Luke Matelan

1 week ago | fmicorp.com | Gregg M. Schoppman |Luke Matelan |Matthew Gierke

The Growth Dilemma: Opportunities Versus Challenges  Construction demonstrates the ultimate comparison. Will it be gluttony, or starvation? For the better part of the last 10 to 15 years — minus a short disruption from COVID-19 — the industry has seen unbridled growth in nearly every sector. Construction organizations seem to have no shortage of opportunities, and revenue growth often resembles a runaway train, accelerating ever northward.

1 month ago | fmicorp.com | Gregg M. Schoppman |Luke Matelan |Matthew Gierke

Operationally superior companies continuously review and update their processes, and that discipline extends to post-job procedures as well. It takes dedication and diligence to create an operationally superior company, leveraging the lessons you learn from one job to the next. In our first article about the best practices that define operationally superior organizations, we discussed preconstruction and the importance of reviewing processes, even when companies are profitable.

Apr 11, 2024 | fmicorp.com | Gregg M. Schoppman |Luke Matelan

Collaborative delivery methods such as construction manager-at-risk (CMAR), construction manager general contractor (CMGC), progressive design build (PDB) and integrated project delivery (IPD) are mainstream in today’s markets and continue to grow in popularity. These methods require substantial preconstruction efforts from contractor partners, and preconstruction capabilities are commonly a key factor in qualifications-based contractor selection processes.