Design & Construction Procurement Best Practices
Throughout the world legislative actions are transforming the way the construction industry behaves. These legislations are not only protecting trade contractors from unfair practices, they are protecting Owners too.
Surprisingly, some of the world’s most sophisticated markets have yet to enact similar protections. In those parts of the world, certain common and persistent practices continue to put the supply chain and Owners at risk.
Why an Architect might consider releasing drawings that are not complete to be a “good practice”?
Most simply take it for granted that the drawings are as they should be or they simply don’t know where to start.
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Merry Christmas everyone! I cannot believe 2019 is behind us! By the time this publishes, I assume you will have already received your Christmas presents and hopefully you are enjoying quality time with your loved ones. My gift to you this year is an excerpt from an interview with Simone Sinek. Simon Sinek is the…
The top 7 things that cause uncertainty in construction and recommendations for how to mitigate their impact.
80% of Owners surveyed expect future projects to have change orders resulting from design mistakes
This kind of simple-minded reporting casts otherwise good contracting models in a bad light and create negative impressions that persist well beyond the context of this project.
I began searching through the internet for a set of goal setting rules to help inspire and motivate me.
These characterizations and the terms used to describe them, show a fundamental ignorance about these procurement concepts and how they work.
A City Administrator in Calgary is pushing forward a recommendation that the City adopt social concerns as part of their procurement system.
This year’s conference seems to be the most comprehensive event yet.