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Written By: John Poole on January 31, 2010 74 Comments
Construction and Film Making Cross Paths in Avatar

I’ve always thought there were similarities between the film making process and the construction process.  In movie making you have the script (plans), the set (jobsite) and of course the final product (building).  Similar to construction, the more time spent on the script, the smoother and quicker the implementation of the script takes place.  And […]

Written By: John Poole on January 6, 2010 71 Comments

I was sent this email on Christmas Eve right after the Senate met for a vote on the health care bill.  It was a mass email to several people in the construction industry.

I said yesterday’s Alert was probably the final version for 2009 – but I had to bring the attached to your attention.  Senator […]

Written By: John Poole on December 14, 2009 20 Comments

I am a new company and I am trying to get work as a construction manager, owner’s representative, design/builder, or owner’s representative.  I am looking to bring someone on that has experience in sales, marketing, and estimating in the construction and development industry.  It would also be very beneficial if you have existing contacts in […]

Written By: John Poole on December 11, 2009 14 Comments

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 […]

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