http://www.constructonomics.com/blog A construction industry blog that digs below bedrock Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:45:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.constructonomics.com/blog/2010/07/24/what-is-it-with-kids-these-days/ Getting paid could be the most difficult part of performing construction work. It doesn't make sense that this is actually harder than the construction work itself, but often, and perhaps unfortunately, this could be the case. Not getting paid on time can be devastating to construction companies that ... http://www.constructonomics.com/blog/2010/07/05/what-to-do-if-youre-not-getting-paid/ http://www.constructonomics.com/blog/2010/06/01/first-leed-platinum-skyscraper/ I'm sure there are many youngsters that just received a diploma this month with a concentration in construction management.  Now they are boggled in debt and left with no income on which to live.  So of course the simple solution to that is to get a job.  Well, unfortunately we ... http://www.constructonomics.com/blog/2010/05/29/oh-no-ive-graduated-with-a-construction-management-degree/ I was at the jobsite of one of my projects about a week ago....ok, ok, I was at the jobsite of my only project about a week ago, and the plumber was roaming around installing some drinking fountains.  This guy had done work for the municipality in the past and ... http://www.constructonomics.com/blog/2010/05/18/the-biggest-management-misconception/ NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: An ad announcing the bidding process for Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary is being published in the Delaware State News on Friday, April 23.  The text of the ad is as follows: ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary of Sussex County, Inc Tax parcel number 1-35-11.00-6.03 on Shingle Point Road, off Route 9 between ... http://www.constructonomics.com/blog/2010/05/05/safe-haven-animal-sanctuary-up-for-re-bid/ Looking for a job while you are working is hard.  Trust me, I've done it a lot.  Just finding the time to talk to someone on the phone is difficult let alone spending half a day going to an interview.  I was in the midst of a cross country job ... http://www.constructonomics.com/blog/2010/04/12/what-to-do-if-your-employer-knows-youre-looking-for-another-job/ http://www.constructonomics.com/blog/2010/04/05/for-once-i-agree-with-don-trump/ I can safely say that bidding public RFPs is no easy task.  First, you need to provide rock bottom pricing to come in as the low bid against five to fifteen other bidders and then, you have to be "accepted" by the municipality to perform the work.  I recently found ... http://www.constructonomics.com/blog/2010/03/28/constructonomics-gets-the-shaft-again/ After spending fifteen excruciating minutes scouring the web in search of details on the recently passed Heathcare Bill, I've realized that it is very difficult to nail down exactly what the changes are and how they will affect the working World and specifically the construction industry.  From what I gather, ... http://www.constructonomics.com/blog/2010/03/23/how-will-the-healthcare-bill-affect-the-construction-industry/