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2020 May

Men of Steel

“Breaking up is hard to do…”—Neil Sedaka I often think we subcontractors are a bunch of chumps regarding our relationships with our general contractor clients. For decades, our favored GC friends have encouraged...

2020 April

The Final Word

Check the spec. It’s what all astute bidmeisters should do as a preliminary to starting any estimate, if only because the spec enjoys the distinction of being the final authority in the hierarchy of construction...

2020 March

All a Matter of Choice

You just finished submitting a laborious proposal that took longer than your projected window. Anxious to catch up on the bid load, you hastily selected what looked like a promising opportunity from the bid...

2020 February

High Tech, No Touch

Let my machine talk to me …—from “World Leader Pretend,” REM I never underestimate the value of cultivating and maintaining relationships with key players (especially pre-con folks) on the client side. And even...

January 2020

Bad Form

Uh-oh. Did you forget something important? All too often, this troubling thought occurs to even the most diligent of bidmeisters, especially one who has been totally immersed in the depths of an elaborate project....

2019 December

All’s Quiet

My words like silent raindrops fell, echoing in the wells of silence.—Paul Simon One of the unsung perks of a vibrant economy lies in the happy sound that it generates. You know—the hum...

2019 November

Scope It Out!

As I’ve stated before, I’m something of a contracts fanatic. I think this stems from the many times as a project manager, some performance disagreement was put to rest with the GC manager admonishing...

2019 October

Even More of my Favorite Things

Shout, shout, let it all out; these are the things I can do without…—Tears for Fears It may have come creeping as a recent bout with insomnia. Or perhaps it surfaced as an...

2019 September

Vacation Blues Revisited

I know I need a small vacation, but it don’t look like rain … .—“Wichita Lineman,” by Jim Webb Well, it’s that time of year again, and some things never change. My conspicuous...