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Build America Podcast & Newsletter
Entertaining and knowledgeable discussions on construction consulting and methodologies- Learn from the experts.
The Pipeline Podcast Is Now The Build America Podcast
After years of sharing real-world insights on the Pipeline Podcast, I’m excited to announce a major rebrand: The Pipeline Podcast is now The Build America Podcast!
Why the change? I’ve just launched the first volume of my new Build America Construction Success Field Guide Series—compact, no-fluff guidebooks packed with tactics and lessons from my 35+ years in heavy civil construction. Bringing everything under the Build America banner makes it easier for you to find the resources you need to build better, grow smarter, and stay ahead of the competition.
Let’s keep Building America together.
“Over 300+ written and audio recordings on construction subjects including, but not limited to, Spearin Doctrine, timely notification, claim preparation techniques, contra proferentum, unilateral change orders, the cost versus price, plan constructability review, bid escrow, proposal terms and conditions, vendor quote analysis, and Eichleay Formula. www.sjcivil.com , 2016 – present.” – Scott Jennings
Ways that Engineers Manage Failure: Deflection
Executive Summary In construction, or after the fact in the permanent structure, engineers are...
Bridges 101: What Makes up a Bridge
Executive Summary There are several types of bridges, but herein presented are the basic bridge...
Another Contractor Claims Tool: ASCE 71-21 Identifying, Quantifying, and Proving Loss of Productivity
Executive Summary Loss of productivity claims for contractors are common, and always difficult to...
Project Loss Insurance: Heard of It?
Executive Summary There exists an insurance product to mitigate the risk associated with...
Debt: You Need It
Executive Summary Debt, at least in the American construction business, is helpful when it comes...
Utes and Bunds: Working in New Zealand
Executive Summary Civil construction is the same, but different, in New Zealand. Some terms and...
Bluebeam Revu Review
Executive Summary Bluebeam Revu is a tool that’s been around for several years now to aid in the...
Don’t Be Afraid of a Little Manual Work: It’s Ok
Executive Summary In a world now so heavily reliant upon computers, many construction...
Keep the Excavator Digging – It Drives the Cost
Executive Summary Properly planning and monitoring the work can result in a safer and more...
Estimating: Theoretical versus Production History
Executive Summary Many approaches exist for estimating – two of them being a theoretical approach...
Inside the Contractor’s Mind: Bidding, Change Orders, & Claims
Executive Summary Scott Jennings and Patrick Mullen gave a very frank presentation on what runs...
Using a Static Indirect Bid Item in your Bids
Executive Summary Create a static bid item in all of your bids to serve as a checklist for...
