About the Author: Andrew Pempek is Vice President of Pempek. For 60 years, Pempek has been a leading Chicago commercial electrical contracting company, specializing in industrial electrical power, maintenance services,…
I sat down to interview an estimator who was previously a site superintendent for many years, interested to hear his take on some of the areas most pressing from an…
Sales is no easy gig – especially in construction and commercial real estate. Research proves that there is a connection between personality and sales; however, how important is training in…
The change order – an inevitable disruption to budgets, schedules, and all predictability as we know it. Even with the best intentions of a change-free job, any industry expert understands…
An urgency to move forward can sometimes cause oversight in big details. Whether a business is constructing their first building or an additional location, there are lots of unexpected factors…
A good option to lighten the cost implications of construction equipment is to buy used—however this needs to be done pretty methodically. The steps in a well-thought used equipment purchasing…
As an owner, you struggle to identify the premier general contractors (GC) in a very crowded playing field where many of the players look the same on the surface. You…
A few years deep in the construction world I’ve learned more than I could’ve ever anticipated. One glaring difference from other industries I’ve worked in is the opportunity for a…
In any thriving construction practice, when projects are brought in, there’s a unique set of needs required to each differing specification. To remain competitive, a limitation like “tunnel vision” in…
To provide an expert’s view on construction payment and performance surety bonds, I sat down with Ellen Neylan, the owner of Surety Bond Associates, a WBE surety bond agency and…