General contractors spend many a
sleepless night worrying about the
punch list. You call your subs to ask them
why they're not returning your calls about
the fixtures at the Jones job, and they
respond by telling you "I never got the
message." You call your clients to ask
when you can expect final payment, and
they tell you that the painter has not
removed the over-spray from the doorknob
inside the closet, so they are holding
back $5,000.
I have tried various systems to stay on
top of all these items, from a simple list
on a tablet to computer databases. In a
recent review of the Palm Pilot
(Computer Solutions, 2/98), I mentioned
a demo