Subcontractors like Hardware Direct were being exercised by Ebert right up until the day the announcement was made.
Industry Watch – Ebert Construction – How Greed and Mismanagement Brings Down One of NZ’s Largest Builders.
Best Practices – Standard Form Agreements – The World’s Equivalent to the AIA
There are a number of organizations around the world that also offer standard construction forms.
Best Practices – Supply Chain Integrity – How to Avoid Spending Your Time Fighting Fires.
Create a pool of suppliers that cover the broad spectrum of services.
Industry Watch – AIA Contracts – Why You May Not Be Able to Close Your Contracts This November.
This latest 2017 edition of the AIA Contract Documents is the sixteenth edition of these documents.
Industry Watch – Alliance Arrangement Models – What are They and How Do They Work
A unique method of creating a legal entity that falls short of forming a Joint-Venture (JV) yet goes further than typical construction agreements.
Project Bank Accounts – New Project Accounting Contractor’s will Hate but Will Protect them from Insolvency!
Using PBA's will require significant adjustments and all parties will need to rethink how they operate.
Best Practices – Why Your Design Build Contracts Are All Wrong!
There are only certain types of suppliers who have the training and legal obligation to look after the Owner's best interests.
Case Study – A Hotel That Costs too Much!? – Architect Pays Developer For Expensive Design.
The court found that Foster failed to “identify requirements and possible constraints" and "confirm key requirements and constraints”.
Change Orders – How to Plan, Mitigate, and Minimize the impact of Changes on Your Construction Projects.
Change Orders - How to Plan, Mitigate, and Minimize the impact of Changes on Your Construction Projects.
Pre-qualifying Suppliers – The Top 6 Criteria You Can Use to Pre-Qualify Your Supplier Pool.
This list of criteria should be used for pre-qualifying Contractors to participate in a solicitation.
Case Study – Strategic Application of Pricing Models – A Lesson in How to use Cost Plus with GMP to Reduce Risk and Time in Design and Construction.
Case study demonstrating how pricing models solve procurement problems.
Financial Risks – How Mega Construction Firm Failings Elevate Performance Risks for Owners and what YOU Can Do About It.
Separately, these stories are examples of the ways construction firms can go bad, collectively these show patterns we need to recognize .