There seems to be no slowing the pace at which owners expect projects to be built. To stay ahead of the competition, contractors must do what they do best: adapt, deliver and repeat.

“We’re seeing a pretty substantial eroding of the time duration available to complete a project. We rarely build a job that matches the original schedule,” says Dale Scott, senior executive vice president of SIKON Construction Company, LLC, Deerfield Beach, Fla. “You always have critical opening dates that don’t change, but the front end takes a little longer. You have to do what you have to do to accomplish that. It’s just part of the business.”

As the use of technology and collaborative project delivery has evolved, so has the expectation of how efficiently work can be completed. Every time contractors successfully