The key to successful construction relationships requires mutual trust between all parties which should be fostered to develop a positive project culture. Keeping everyone on a project working cohesively together is a highly complex task requiring the utmost coordination, cooperation and communication. This is what makes a project profitable and the construction industry rewarding.
The first step in building those relationships begins in the pre-construction meetings. Pre-construction meetings should create a collaborative approach to information sharing that will minimize construction problems, decrease delays, and manage risks. Pre-construction meetings are a crucial part of the construction process which should be outlined in several sections of the project manual as part of the quality assurance specification. It is tremendously productive to coordinate pre-construction meetings with team members on the commercial building project as it establishes expectations for the components of the building envelope to be correctly installed.