Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 29, 2019

Q3: What percentage of the construction labor force are union workers? Bid smarter and win more work. The BLS states that 14% of the construction labor force were union workers in 2017. Q2: Between 2016 and 2025, open positions in the construction industry will increase by…? To improve jobsite processes and productivity.

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Fieldwire

MARCH 5, 2024

To say that winning bids is the key to success in construction is a half-truth. Subcontractors getting awarded a contract spells financial disaster if the bid is too high to be competitive or too low to be profitable. Bidding on projects you have yet to gain experience in can broaden your horizons.

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Constructlaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

It is imperative to remain disciplined in bidding, watch your margins, stay within the geographical footprint and industry sectors. Employee Safety and Unions: Skilled craft persons working side-by-side on a project has always been the cornerstone of construction. This is not necessarily the best time to expand.

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Constructonomics

MARCH 28, 2010

I can safely say that bidding public RFPs is no easy task. First, you need to provide rock bottom pricing to come in as the low bid against five to fifteen other bidders and then, you have to be “accepted” by the municipality to perform the work. It was a $220,000 job that I bid on a 10% margin for overhead and profit.

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ENR Construction

JULY 3, 2019

City public works will keep union-only labor pacts

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The Korte Company

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Math check: Withdrawing a must-win bid. Founder Ralph Korte laid down the gauntlet shortly after we completed a renovation of the renowned Union Station in St. Competition was fierce for what little work came up for bid in 1990. We bid the work tight. A miscalculation in the bid. Everybody in St.

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Construction Dive

JULY 23, 2015

Featured …Union Trust Had Priority over Secured LendersAgency Not Required to Extend Opened Bids Mechanic’s liens, while primarily utilized today by corporate constructors, were originally designed to provide payment security to individual tradesmen.

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Help Everybody Everyday

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The three most common ways are: Low-bid. When the owner selects a contractor based on low-bid, they are only looking at an apples-to-apples comparison of price between competitive offers. Many government entities are mandated to select construction firms based solely on low-bid. Best Value. Negotiated. Here’s another one.

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Constructonomics

MARCH 3, 2010

Over the past six months, I have had the wonderful privilege (ahem) of bidding about 15 public Requests for Proposals. However, in the world of public bidding, while a municipality may not want to take a chance on an unproven no-name either, the law simply states – they have to. I take that back, they don’t have to.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 26, 2022

Focal points include design, manufacturing, bidding strategies for subcontractors, and how to tackle workforce challenges as an owner among much more. Best for subcontractors interested in winning more jobs by making smarter decisions in bidding. In this webinar, you’ll learn more about: Making data-driven bidding decisions.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The government’s bid to “transform public procurement” in the UK has now reached the statute books, with the Procurement Act 2023 receiving Royal Assent on 26 October.

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Construction Junkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

40% of respondents said they have added new technology during the pandemic, including project management, field collaboration, estimating, workforce management, and bidding programs. It’s broken down into many subcategories including Region, State, Union/Open Shop, Firm Size, and Project Type.

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Construction Dive

DECEMBER 26, 2012

It was the entry entitled “Can Anything Be Done about Bid Shopping?,” Rick Snyder (R) for signing into law legislation (Public Acts 348 and 349) that will allow workers in the state to decide whether or not to join a union.

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Construction Test

MAY 15, 2020

The players union AFE are due to meet having been frozen out of the eight hour meeting at the weekend between the Spanish government’s Sports Council (CSD), the Spanish Football Federation, and. Plans to get Spanish football restarted in June are likely to face opposition from the country’s footballers.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The General Affairs Council of the European Union has decided that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will relocate to Amsterdam when it leaves London in 2019. A total of 19 cities from across the EU made bids to host the agency, with Amsterdam ultimately landing the project. Photo: Government of Netherlands. “My

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Construction Test

MAY 20, 2020

Michael Gove and Sarah Vine pictured after voting Leave in the European Union referendum in Kensington Credit: Getty Images – Getty. It was reported in 2018 that Samantha Cameron vowed to never again speak to Gove and his wife over his “treacherous” bid for the Tory leadership. Who is columnist Sarah Vine?

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HardHatChat

APRIL 12, 2016

That starts with the GC’s project manager making site visits or attending walkthroughs as part of the construction bidding process and the pre-construction stage. That includes knowing the landscape of local unions, as well as other market-specific considerations.

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Construction Cost Estimating

APRIL 28, 2014

To determine any craft rate, whether union or open shop, the estimator should start with the basic wages and fringe benefits. civil 3d quantity takeoff competitive bidding construcion estimating constructioin estimating construction builder construction code construction cost construction cost codes'

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Construction Test

MAY 14, 2020

The Communication Workers Union confirmed the deaths today on their website but have not released ages of the victims. “We are sure we speak on behalf of the whole of the union in sending our sincere condolences to the family and friends of both of our colleagues who passed away.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 19, 2021

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.

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Construction Equipment

AUGUST 11, 2016

billion Wynn resort casino at the Mystic River in Everett, Massachusetts announced Wednesday it is soliciting a $1 billion-plus bid package in subcontracted services and supplies. Wynn says the bid package is considered the "highest ever issued for any private, union-built, single-phase development" in Massachusetts.

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Work Gearz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In case you don’t, here is something I have to let you know: Undershirts actually originated from the Union Suit , that the then men used to wear beneath their regular shirts or suits in order to protect their skin from the itchy and not so comfortable styling fabric and also to keep themselves cool and to keep away sweat and odor!

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The Korte Company

AUGUST 12, 2020

He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. In the traditional design-bid-build, architects were selected on their design abilities and recommendations from past clients. Contractors were selected on their “low bid.” . In 1969, he earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture. .

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The following template is provide for sample purposes only and should not be used a legally bidding document without through review and modification by appropriate Owner legal counsel. PLEASE NOTE: In occasions where the contractor is asked to provide materials, equipment, and/or subcontract pricing for work by direct bidding that may, or.

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PSMJ Resources

MARCH 24, 2014

PSMJ welcomes a guest blog post by RainCastle’s president, Paul Regensburg I''ve never written an annual "State of the Website" blog and endeavor for it to be more relevant than the State of the Union speeches have become.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 7, 2014

Remember when the CIA told our leaders in the late 1980s that the Soviet Union was stronger than ever? Well, the Soviet Union disappeared in 1990 and China is leapfrogging the U.S. As dire as these projections are, they’re actually sugar-coated. 1 economy until 2020? as you’re reading this.

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Levelset

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This means contractors working on eligible projects should expect to pay more in labor and benefits and may have to enroll their workers with a union, even if they’re an open shop. It basically guarantees that the project it applies to will use union labor. Common provisions in a project labor agreement.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 27, 2012

Bid - A wild guess carried out to two decimal places. Bid Collector - Customer looking for cheap contractor. Bid Opening - A poker game in which the losing hand wins. Project Manager - The conductor of an orchestra in which every musician is in a different union.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 13, 2016

Then Nino Scalia’s vote against Al Gore put a guy from the oil bidness in the White House, cap-and-trade moved off the national agenda and the Great Recession pretty much ended the discussion. It’s name is ITER, which is short for International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 23, 2022

From measuring bid-to-win ratio, to how much a project is over budget or schedule, and KPIs , the more numbers you can put behind your work, the better. 58% of owners said they’ve used or plan to use design-build, moving away from traditional design-bid-build. [ 44% of firms are putting longer completion times into their bids. [

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 30, 2018

Effective project management means controlling the data flow and staying on top of transmittals, submittals, RFIs, email communications, change orders, materials, inventory, job cost and WIP reports, labor hours and wages, union rules, safety regulations, insurance and bonding, compliance data and a whole lot more.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 1, 2014

It also (ideally) details the terms and conditions of the construction or repair contract and itemises all work to enable a contractor to price the work for which he or she is bidding. Non-productive time - work time which is paid but does not contribute to the production of work. Open shop is also known as a merit shop.

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The Korte Company

AUGUST 5, 2020

So he marched down to the carpenters’ union hall and applied as an apprentice, ready to learn a trade and return to his construction roots. When given the chance after the wastewater treatment job to leave the union, become salaried and move to office work, Tom once again said yes. None of it held Tom’s interest.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Lassiter, president of Charlotte-based Carolina Legal Staffing, told the Business Journal that the proposed changes are needed to “get everybody to the table” and have the state’s economic development team speak in a “clear, consistent voice” when bidding for big-ticket projects. Pat McCrory and NC Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker.

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Estimating Software along with our Digital Takeoff solution, digitizes your construction plans or photos, generates fully detailed bids, cost estimates, and professional reports quickly and accurately so you can win more work, more often, more profitably! Certified Payroll reporting for union and prevailing wage jobs. Posted by.

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ENR Construction

JULY 23, 2012

Nebraska The SAC Federal Credit Union has selected Leo A Daly to provide design and engineering services for its new headquarters campus in Papillion. SAC Federal Credit Union, 11515 S. Bids/Contracts/Proposals. Bid/Proposal Dates. Keywords: contract award ; bid ; project ; proposal. -- Advertising --.

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Business Facilities

JULY 6, 2016

DuPage County is in close proximity to North America’s largest inland port, the Centerpoint Intermodal Center, which provides direct access to the BNSF logistics park and the Union Pacific Joliet Intermodal Terminal. Our parish (country) government recently bid a project that will bring public waste water disposal to the airport.

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