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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY JANUARY 10, 2012  Does a BIM Requirement Stop You From Bidding? Just because you have hired a BIM staffer shouldn’t mean you go out only bidding projects with BIM requirements. Business must always play to their strengths so the bulk of you projects should still be bid in the areas where you hold the most expertise. You wouldn’t bid a nuclear power plant if you never worked on any power plant before. Get Educated on BIM. | CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY SEPTEMBER 18, 2009  my week's dose of education at construction association meetings James talked about Facebook Groups being used to manage construction projects, EOS Advisor for seeing trends overtime and SmartBidNet to simplify Bid Management. James Benham of JBKnowledge did a fabulous job in engaging the audience and touched upon a variety of topics in the estimator’s toolkit, social networking and augmented reality. Be prepared. No half days allowed. Thanks! | | | | | |
| CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY JUNE 3, 2011  Why Contractors and the AEC Industry Need Cupcakes Every time you win a bid, finish a project, have designs accepted or get plans approved you relive these moments. Lorraine at Caliente Construction was celebrating making it onto 4 short lists this week and having 2 bids awarded. Contractors and the construction industry as a whole love celebrations. For the young women of today it might be their Architech Barbie. Way to go! | GREEN GODDESS MAY 16, 2010 Housing Boon or Bust v2010 From the recession’s lows, construction has nearly doubled in Las Vegas, Phoenix and Tucson. Some of the demand is coming from families that are getting shut out of the bidding for foreclosures by syndicates that pay in cash, and some is from investors who are back on the prowl. In Phoenix, a billboard for Fulton Homes summed up the builders’ marketing approach. I read this this morning in the New York Times about a re surging housing boon in Las Vegas and Arizona and parts of Florida. My comment was: What are the comparable? Ah yes the FEAR response. We still do it. | CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY DECEMBER 3, 2010 Federal Construction Contractors and the OFCCP Audit You will find that electronic systems your contracting firm uses to distribute invitations to bid may not offer the ability to maintain copies of subtract solicitations to minority and female-owned businesses, a record of responses, and any follow-up within them. The Phoenix District office of OFCCP shared that the most common record keeping error (found in 42 of 50 contractor’s evaluations in western states) is not following the Subcontractor Award Notification 41 CFR 60-4.2(d)(3) These do not need to be in electronic format. Comments » 1. web 2.0 | CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY MAY 28, 2010 Construction Software Partly Cloud(y) Now I live in the Phoenix metro area so for me I’m good with bandwidth. What’s intriguing is that they host Intuit products better that Intuit does and are based here in Phoenix. Corecon has lead tracking, estimating, invitation to bid collaboration, buy-out, scheduling, project documentation, detailed job costing, dashboards and tight integration to Quickbooks and SAP Business One, Corecon’s not only something to consider but a solution that my firm offers. Cloud Computing Perceptions: Speed, Security and Trust Bandwidth is similar to a highway. web 2.0 | | | | | | | |
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CONSTRUCTUBE | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011 Church bells ring
“I was recommended to the church by a friend, and after a competitive bid and interview process I was awarded the job.” –ab Key Subcontractors: Central Texas Drywall Phoenix Mechanical Sable Electric Longhorn Plumbing Coburn & Co. Home | Construction News | Church bells ring Church bells ring 03/30/2011 03:28:00 pm Abby BeMent - Construction News, Ltd. Trinity Baptist Church Font size: GEORGETOWN, TX – Georgetown, TX-based general contractor Veritas Construction LLC completed the Trinity Baptist Church project in January. “In Aug. MORE >> -
CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012 ENR Announces Best of the Best Projects 2011 Awards
Best Specialty Contracting – MCFM Solar Thermal Installations , Phoenix, Ariz.; They also set diversity goals for bidding opportunity, participation and awards and exceeded government goals by 30%. I got the following news release from the folks at Engineering News Record about the contest I helped judge. It was a fascinating process. Winners will be profiled in the February 13, 2012 issue of ENR. Projects were judged on safety, innovation, contribution to the industry/community, aesthetic and functional quality of design and construction craftsmanship. Lin International. MORE >> -
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010 Federal Construction Contractors and the OFCCP Audit
You will find that electronic systems your contracting firm uses to distribute invitations to bid may not offer the ability to maintain copies of subtract solicitations to minority and female-owned businesses, a record of responses, and any follow-up within them. The Phoenix District office of OFCCP shared that the most common record keeping error (found in 42 of 50 contractor’s evaluations in western states) is not following the Subcontractor Award Notification 41 CFR 60-4.2(d)(3) Phoenix District Office: (602) 514-7074. These do not need to be in electronic format. MORE >> -
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY | FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011 Why Contractors and the AEC Industry Need Cupcakes
Every time you win a bid, finish a project, have designs accepted or get plans approved you relive these moments. Lorraine at Caliente Construction was celebrating making it onto 4 short lists this week and having 2 bids awarded. Just this morning at a Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce East Valley networking breakfast we had Tim Troy of TNT Shredding celebrating the arrival of his second truck – Tim tells me he’s getting it wrapped and will be posting pictures on Facebook soon. Contractors and the construction industry as a whole love celebrations. Way to go! MORE >> -
DISTRIBUTION UPDATE | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2010  Avnet acquires two companies
million, according to Phoenix-based Avnet. ► March (17) ITW, others respond to Japan disasters Oracle may bid for Lawson Software H.B. skip to main | skip to sidebar Distribution Update Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Avnet acquires two companies Avnet distributes electronic components, connectors, semiconductors, technology solutions, computer products and embedded technology. Avnet Inc. yestgerday announced it had made two acquisitions: certain assets of Eurotone Electric Ltd., a U.S. Broadband, with facilities in Columbus and Dallas, has 50 employees and revenue of $9.5 MORE >>
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