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| Page 1 of 3 | Previous | Next | BUILDERS COUNSEL MARCH 10, 2011  Senate Passes Washington Contractor Bidding Preference Bill Using that survey, Washington woud provide a reciprocal bidder preference (to the same amount permitted in the bidding contractor’s home state) to Washington contractors bidding for public projects. Increased Bid Protests: Bidding preferences may result in an increase in bid protests, resulting in project delays and additional costs. Earth Week Extravaganza! | MARKUP AND PROFIT DECEMBER 14, 2010 Cleaning Up After a Low Bid Contractor Dec 14 Cleaning Up After a Low Bid Contractor Tweet I got a note from a good friend the other day, he wanted me to review a request he had received from a potential client. This potential client had a house built using the “lowest bid&# contractor. So, this potential client is looking for bids on what needs to be done to fix the problems. He supplied my friend a 6-page scope of repairs plus a drawing of the job, and he’s asking for a free bid. He said, in part: I wanted to get 2 bids on my project. His book we bought is worn out. Great site. | | | | | |
| CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS MARCH 10, 2011  Fair and open bidding, really? Of course, this means the others who entered the competition through the formal public bidding process were wasting their time and money in even trying to win the race. Genuine open competition for fixed price bids, where price is the only (or primary) consideration, I asserted, result in opportunities that are generally unprofitable. Re: Article on how bids can be manipulated. | CONSTRUCTION LAW MONITOR NOVEMBER 29, 2010  Bill Bryson's New Book Has Treasures For Construction Industry Home About Us Your Authors Our Services Resources Blog Directory Avvo Legal Guides Avvo Answers Forms & Documents Webinars Other Publications Contact Us Speaking Engagements Press Contacts Nov 2010 29 Scott Wolfe Jr 0 Bill Bryson’s New Book Has Treasures For Construction Industry I’m a big fan of Bill Bryson’s books. The book is as advertised. | BUILDERS COUNSEL NOVEMBER 29, 2010  Bid of the Month: Seattle's McDonald Elementary School / The. Seattle Public Schools is seeking bids for modernization work at McDonald Elementary School. The bid closing date is December 16, 2010. The McDonald Elementary bid information can be located by following this link. pre-bid meeting and walk-through is set for 9:00 AM on November 30, 2010. The work is estimated to cost between $7.5 million and $8 million. 54th St., | BUILDERS COUNSEL MARCH 1, 2011  Bid of the Month: Seattle's Pike Place Market Renovation The PDA will be seeking bids during the next few months. Bids are due by 1 p.m. Connect with me Join my address book Check out my Avvo page View our JDSupra page Tweet with meFor this months, Solicitation of the Month, we venture down to Seattle’s sacred Pike Place Market. Pike Place Market is now seeking subbids for work on the third phase of its renovation. | | | | | | | |
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BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011  Bid of the Month: Washington State University's Martin Stadium
The school is seeking bids from architectural and design firms. expect to see construction bidding begin by the end of the year. Connect with me Join my address book Check out my Avvo page View our JDSupra page Tweet with meThe PAC-10′s Washington State University are building a new football home. With public construction keeping a healthy pace, there are many projects up for the award. But if you understand my penchant for sports, you know that this is a hole in one. The plans include premium seating, a new press box and a large football training facility. MORE >> -
CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2010 The Hidden Cost of Public Design-Build Projects
closed the post proclaiming that the time for design-build on public projects has come. Today I read an ENR article about a $1.1 Billion Utah highway and bridge project that illustrated one of the problems with public design-build: sore losers and their ability to litigate. The Utah DOT made a request for proposal for upgrading a 24 mile highway section near Provo. The design-build finalists were each paid $1.5 Million to prepare their designs and proposals that were judged on budget, highest value, schedule, design and public inconvenience. MORE >> -
BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011  A Brief Green Building Reading Recommendation
Read Chris Cheatham’ s The Destiny Debacle E- book! Connect with me Join my address book Check out my Avvo page View our JDSupra page Tweet with meIn order to help facilitate an easy Monday, I am going to keep it simple. Written over the course of a few weeks, our friend Chris Cheatham produced an easy to read 11-page manual on the Destiny USA project. For those of you who do not know, Destiny USA is a New York development that has failed to meet promised green building goals. Chris followed this story closely, posting daily on his findings. Enjoy your Monday! MORE >> -
MARKUP AND PROFIT | TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010 Note from a former “Hammer Swinger”
Jul 13 Note from a former “Hammer Swinger&# Tweet Michael, I want to thank you sincerely for putting together such a great book on running a successful construction business. Like you mentioned in your book, I too thought that nobody would buy construction services from me with the markup I needed to charge to…and I quote…&# pay for my job costs, the overhead of running my business and a reasonable profit&#. The book is great, the newsletters are very informative and please, keep up the good work! His book we bought is worn out. Great site. MORE >> -
MARKUP AND PROFIT | THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011 One markup, and only one markup
could write a book on this subject alone, but here is the bottom line. His book we bought is worn out. Competitive Bidding on Construction Projects Your Sales Presentation June (11) "Transparency" or Proprietary Information? Customer Looking for Quotes Consulting about a Remodeling Contractor August (7) Time and Material Contracts Bidding a Job "Today!" Home Blog Home About Michael About Our Company Contact Us RSS Feed Markup and Profit Blog We like to see the Good Guys Win! The company sales staff should have one markup. What happened? Great site. MORE >> - Using Google's Instant Search Results With Adwords DARREN SLAUGHTER | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010
- Lien Law: Contractor Loses Lien for Prep Work & New Legislation. BUILDERS COUNSEL | TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2011
- “Value pricing” for pricing software CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011
- Bringing IPD to the Public Sector COLLABORATIVE CONSTRUCTION | MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010
- Ready For Modular? Mull Over The Law And Tour Seattle's Newest Home BUILDERS COUNSEL | TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011
- Community Power Works Program Champions Home Performance / The. BUILDERS COUNSEL | FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011
- Darnell and Emotional Intelligence Get Shout Out from ENR CONSTRUCTONOMICS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011
- How Do Home Owners Hire Contractors? DARREN SLAUGHTER | SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2012
- Old and new marketing communications methods: Which approaches are best, and when? CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011
- Builders Exchange of Washington Is The Place To Find Public Works. BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2010
- Surety Bonds For Green Building / The Builders Counsel: A. BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011
- Construction Leads – So Many Leads, So Little Time! CONSTRUCTION MARKETING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2010
- Back to the Basics: Contractor Commercial General Liability CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE BLOG | TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011
- A Note to Contractors: You Can Negotiate Your Public Contracts. BUILDERS COUNSEL | THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011
- Maryland Adopts The International Green Construction Code / The. BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011
- Statutes of Repose: A Contractor's Best Friend / The Builders. BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011
- Seattle School District In Middle of Major Contracting Scandal BUILDERS COUNSEL | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011
- Federal Court: Washington's Energy-Efficient Building Codes Not. BUILDERS COUNSEL | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2011
- New Federal Contract Rules Make Subcontractor Inspection Necessary. BUILDERS COUNSEL | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2010
- A Few Changes In New LEED Certification Agreements / The Builders. BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
- Wind Turbines Add to Growing List of Green Materials / The. BUILDERS COUNSEL | THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011
- Ditch The Same Old Contract: General Contractors Can Benefit From. BUILDERS COUNSEL | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2010
- 5 Ways to Turn a Field Service Client’s ‘No’ to ‘Yes’ — Q&A with Joe Crisara of ContractorSelling.com THE SMART VAN | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011
- How to Create Compelling Ads With Google Adwords DARREN SLAUGHTER | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011
- Enforcing Your Claim Against a Public Works Project / The Builders. BUILDERS COUNSEL | TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2011
- Federal Incentives for Green Construction BUILDERS COUNSEL | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011
- Is LEED Too Expensive? Cities Skip The Plaque, Build Their Own Metrics BUILDERS COUNSEL | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011
- City of Seattle Approves McGuire Demolition Plan BUILDERS COUNSEL | THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011
- The McGuire Saga Ends: Green Plan In Place For Recycling Building. BUILDERS COUNSEL | THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2011
- Delegation, stress and construction marketing choices CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2011
- Building A Green Residence? Expect A Few Bumps In The Road / The. BUILDERS COUNSEL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010
- Solving the problems in “long tail” advertising marketing CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2011
- Cascadia Green Building Council Voices Important Legislative Opinion BUILDERS COUNSEL | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2011
- The Latest on Waiving Your Right to Arbitration / The Builders. BUILDERS COUNSEL | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2010
- Greenroads: A Smart Fix For Our Nation's Decaying Roads BUILDERS COUNSEL | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2011
- 3 Legal Concepts That Are Counter-Intuitive…and Dangerous CONSTRUCTION LAW MONITOR | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2010
- Money Saving Tip #8 – Sub-Contractor Agreement MARKUP AND PROFIT | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010
- Website Opinions MARKUP AND PROFIT | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011
- Construction Companies and Employee Social Media Use BUILDERS COUNSEL | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011
- Cam Newton Story Teaches Bad Tale of Business Responsibility / The. BUILDERS COUNSEL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010
- Washington School District Plans Living Building Certified School. BUILDERS COUNSEL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010
- Seattle Builders Simplify Residential Solar / The Builders Counsel. BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011
- Angry About New Workers Compensation Rates? So Is the Governor. BUILDERS COUNSEL | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011
- Don't Forget: New Minimum Wage for Washington State / The Builders. BUILDERS COUNSEL | FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011
- HIRE Act: The New Payroll Tax Break And Your Business / The. BUILDERS COUNSEL | TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011
- Coming Soon: New LEED Certification Agreements / The Builders. BUILDERS COUNSEL | FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2011
- Builders Counsel Hits One Year Anniversary! BUILDERS COUNSEL | FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2011
- Are You Too Good to be True? MARKUP AND PROFIT | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2010
- Getting Something for Nothing MARKUP AND PROFIT | FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2011
- Make Those Decisions MARKUP AND PROFIT | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011
- Negotiating – Not MARKUP AND PROFIT | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2011
- Trouble For The Economic Loss Doctrine? WA Supreme Court Clarifies. BUILDERS COUNSEL | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010
- Modular Housing Explosion! Any Legal Concerns? / The Builders. BUILDERS COUNSEL | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010
- Green Building Nightmare: The Dreaded Destiny USA Project BUILDERS COUNSEL | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011
- Contractors Should Know About the UCC – Especially Pre-Fab Builders BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011
- Quit Worrying About the Other Guy MARKUP AND PROFIT | MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2010
- More Court Interpretation of Washington's Lien Removal Statute BUILDERS COUNSEL | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011
- Paying a Salesperson MARKUP AND PROFIT | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2010
- If it wasn't in the budget. MARKUP AND PROFIT | TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010
- Money Saving Tip #16 – No Make-Work Projects MARKUP AND PROFIT | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010
- Professional relationships with your clients MARKUP AND PROFIT | FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2011
- There's Nothing Like a Handwritten Note MARKUP AND PROFIT | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011
- The Joint Check Rule Limits Supplier and Subcontractor Liens / The. BUILDERS COUNSEL | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2010
- Money Saving Tip #10 – Cell phone use MARKUP AND PROFIT | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010
- Money Saving Tip #27 – Employee Reviews MARKUP AND PROFIT | MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2010
- Your Contractor Isn't Telling a Tall Tale. MARKUP AND PROFIT | TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2010
- Should Salespeople Have to Generate Leads? | Markup and Profit Blog MARKUP AND PROFIT | MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2010
- The things that matter. MARKUP AND PROFIT | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
- Bigger doesn't always mean more profitable MARKUP AND PROFIT | TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011
- You Shall Take a Fixed Salary. MARKUP AND PROFIT | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011
- McDonald's Marketing For Contractors DARREN SLAUGHTER | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2010
- Guest Post: How To Handle a Loss From Basement Flooding / The. BUILDERS COUNSEL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2010
- Changing Washington's Lien Law / The Builders Counsel: A. BUILDERS COUNSEL | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011
- USGBC Faces Deadline to Answer, Files Motion to Dismiss / The. BUILDERS COUNSEL | THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011
- “Free estimates” and the other way — the basics of marketing and sales CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011
- What Happens After You File A Mechanics Lien | Monitoring. CONSTRUCTION LAW MONITOR | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010
- CBIC Bonded? Surety Company Bought By RLI Insurance / The Builders. BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2010
- Modular, Passive & Legal: Mini B Design Has Solution For Seattle. BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2011
- New Bill Penalizes Contractors Who Use Independent Contractor. BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011
- Washington Supreme Court Takes on Economic Loss Rule – Again BUILDERS COUNSEL | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011
- Will Pre-Fabricated Housing Help Restore Japan? BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011
- Friday Tip: Want A Better Way to Get Your LEED Education? BUILDERS COUNSEL | FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011
- Washington's Prompt Payment Act: Public Works Only / The Builders. BUILDERS COUNSEL | THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011
- Unlicensed Contractor MARKUP AND PROFIT | TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2010
- What's Your Influence? MARKUP AND PROFIT | THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010
- Guarding Your Time MARKUP AND PROFIT | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
- Construction Marketing Mistakes MARKUP AND PROFIT | MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2011
- Don't Forget Your Wiring MARKUP AND PROFIT | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
- Could Construction Claim Waiting Periods Be Unconstitutional? BUILDERS COUNSEL | FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011
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