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TI Budget vs Reality: The Change Order Cinematic Universe

ricklahkar
May 11
1 min read

Client: We only need paint and carpet GC after demo: Congrats, you own a historic plumbing exhibit Lender: Please update your TI budget, add $42/sf, and a blood oath Me at 12:47 AM: Rebuilding the pro forma, wrestling CAM math, whispering to the RTU 😵‍💫🫠

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