Case Study: May Construction

Atwood & Allen Consulting has been retained by Clapton Commercial Construction (CCC) to assist them with their expansion into the Arizona market. We are in the final stages of assisting them with their transition, and the final step is to discuss recruitment and selection strategies for the expansion. We will provide details on how to proceed with recruitment and selection of employees to find the best candidates for their organization. Meticulous consideration and planning of staffing requirements, and the steps involved to find the ideal candidate with the right skill set is one of the most

BUSINESS PLAN Five Star Carpentry Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 1.1. Product 1.2. Customers 1.3. What Drives Us 2.

ATF Builders, Inc. provides building services to clients who value diligence, safety, and resourcefulness in a partner. We’ve staked our reputation on our ability to deliver on each of these values and pledge to settle for nothing less. Serving as both a construction manager and general contractor, ATF Builders employs a large number of skilled craftsmen in various trades and has built a reputation of working closely with an established network of reputable industry professionals.

The commercial construction industry is a very complex field. Every purchase, every sale, every action is followed by a myriad of legalities. The construction industry itself deals everyday with contract, employee, and zoning laws. However these fields are magnified in importance when it comes to commercial construction. Every skyscraper must adhere to a very specific set of rules during every stage of building. Before building even begins companies must first submit proposals to the respective city of building in order to be approved. Each building must be approved for building height, when they can work, and how to power the buildings. During construction companies must make sure to hire union workers, minorities, and others as is required by law in the said city. Also the companies must be sure to meet all safety standards in order to avoid liability. Finally after building the company must deal with contract law in the selling of the building and making sure all previously made requirements had been met. I will focus specifically on John Moriarty and Associates, a commercial construction management firm with an office in Boston, Massachusetts. For them the specific laws and problems they must navigate are specific to the city of Boston and also vary project to project. Looking at specifically Boston’s zoning laws, they 're employment requirements on large scale projects, the safety guidelines builders in the city must follow, and the contracts JMA is used to

We plan on opening new stores when we become profitable after a few years of operation. We plan to provide substantial discounts in the first year of exploitation to move inventory and attract new contractors to our business. In doing so, we will establish a loyal customer base within this

The limited liability partnership (LLP) is another type of partnership. LLP is “a partnership consisting of one or more general partners and one or more limited partners” (p. 554). “It was created to limit the personal liability of the partners of "losing their personal assets to only their own acts and omissions and to the acts and omissions of people under their supervision” (Nickels, McHugh, & McHugh, 2013, p. 119). This business form also “allows a partnership to continue as a pass-through entity for tax purposes” (Miller, 2014, p. 554). However, limited liability partnership is not recognized as a legal business structure in every state, unlike the general partnership, In addition, taxing authorities in some states recognize the

Williams fabricators are just as committed to its employees as its customer. Guaranteeing a stable workforce to complete the demands of this region. " With more work along the Gulf Coast arising daily, GC’s (general contractors) will need to stay competitive in terms of wage rates to guarantee the necessary number of workers to complete the projects".( Schesser, C.,2017) Due to this steady rise the Turner Building Cost Index reflects these increases to include labor, pricing and competition. Since 2010, there has been a steady increase in the cost index with as much as a 4.1% increase in 2013; the first quarter of 2014 has already seen a 0.80% increase, resulting in an index of 885 – the highest it has ever been(Schesser, C.,2017). This data continues to increase defining an emerging need for additional contractors. Data provided by Engineering News- Record (ENR) has reported a 2.9% increase in construction costs, with labor wages increasing as much as 3.7% for craft and common labor since January 2014, resulting in an index of 9294 – also the highest it has ever been (ENR)( Schesser, C.,2017).

less than $5 a day, markets building kits using its premiumgrade cement. It recruited 510 promoters to persuade new

A limited liability company can be best depicted as a hybrid between a corporation and a partnership Kubasek, (2015). Like a corporation regarding limited liability, and its similarities to a partnership, in regards to the adaptability of dividing profit among the proprietors. Also, adaptability with respect to how profit and management authority are resolved (Oon, 2012). Shania would need to go into an extremely detailed agreement that spells out every one of the subtle elements of the business. The Colorado Limited Liability Company Act was received in 1990. An LLC consolidates the concepts of organizations for tax purposes and corporations for liability purposes (The Colorado Business Resource Guide).

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Taking the owners backgrounds into consideration, a limited liability company would be a better idea. When forming a limited liability company, they would have to file an article of organization with the secretary of state but the company would still be structured as a partnership. Main advantage would be that the owners are not personally liable

Limited partnerships are distinguished, in part, by the limited liabilities. This limitation is provided to at least one or more of the owners, and they are shielded up to the amount of capital they invest into the business (Keown, Martin, & Petty, 2014). These forms also must have a general partner, who

* This expansion will grow the company market share because they have a cost advantage.

Victoria has one of the strongest economies in British Columbia (Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, 2012). Greater Victoria has a fast-growing knowledge based economy with growing business opportunities in its more significant sectors including “advanced technology, tourism, marine, government, and education - as well as other sectors, including construction [See Figure 1 in the Appendix for the trend in major projects in the Vancouver Island/Coast Region], retail, agriculture, and arts and culture, contribute to the overall strength of the economy and demonstrate the healthy diversity of the business environment” (Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, 2012).

Prior to the start of construction we will be meeting with all stakeholders to outline exactly to the contractor, us, the level of quality to which they will be seeking. We will be touching on key items in the specifications that have more ridged requirements than industry standards, and the expectations of the contractor to the owner. This will include going over quality control expectations of our suppliers, manufacturers, products, services, and trade’s workmanship as we are held accountable for assuring our subcontractors work follows our guidelines of quality as well. Also a topic of discussion in this meeting will be our submittal and inspection schedule for the quality assurance of each respective section of work. Key design professionals and engineers will be named for areas of work that require shop drawings. Our field staff will keep a daily logbook