020: The Construction Bid Process

Ep 209: Understanding Residential Contracts breaks down five ways architects charge for residential work, along with the tradeoffs of each. 

Most people treat asking good questions as something you either have a knack for or you don't. Bob makes the case that it's actually a trainable habit, one built on slowing down long enough to catch a guess before it disguises itself as a real question. Along the way, he and Andr ...  Show more

How do you know if a project bid is good? On today’s show we are talking about how to value engineer a project.

We’re going to look at a project that has a firm bid on it. Overall, the construction bid seemed to be fairly reasonable in terms of total price per square fo ...

This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design discuss four different ways and times clients can hire a contractor: Negotiated Agreement, Competitive Bidding, Design Build, and Pre-Construction. The two cover the benefits and negatives of each, their preferred method, t ...  Show more

Bid Day is a mind field. A continual experiment in practical psychology. Do you go high or low? Bid or not to bid? In this episode and series, we dig into bid day and give you things to think about as you bid your next project.

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On today’s show we are talking about bad behaviour in the world of construction.

When you are building anything in the world of construction, whether it’s a light renovation or a high rise building, you will experience the full spectrum of responses from suppliers and t ...