How Preconstruction Blurs the Lines Between Project Starts
Date Posted: September 19, 2023
Posted In: Discussion,
From Construction Dive: Technology has definitely played a role in preconstruction’s increased prominence in the overall build process today. But many experts see behavioral and process swings spurred by the pandemic at the root of systemic change for the industry.
“Of course I wish there was a tool that can get us all to where we need to be, but there’s no tool,” said David Alford, regional vice president of preconstruction for St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Cos. “The development of broader trust and cooperation in the base relationship of the partners is what gets you there.”
That said, when it comes to how projects of the future will be managed during preconstruction — roughly the period from project conception to groundbreaking — there’s not just one established path.