Fearless 2012 Construction Forecast

2011 is nearing a close and it has been another tough year for contractors, architects, engineers and anyone else trying to make a living off of real estate development. So I’d like to turn our attention to 2012 and share my thoughts on the outlook for construction in Chattanooga. We’re going to do this prediction in the style of Leonard’s Losers, a popular 1980’s radio show where, instead of picking the winner, the late Leonard Postero would predict the loser of an upcoming college football game. Leonard may or may not have been any better than you or me in predicting the outcome of college football games, but his descriptions of the upcoming contests were something to behold. So in a tribute to Leonard Postero, here we go:

Contractor Selection—Creating Separation from the Pack

Selecting a Contractor for Your Construction Project

Ok, so you have a construction project—a new building, or perhaps a renovation. You have never done this before, so selecting a contractor is new territory. The traditional scenario often starts with hiring an architect, then submitting the architect’s plans to a few contractors for bidding. The owner assumes choosing the lowest bidder ensures the lowest project price. But does it?

Why Blog? Why Me?

Why would a commercial general contractor want to start a blog—especially a contractor in a small city like Chattanooga? And why would anyone really care to read my blog? Well, I think there is a lot to learn for anyone involved in or about to begin a commercial building project. Not only for Chattanooga contractors, but perhaps even more so for building or land owners who find themselves facing the process of selecting a contractor for what may be their one and only adventure into commercial building.