The market is ever-changing, as are the solutions. Our preconstruction teams stay in touch with trade partners, including vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors, to keep a pulse on market conditions and opportunities to help our clients. Our team analyzes market costs and lead times across all trades nationally and internationally. Because we have broad market visibility, …

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By: Andrew Halphen, Director of Preconstruction 2022 was certainly an interesting year for those in the preconstruction business.  Estimating project cost, while historically a difficult trade, entered a new era of difficulty amid the challenges beset by supply chain disruptions and inflation.  Preconstruction team members have learned to be flexible & creative to adapt to …

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The market has been unprecedented over the last couple of years related to unpredictable escalation and supply chain issues due first to the pandemic and then exasperated by the Russian / Ukraine conflict. Over the last couple of months, we finally see some trends in the downward direction related to escalation. Although no one has …

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