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How can self-perform trades enhance collaboration?
Trades and work crews that are part of a self-performing GC collaborate more seamlessly because they work together throughout the project life cycle.
Welcome to “Ask an Expert,” a series exploring some of today’s pressing topics in the construction industry, and how a self-performing general contractor can bring added value to your projects. From labor availability to cost control, and schedule reliability to quality assurance, we highlight some of the complexities and opportunities you might be facing on current and future projects. Our experts share their perspective on how self-performing construction teams can make a difference, so that you have a bit more insight to move forward with confidence.
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How can self-performing trades enhance collaboration?
Tim Miner, DPR field operations lead, explains the unique perspective self-performing tradespeople have to successfully collaborate and execute on a project, leading to more predictable results.
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This discussion has been edited for clarity.
How can self-perform trades enhance collaboration??
Tim: Having SPW with us allows us to really just collaborate on a different level than we do with every other trade partners. They're part of us, they're who we are, right? It gives us an opportunity to really understand their side of the business, and when we win a project, we start from the very beginning collaborating with our in-house workforce, which is unique, and I think that's what leads us to more predictable results.
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Posted on April 1, 2025
Last Updated March 31, 2025
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