I got an email recently citing some article saying that construction starts would increase in 2011 for the first time in some ungodly amount of time.  I’d give you the exact number and cite the source and all that, but that would make this much more like a book report instead of the eloquent and flowing […]

It’s hard to describe how owners feel about change orders.  Sometimes I think they would rather be forced to eat a bucket full of glass or perhaps permantly lose feeling in all extremities before accepting a change order that increases their project cost by .01%.  Why is this?  Change orders are a part of the […]

We received a temporary certificate of occupancy on the Beiber Trailways Tenant Fit-out in Norristown.  I’m going to do a write-up about it with pictures and everything, but in the mean-time I can at least dream that I had enough money to go to Hawaii…

There is a justice center in Doylestown, PA bidding on November 18th, 2010 that will total in value approximately $50 million.  I attended a mandatory pre-bid meeting about two weeks ago on this job.  It looks like a great project, but unfortunately, I do not have the bonding capacity to propose on this project alone.  I’m […]

New contractors have a lot of matters to anticipate when entering the construction industry for the first time. One important consideration that sometimes slips through the cracks is the use of surety bonds. Unfortunately, new contractors are often unfamiliar with the bonding process, which includes undergoing finance and credit checks, providing upfront collateral, and paying […]

I honestly don’t have the patience to read any more economic doom and gloom about this country or worse yet, the construction industry.  I read some article about how construction spending is down 7.9% from this time last year.  And last year, there was more construction going on by five year olds on […]

Proposals are being collected on a 250,000 square foot mixed use historical redevelopment in Center City Philadelaphia. They are seeking LEED certification on the job while providing hotel, retail, and museum space.

The project is funded by the City but they are hiring a developer to propose a plan and oversee the project. They […]

Getting paid could be the most difficult part of performing construction work. It doesn’t make sense that this is actually harder than the construction work itself, but often, and perhaps unfortunately, this could be the case. Not getting paid on time can be devastating to construction companies that have costs to vendors and employees that […]