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The preferred project delivery method. There is a reason 100 of ENR's Top 400 General Contractors use CMAR as the project delivery method for over 75% of their work. Leverage CMAR as part of your growth strategy.
Leveraging Precon and CMAR for Sustainable Growth
D. Brown Management
January 20, 2019
Many contractors in many markets can use this three phase strategy to achieve sustainable growth by leveraging CM at Risk and Advanced Preconstruction Services to build a competitive advantage.
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Conceptual Estimating - Turning Drawings Into Estimates
D. Brown Management
January 23, 2019
Conceptual estimating requires a contractor to take early stage conceptual drawings and turn them into detailed estimates with a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) that is useful during the initial programming, schematic, and design development phases.
Understand Buying Motivations
D. Brown Management
January 25, 2019
Getting involved early in the project as it is being developed is one of the best things a contractor can do for profitable growth. That value starts with understanding the entire budget for developing a project.
Project Income Projections
D. Brown Management
January 26, 2019
For a contractor to be effectively involved in the early stages of a project beyond understanding the whole project development budget, they must also understand the financing and cash flow of the project.
Weekly Design Meetings and Protecting Finishes
D. Brown Management
January 27, 2019
Finishes and other key design elements are important for both the project owner and architect. A contractor providing preconstruction services must focus on protecting these throughout the design-development process.
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Building an Effective Preconstruction Team
Raymond Braswell
November 9, 2015
Your precon team is your company from the perspective of the project owner. Put your best foot forward by selecting the right people in the right roles at the right stage of the project.
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Best Methods for Presenting Changes During the Design-Development Phase
Raymond Braswell
November 9, 2015
Always be conservative, forthright and provide a clear roadmap to successful project delivery. The biggest thing you want to avoid are changes during construction or delays. Both will impact the income projections and possibly project viability.
Fee Structures for Preconstruction Services and CM@Risk Projects
Raymond Braswell
November 9, 2015
How much should you charge? How much can you charge? How should you structure it? What do you really want out of it? Answering these four questions sets the stage for effectively selling your preconstruction services.
The Truth About Business Development
D. Brown Management
May 16, 2020
There are way more potential customers than you think, and most don't even know who you are. That's your biggest challenge and your biggest opportunity.
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