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The Residential Design+Build 2013
Design Excellence Award winners have
been chosen as the best in custom home
design. Review the winning custom home projects
plus bonus editorial. ForResidentialPros.com/11219119
Gearing up for
IBS/KBIS co-location
This month we're preparing to cover the newly co-located
International Builders Show and Kitchen & Bath Industry
Show in Las Vegas, Feb. 4-6. Our editors will be covering
the show live on the ground bringing a multimedia
experience—including video and audio reports, at-show
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Judges for the 2013 Design Excellence Awards are (l to r):
Scott Skiermanski, Tracy Holmes, Craig Ciaglia and Tom Fend.
LinkedIn
LinkedIn member Gary Bute posed a question to fellow Qualified
Remodeler group members, asking: "Do you request proposals from
several MEP contractors on your custom residential remodel projects to
control costs?"
"I prefer to use the same team on all my jobs, pursuing a negotiated bid
with my trades. I like to know who's going to be on my jobsite; my guys
all know each other. From time to time, I'll bid a job out if my regulars
come in too high or if they seem to be getting complacent."
Matt Kennedy
"I'm starting a different approach this year, and trying to partner with all
my subs and vendors. If they don't scratch my back, I will discontinue
scratching theirs. We all need to help each other out, and it seems like
being a general contractor means everyone wants our business but very
few send business our way. This is coming from a business coach we
recently hired." Duane Oglesby
"We have our 'go-to team,' but I still get other bid proposals to keep
us abreast of what is happening in the area. I will never totally trust a
projected bid without backup." Louis Krokover
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"Having an 'A Team' is great, but having your 'B Team' submit an estimate
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'spreading the wealth around.'" Gerry Gerber, CR
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