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September 2009

Sep
22
2009

Successful Commercial Construction Strategies and Operations: Tip #1

How Developers Can Decrease Operating Costs by Thousands of Dollars

blog_2 How would you like to “find” thousands of dollars in your operating budget?

All you need to do is answer a couple questions. How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? Did your general contractor give you a big fat binder of information including your warranty letters, operating manuals, as-built drawings, etc? If so, you probably put those documents in a banker’s box or two and then stored them in your office. Or maybe you paid to have the documents stored in a warehouse.

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Sep
10
2009

Retail Development and Construction: Getting Started

What Every Developer Should Ask General Contractors During the Retail Construction Bid Process

blog_1_zara_kids_old_orchard_skokie_ilFor my first blog post, a lot of people at Englewood Construction suggested I write about how to choose a retail construction company. But one person said that would be “boiling the ocean.” After she explained to me what that meant, I agreed – it’s a topic too ambitious for me to conquer in one post. Instead, I decided to write a series on the topic, starting with where to find a reputable contractor and what questions to ask.

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