Preconstruction

A construction ITB is a legal instrument, not a form email — what a complete bid package must contain, how addenda have to be tracked, and a real GAO ruling on a missed one.

Diesel added 39.5¢ in two weeks, construction wages decoupled to +5.2% while the private sector cooled, and ground-up credit is the one CRE category still tightening; a September cut is now unpriced.

A rigorous operating model for scope definition, estimating, design-to-budget control, bid management, leveling, procurement, buyout and project handoff.