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How can self-perform work improve project closeout?
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How can self-perform work improve project closeout?
Even if a construction project has many changes throughout the build, partnering with a self-performing GC can help mitigate against additional delays due to last-minute changes. DPR’s Tim Miner, field operations lead, explains how.
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How can self-perform work improve project closeout?
Tim: Definitely at the end of a project, particularly if it has a very tight schedule. A lot of change has been thrown our way, or thrown the GC's way. Self-performing work really gives you an opportunity to bring in the right resources, the right people, and it doesn't pause the contract work that's going on. It allows us to really just, you know, focus on putting an independent crew on change work and not disrupting the flow of a project.
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Posted on March 27, 2025
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