A solid construction cost plan is like a detailed roadmap before a journey. It provides a clear path (depending on how accurate your estimates are!), anticipates potential obstacles, and ensures a smoother and more cost-efficient arrival at your destination. Or, in...
If there is one thing without which your crew simply cannot start working on a new construction project, it is the materials. But to be able to procure these materials without ordering too much and compromising your profits, or too little and bringing the project to a...
As the heartbeat of any construction endeavor, takeoff involves quantifying and calculating all the resources needed for a project, from raw materials like granite and lumber, right down to the last nail. Therefore, material takeoff isn’t just a checkbox in project...
Construction material or quantity takeoffs are one of the key steps in winning project bids, ensuring a smooth construction phase, and completing projects on time, within budget, and with a healthy profit margin. When done properly, a takeoff will provide precise...
Before any actual construction work on a project begins, a comprehensive sequence of construction project planning activities needs to take place. A well-executed preconstruction phase requires a series of targeted interactions, discussions, negotiations, and...
Behind every successful construction project is a well-defined construction plan. And the more detailed this plan is, the more streamlined the project execution. The plan has to cover all the aims and objectives of the project, the tasks that must be carried out, all...