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Letters to the Owner Need to Tell, Not Ask

Letters to the Owner Need to Tell, Not Ask

by Gaurav Mehrotra | Apr 10, 2020 | Communication, News, Podcast

Executive summary. Most contractors use letters to communicate significant events in a project. Use letters to tell. Use RFIs to ask. Letters for when and for what. Generally speaking, during a construction project, letters are used by contractors to owners at...

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