Archive for May, 2010

When Getting Prices

Posted in Articles on May 10th, 2010 by Mario Espineira – Be the first to comment

In today’s market more than ever it’s important to find out exactly what someone is bidding for you. Every day, we here from customers, their stories about change orders that competitors give, which have no meaning what so ever. The #1 Rule in the construction Industry, besides using reputable companies that are licensed and insured is:

MAKE SURE THAT ALL PAGES PROVIDED FOR BIDDING ARE INDICATED ON THE CONTRACTS/PROPOSALS.

As the buyer you need to protect yourself and make sure that you are getting a price for what you have asked for and/or the Architect/Engineer has indicated and specified.

This rule, while it may seem obvious is over looked by many, because of dollar concerns and not content concerns.

AT Deco Truss, we take You, our client serious and always insure You Are Protected. All Pages of The Plans Provided (Architectural & Structural) are ALWAYS indicated on our Contract/Proposals along with dates and revision dates.

This Is Just One More Way That Makes Us The Desired Choice of Our Customers.

Be Informed About Florida’s Amendment 4

Posted in News on May 4th, 2010 by Mario Espineira – 1 Comment

Vote No on Amendment 4Amendment 4 – which would impose a referendum requirement on all local comprehensive plan changes – subverts a well-established, open, accessible, and democratic planning process. With the Vote on Everything amendment, many Sunshine State voters – not the representatives they elected – will be expected to decide 200 to 300 technical land-use planning amendments every year.

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Out of Bad Comes Something Good

Posted in Articles on May 4th, 2010 by Mario Espineira – Be the first to comment

Have you ever heard somebody say that good usually comes out of something bad? Well it’s true if you sit back and think of the situation with an open mind, eventually you will see that something positive will come out of every bad situation.

Just this weekend I was thinking about the Current Recession we are in.  We do not need to turn on the nightly news to be reminded of this; all we need to do is look at our own bank accounts or the changes we have all had to make in our business lives and personal lives.  Where is the Good in this situation, well unless you are Warren Buffet, Donald Trump or Bill Gates you just got a crash course in Economics at an Ivy League level. Just imagine when things turn around and the money is rolling in again, will you make the same mistakes again, will you still advertise in the same spots, will you still keep inventory you do not use?  By now everyone in doing T&M “Test & Measuring” on everything in our business life to personal life. Consequently no money is spent that does not need to be spent. And when you spend it, you make sure you get the most for your buck. Our grandparents for the most part went through the Great Depression and knew how to save, I guaranty our generation will be well versed in this concept as well.

Mario R. Espiñeira, Jr

“There is only one boss; The Customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”

- Sam Walton