Different can't be the Same

Different can’t be the Same

Where is the disconnect?

GCs and their contract/waivers

If a city tells you the grades must be re-worked to reduce the maximum slope from the center line in the street it means what was previously drawn as asphalt removal will change. It can’t stay the same otherwise it will be the same and not even begin to address city comments. So if true why did I hear back both from the PM and the Super that it was the same. Why does the most obvious sometimes seem so difficult. Well lack of common sense and logic is painful to my brain.

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The hypocrisy of it all: When a supplier can’t

Code of Ethics. Supplier code. Doing business code. Every single thing from their “five pillars” of doing business to 50-page ethics code flies completely in the face of everything that has occurred with their product. In fact lies have been told by the manufacturer’s sales reps to attempt to cover-up a variety of things. They’re […]

Typically contingency % for building

Everywhere I look I see 5-10% as typical. That said there is currently a 26 million dollar public works project that only set aside 2.5%. From there the GC doesn’t book change orders but strictly as contingency expenses but then turns around and claims a low amount of change orders which isn’t true. So rather […]

New CO ratio to be included in future genDEX

It isn’t integrated yet as details are still being worked on but the general idea is that GCs seem to be really good at booking credits and back charges and REALLY slow at approving change orders. This can greatly affect pay apps and cash flows. A slight difference might be expected because of presentation to […]

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