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How project managers are using technology to ensure on-budget and on-time construction

Lets Build

The success of any construction project hinges on multiple factors, including budgeting and scheduling, which impact the project’s completion. In fact, most contractors usually add a 10% margin error into their budgets and timelines as a contingency. Note that 63% of projects fail due to poor communication.

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The New Preconstruction Advantage: Connected Quantification & Model Coordination in a Common Data Environment

Construction Business Owner

The New Preconstruction Advantage: Connected Quantification & Model Coordination in a Common Data Environment. Each milestone or phase — from design to plan to build — requires many data handover cycles, increasing opportunities for rework. Perform 2D/3D takeoffs & BIM coordination in a single software solution. Greg Ragsdale.

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Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders.

Job Order Contracting

Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders… possible? Design-Bid-Build. Traditional design-bid-build (DBB) delivery process with design, bidding, and construction in separate, sequential steps.

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Understanding the Value of JOB ORDER CONTRACTING – JOC

Job Order Contracting

Many owners simply view Job Order Contracting (JOC) as a means to speed the procurement of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds that require minimum design. In fact, when implemented properly, subcontractor quotes can be validated within a JOC environment. What you can do. Sample JOC Proposal.

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The 2 Primary Factors Impacting Construction Outcomes in the Public Sector

Job Order Contracting

All the tools and services required to ensure that over 90% of projects are delivered in a quality manner, on time and on budget, however, major barriers have prevented their adoption. The traditional practice of design, bid, build has proven antagonistic, costly, and unsustainable. The “system” is broken.

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Adopting a Program versus a Project Approach Improves Facilities Management and Construction Outcomes.

Job Order Contracting

Clearly, this process “reinvents the wheel” each time, and as a result rarely captures learnings, and in the end is typically characterized with adversarial short-term relationships driven by first-cost driven competitive bidding process. What is the most critical factor in facilities management and sector?

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Effective Marketing For Diverse Construction Job Categories

Construction Marketing

Coordinate and communicate with various stakeholders, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. Architects Design and plan construction projects, considering both aesthetic and functional aspects. Structural engineers design and analyze structures for stability and safety.