Following—and forecasting—the money: Financial modeling for project managers
To wait until there’s a problem affecting design and construction before consulting with a PM wastes valuable time when a project is at its most vulnerable point.
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To wait until there’s a problem affecting design and construction before consulting with a PM wastes valuable time when a project is at its most vulnerable point.
In the course of providing cost estimating services, educating the client on making prudent choices is a high priority.
There is no single method of calculating progress payments, but the most common formula is the percentage of completion applied to the total contract price, less a retainage which is held by the owner until final acceptance of the project.
The island setting itself is at the root of several of these disruptive assumptions.
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To wait until there’s a problem affecting design and construction before consulting with a PM wastes valuable time when a project is at its most vulnerable point.
In the course of providing cost estimating services, educating the client on making prudent choices is a high priority.
There is no single method of calculating progress payments, but the most common formula is the percentage of completion applied to the total contract price, less a retainage which is held by the owner until final acceptance of the project.
The island setting itself is at the root of several of these disruptive assumptions.
Across numerous states, unscrupulous attorneys are filing hundreds of “drive-by” lawsuits that are founded on noncompliance with ADA regulations against businesses that often have no idea they have done anything wrong.
While the benefits of intelligently deployed technology are abundantly clear to both designers and healthcare end-users, it’s no simple task to manage the integration of technology into a building program.
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A trusted advisor acts as a guiding partner over the full course of a professional relationship.
Applying goal-oriented methodologies and techniques can increase efficiency and reduce costs associated with litigation.
Paul Brussow, Executive Vice President with Rider Levett Bucknall, offers cost control strategies for hotel renovations projects.