Perhaps some GCs view it as a game to be played and when won as money in their pocket but the game is all too real on the other side. Subs are suffering immensely through a variety of ways either intentional or unintentional. GCs need to stop playing games such as the change order game, […]
Or at least it isn’t unless you make it personal. A couple of examples. 1. Discussing change orders shouldn’t cause a meltdown. They are change orders and they are open for discussion and negotiation. Threats, pained faces, ugly gestures, threats to pull future business, 72-hour invocations and sarcastic/ugly remarks really just aren’t necessary. Express yourself. […]
I am appalled often times and the complete lack of courtesy within the industry. There are often times days, sometimes even weeks of effort put into submitting a bid and unless you are “low” you never hear anything again. It used to be that you were paid/reimbursed for this time but now it is expected to […]
Often times in business owners find themselves chasing as much revenue as possible almost seemingly at any cost. What is easy to ignore is exactly that…Costs. Sure there are the obvious costs such as labor, fuel, and utilities but what about the insidious items such as phone service, internet service, web/e-mail hosting, equipment ROIs, taxes, […]
There seems to be a trend among some general contractors. Be the low bidder, Take the low bids. Beat the hell out of them on re-bids and after the job is started. It is disturbing to say the least. Do you have a contract you can point to and attempt to justify your bad behavior […]
In a time long long ago in a place not unfamiliar to many there were nobles who designed the most beautiful structures. They did this all with a simple pen and paper. Alas the translation between their works of art and the building process were often hindered by simple things like scale and consistency. Then […]
