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Save Time and Money at Closeout as a Subcontractor

At our closeout strategies meetup, attendees broke apart into three groups to ask questions and discuss their own closeout processes. Here’s what we learned.
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How to Become an Operationally Superior Subcontractor

If you improve any of these processes, focus on pre-job planning. Setting your project team up for success before the job starts is where you can find the most productivity gains. The PDF below includes a framework for how to approach pre-job planning and a meeting agenda to execute on.

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10-Step Closeout Checklist for Subcontractors

This is the baseline checklist Donny uses on every job to organize closeouts.  It includes assembling closeout documents early, sending out consistent requests to vendors, getting information into a digital form, asking the GC how they want the information, then packaging and sending it their way.  It’s simple, proactive, and effective. You can use Donny’s checklist to improve your own and drive towards a simple, repeatable process.
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Closeout Responsibility Matrix for Subcontractors

This is the spreadsheet Donny fills in and updates to keep closeouts on track. It includes the section of the closeout and the responsible party. This is a living doc his team can add to and update statuses through a project, pushing towards an effective closeout. Every project needs a living document like this to align your team internally and prepare for closeout.
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Pre-Job Planning Process and Meeting Agenda

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Short-Interval Planning Process and Worksheet

Your short interval plan should look ahead 3 weeks on a project and be updated weekly to keep field leadership aligned and ahead of the curve on site. The PDF below includes a sample timeline for short-interval planning and worksheet for project leaders to update each week.
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Post-Job Review Meeting Agenda

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Project Exit Strategy Meeting Agenda

The last 10% of a project can make or break your budget. Tired teams slow down at the end of the project. Best-in-class teams accelerate. Ensure personnel understanding what outstanding items remain and whose responsibility they are. Kickstart the back-end of your project and protect your margin with this exit strategy meeting template.
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