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24 Jan

Posted at 19:06h in Budgeting, Business, Construction, COVID-19, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economic Injury, Economy, Estimating, Expert Witness, Global Construction Projects, inflation, International Business, Labor, Leadership, material pricing, News, Project Management, Project Management Services, Staffing, Uncategorized, Warning Signs, work force

My estimating background has trained me to look for indicators that will predict the future cost for the design and construction of a construction project. Over the 50 plus years in the construction business, I have researched those trends and have developed leading indicators that...

16 Jul

Posted at 15:14h in Budgeting, Business, Communication, Construction, COVID-19, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economy, Estimating, inflation, Labor, Leadership, material pricing, Project Management, Project Management Services, Property Improvement Plan (PIP), Staffing, Warning Signs, work force

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the second quarter inflation was at a forty-year high of 5.4%.  The core consumer price increase was 8.3% (excluding food and energy). To the Construction industry, Inflation is a four-letter word.  Until recently, this word had slipped out...

30 Mar

Posted at 19:29h in Arbitration, Budgeting, Business, Construction, Design, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economy, Expert Witness, Labor, Leadership, Project Management, Project Management Services, Property Improvement Plan (PIP), Tariffs, Uncategorized, Warning Signs

In Georgia, many things are returning to normal.  For example, weekend traffic on the roads is back and close to the congested experience prior to the pandemic.  Comments about workday traffic include similar observations.  The expected impact will be an increase in the truck traffic...

17 Feb

Posted at 16:34h in Budgeting, Business, Communication, Construction, Development Solutions, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economy, Expert Witness, Leadership, Project Management, Project Management Services, Uncategorized, Warning Signs

I have worked with some great developers creating iconic destinations, gaming resorts, plus massive complicated structures, such as airports, biocontainment labs, and hospitals just to name a few. Every one of these projects started with a financial and general building program outlining the services...

17 Dec

Posted at 14:10h in Budgeting, Business, Communication, Construction, Design, Development Solutions, DRB, DRB Consulting, DRB Development Solutions, DRB Project News, Economy, Estimating, Expert Witness, Global Construction Projects, Labor, Project Management, Project Management Services, Property Improvement Plan (PIP), Staffing, Uncategorized, Warning Signs

Construction Industry has been extremely active stretching the resources of the contractor and designer’s staffs.  One common cause of project disputes is that the industry attempts to put a “B” team on a project that requires the “A” team.  This often results in project difficulties or worse - disputes.   The...