by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
4th Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer Time is Not on Our Side Last week in this crisis message series I said time is not on our side. Three weeks back I said that prudence suggests a reduction in overhead sooner rather than later. Unfortunately,...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning
Fixed-Price Rest In Peace An article in The Engineering News Recordforetells the ultimate demise of fixed-price contracts: SNC-Lavalin Fixed-Price Exit Could Boost Rival July 27, 2019 ENR, Debra K. Rubin Canadian design-build giant SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. said on...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Leadership
Beyond COVID-19 I’ve been ringing the “fire bell” constantly since this COVID-19 pandemic broke out in March, and I’m getting tired of hearing my own cautionary tale. This week, I’m making the assumption that construction professionals, now alerted, have taken...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
Please circulate this widely. It will benefit your constituents. This research is continuous and includes new information weekly as it becomes available. Thank you, Tom 35th Weekly Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Tom Schleifer, Ph.D. Reader Questions and...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
Please circulate this widely. It will benefit your constituents. This research is continuous and includes new information weekly as it becomes available. Thank you, Tom 30th Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer Why Partial Recovery Is Not Enough?...
