Tag: project

December 12, 2022

The agency responsible for key rail infrastructure projects between Newark, N.J., and New York City’s Penn Station plans to seek a private partner for the planned $16.1-billion Hudson River tunnel replacement project. The Gateway Development Commission plans to issue an […]

November 18, 2022

Disperse.io, a U.K.-based construction technology company with a platform that uses artificial intelligence to help project managers track work, capture data from building sites and make better project decisions, has launched a new product, Impulse, that highlights issues gleaned from […]

October 3, 2022

The scale and scope of the 37.5-mile Segment H and I project presented the joint venture of Ferrovial, Granite Construction and Webber with large-scale challenges. The $938-million project—located in the eastern part of the SH 99 project around the city […]

May 9, 2022

In 2021, ENR Midwest’s 122 Top Design firms delivered $6.97 billion in total revenue. That’s up from the $6.54 billion reported by 110 firms in the prior year, but the relatively modest increase doesn’t keep pace with the pace of […]

October 15, 2021

The accompanying table records the top 10 project starts in the U.S. for September 2021. There are several reasons for highlighting upcoming large projects. Such jobs have often received a fair amount of media coverage. Therefore, people in the industry […]

May 27, 2020

One of the primary reasons experts cite for why construction lags in tech adoption is a lack of robust data collection and analysis. Especially with pandemic-related shutdowns and business uncertainty, contractors need to make informed, data-based decisions. During a recent […]

March 24, 2020

Whether contractors are still using paper records or have made the switch to a semi or fully paperless system, knowing which documents to collect and maintain is critical to running a construction business. In fact, many standard forms of agreement […]

March 11, 2020

Construction technology can add value to your business when struggling to transition through each phase of a project. From bidding new jobs to blueprint apps, workforce time management, and exchanging payment documents, there are many free construction software options, as […]

February 13, 2020

90% Of contractors, specialty contractors and modular builders using prefabrication or modular construction who were surveyed by Dodge Data & Analytics, said they achieved improved productivity, improved quality and increased schedule certainty when using these prefabrication and modular construction methods […]

January 10, 2020

Project financial control involves more than summing historic values, it needs the controller to map the consequences of potential events and adjust the sliders to influence the outcomes. Like a DJ dropping the next track, the controller should drive the […]

January 7, 2020

The new regulations, first enacted in June 2019, are part of the MTA’s attempt at cutting costs and waste from the agency’s construction process, particularly since it is about to embark on a five-year, $51.5 billion plan to upgrade and […]

December 9, 2019

Funding mechanisms like New Markets Tax Credits, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, and Historic Tax Credits are familiar tools to many—but not all— of our clients. Don’t make the mistake of assuming these mechanisms don’t apply to your organization. They […]

October 11, 2019

Construction material prices are sometimes an unknown when planning a project. Whether related to tariffs, supply chain concerns or a volatile raw materials market, there could be fluctuations that can impact the bottom line for both owners and contractors. For […]

September 26, 2019

This is not the first time that the FPPC has started an investigation against an authority board member. Patterson previously lodged a complaint against Roy Hill, former deputy chief operating officer of the rail authority, for signing off on $51 […]

September 19, 2019

Strong relationships between general contractors and subcontractors are an important component of a successful project. These relationships don’t mature overnight, and it takes time effort from both parties to build a level of trust that evolves into a strong working […]

September 6, 2019

Some seasoned government contracting firms have spent decades studying ‘best practices’ associated with winning new business. They know exactly what it takes, and because of that, they incur less risk when pursuing projects. These firms also win lots of government […]

August 30, 2019

In the Aug. 23 letter to FTA Associate Administrator of Planning and Environment Felicia James, officials from the GDC — a partnership between New York, New Jersey and Amtrak — said they were able to trim costs on the project […]

August 9, 2019

Flooding in the Fargo-Moorhead area causes about $238 million of damage each year, and a 500-year flood event would likely flood almost all of Fargo, a large portion of Moorhead and surrounding communities. Six of the area’s top 10 floods […]

August 2, 2019

In April, Hudbay announced it was proceeding with $122 million of preconstruction work — i.e., water and power lines, engineering and geotechnical work, archeological site work and permit-related mitigation activities — at the mine property. At the time, the company […]

July 30, 2019

A multimodal transportation center envisioned in San Diego could provide the biggest public-private partnership (P3) potential in California. Officials are looking to redevelop a 72-acre Navy site into a hub that will connect transit lines to the airport. “This is […]