unforeseen condition

Where’s the risk? Part 1

by John Scott, Scott-Long Construction Every business transaction should perform a risk analysis, especially a church construction project. We see two main risks – in Part 1, we will deal with unforeseen conditions in construction. What are unforeseen conditions and what could they cost? Typical budgets for church construction include a 10% contingency. It is … [Read more…]

Contingency is Your Friend

by Matt Robertson, Scott Long Construction Pastors deciding to build, remember these words: contingency is your friend.  The World English Dictionary defines contingency as a possible but not very likely future event or condition; eventuality.  From my years of designing, funding, and building church related facilities, something always pops up that was “not very likely” … [Read more…]