I attended a mandatory pre-bid meeting for a new elementary school in the Kennett Square School District.  The project is broken down into 10 subcontracts.  I am looking to partner on the general contract portion which will likely be about $5 million.  I do not have the bonding capacity to perform this work, but I […]

The “Great Recession” has been a godsend for some companies that were looking for a reason to get rid of people they just didn’t like, but didn’t have a good enough reason to fire.  They could just lay them off due to lack of work and blame it on the economy.  It’s like a get […]

This was probably the best global warming cartoon I’ve seen.  I caught it in yesterday’s USA today which I only read while I’m in the airport for some reason.  There should be another guy asking, “But what if it’s true and we don’t do anything.”  And then they’ll have a guy on the stage with […]

Education is always a very touchy subject in construction.  I’ve certainly noticed some unspoken dissention between the school of hard-knockers and the book-smart engineering kids.  One time when we were setting up a new office in the storage closet of the building, a boss told me that nobody with a master’s degree is allowed to […]

I’m looking to assemble a team consisting of an architect and CM and possibly a mechanical and a roofing contractor from a roofing firm similar to roofers greenville providing Greenville roof replacement for proposal on a federally funded upgrade project in Philadelphia, PA.  Bids will be collected December 30, 2009.

As part of the […]

When I lived in Avon, CO, a little town about ten miles west of Vail ski resort, the local news was a little sparse at times, especially during the summer and fall.  I found myself, on a few occasions, reading up on the pre-season performance of the volleyball team at the local middle school.  There were some […]

Starting a new job ain’t easy.  Trust me, I’ve done it several times.  There are few things in life that are as stressful as walking into an unknown organization and having to prove yourself to a bunch strangers.  This becomes especially difficult when you are hired into a higher level position when you are now […]

I attended a pre-bid conference on Thursday November 19, 2009 at Towson University for a CM-at risk project for the remodel of two residence halls on campus.  The proposal will be for pre-construction and construction services.  The design has not been completed, but there is a budget of $13.5 million for the construction of the […]

The last Constructonomics post stirred the pot a bit in some civil engineering forums.  The Sorry Kid, Construction is a Cyclical Industry post brought some interesting and thought provoking comments.  One of which brought about some particular interest from myself because it touched on a subject that tends to rarely get touched.  And without going into […]

How many times have we heard it – the cycles of the construction industry. Yada, yada, yada. Cyclical this, cyclical that. I’m sorry you’re getting laid off, but construction is just a cyclical business son. There probably is some truth to this statement. The unemployment rate in construction goes up and down like Sarah Palin’s […]