actually work, from people who build them.
CM at risk, design-build or general contract: which one fits your project
Three ways to hire a general contractor, what each one does to cost, schedule and control, and how we help owners choose.
Why preconstruction estimates miss, and how to tell if yours will
Square-foot history, missing scope and optimism. The three reasons a number fails, and the questions an owner can ask at the first meeting.
Building inside an occupied hospital: what the facility director needs to see from the contractor
ICRA, ILSM, shutdowns and the conversation with nursing. What separates a contractor who has done it from one who says they have.
How a construction schedule should be reported to an owner
Weekly, with the critical path marked, the float shown and the slips explained. If your updates do not look like this, ask why.
What the best subcontractors want from a general contractor
The trades that do the best work choose which GCs to bid. Here is what they told us they look for, and why it matters to the owner.
Tell us about the project.
A project executive replies the same business day. Conceptual estimates within two weeks of the information we need.