In episode 066 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, Anthony Fasano talks with Scott Jennings, P.E. principal of SJ Construction Consulting, LLC about...
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Hawaii Case: A Subcontract is Valid and Binding Without a Signature
Executive Summary: Contractors too often allow their subcontractors to commence work without a fully executed subcontract. A contract between the...
Owners Need to Stop Expecting Filet Mignon on a Hamburger Budget
Executive Summary: An August 19th, 2017 cover page headline in The Economist magazine reads Construction: the least efficient industry. Their...
Including the Portion of Corporate Overhead in a Bid
Executive Summary: Determining how to account for the portion of corporate overhead to be included in a bid is a calculation that every company...
Determining Equipment Rates in Estimating
Executive Summary: Equipment cost within an estimate is one of the most common areas to make large scale adjustments in a bid’s price. It is also a...
The $5 Casio: Your Best Tool
Executive Summary: With all of today’s fancy and complex tools available in the marketplace, nothing is more important than simple calculations (and...