by Argue Construction | Apr 22, 2026 | Blog
Most construction projects in Ottawa still run the traditional route: hire an architect, wait for drawings, tender the project, hire a general contractor, then watch the two of them point fingers at each other when something doesn’t line up. It’s a process...
by Argue Construction | Apr 15, 2026 | Blog
The Wrong General Contractor Will Cost More Than the Build Commercial construction doesn’t forgive poor decisions the way a residential project sometimes can. Delays bleed into lease obligations. Cost overruns hit operating budgets. A contractor who can’t...
by Argue Construction | Mar 30, 2026 | Blog
Commercial construction has a timeline problem. The traditional model — design first, tender second, build third — sequences those phases in a way that looks orderly on paper and creates real-world delays in practice. Design takes longer than expected. Tender reveals...
by Argue Construction | Mar 23, 2026 | Blog
Most people assume Construction Management Services and general contracting are just two names for the same thing. They’re not. The distinction is real, it has meaningful implications for how a project gets delivered, and getting it wrong hiring a GC when a...
by Argue Construction | Mar 16, 2026 | Blog
The traditional construction process has a well-documented flaw. The architect draws something. The contractor prices it. The two don’t fully agree on what was intended. The client is in the middle of that disagreement, usually without the background to referee...
