In today’s design and construction industry, strategic business growth requires a delicate but effective management approach during the bid and proposal preparation phases of procurement. Deployment of critical strategies during the response to a bid or proposal solicitation can mean the joy of a successful project win or the agony of a crushing project loss. […]
In today’s design and construction industry, managing and controlling project cost requires a strategic and disciplined management approach to controlling project scope, schedule and budget. Deployment of critical cost control processes during project implementation can be the difference between a profitable project outcome or the agony of a project experiencing significant cost overruns, missed schedule […]
BJC’s mission is “to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. As a major consumer of design and construction services in the region, BJC is committed to being a leader in supporting a strong, viable and sustainable minority and women-owned business enterprise (MBE/WBE) market of health care construction consultants and contractors and […]
By: Jeff Blaesing, Senior Project Manager As Senior Project Managers, Scott Sherry and myself have been involved in many successful joint ventures. Under a joint venture agreement, construction companies can share and mitigate project risk while focusing on their areas of expertise. Joint venturing can be especially useful if one construction partner possesses the relationship […]
The word “delay” is an all too familiar word utilized during construction because it is not remotely uncommon for a construction project to experience delays. While contractors never want a delay to actually happen because time is money, delays unfortunately do happen as construction schedules are not written in stone. There are two types of […]
Posted by Mitchell Brandtman on Nov 25, 2013 in 5D BIM MB 5D Cost Planning team finalists at UDIA Qld Awards Gala inShare6 Last Friday saw the Mitchell Brandtman 5D Cost Planning team nominated for the ‘Consultant Excellence Award’ at the UDIA (Qld) 2013 Awards for Excellence. A big congratulations goes to the whole MB 5D […]
How Collaboration Delivered on Huge Hospital Project inShare172 In 2012, Exemplar Health (comprising Lend Lease, Spotless Group, Capella Capital and Siemens) was successful in their bid to design, build, finance and maintain the new Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital – a $1.8 billion public tertiary teaching hospital. In early 2013 a group of our 5D […]
Joseph Blanner Partner at McCarthy, Leonard & Kaemmerer The two phrases in the title to this article would seem as if they were synonymous with one another. However, in the legal world, whether work is determined by the Courts to be “additional work” or “extra work” can be the difference between doing it for no […]
Since I was a teenager I thought my destiny was to be a leader. I remember standing up and speaking at the school debating society when I was 14. All the other speakers were 17 or 18 so I was absolutely petrified. It wasn’t that I had anything particular to say. Mostly I mumbled and […]
What is the difference between a bid bond, a performance bond and a payment bond? Joseph Blanner – Partner at McCarthy, Leonard & Kaemmerer The three primary bonds that are purchased on construction projects are bid bonds, performance bonds and payment bonds. Over the years, I have spoken to contractors and owners and, in many […]