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What Is a Change Order?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

What Is a Construction Change Order? According to some estimates, an average of 35% of projects experience at least one major change throughout the life of the project. As a contractor, change orders can leave you feeling like you’re trapped between a rock and a hard place. Key Takeaways.

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Is a BIM Mandate Coming to the US?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As we discussed in a recent blog post , the JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology report found that building information modeling (BIM) adoption in the United States has been fairly slow, with only 27 percent of construction companies having a BIM department. So will the United States ever have a BIM mandate?

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Innovative Solution Integrates Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery to Improve Construction Productivity

Job Order Contracting

Leverage robust lean processes, locally researched detailed line item construction cost data, support services, and enabling technology to consistently delivery quality repair, renovation, sustainability, and new build projects on-time and on-budget at the lowest possible cost and with full financial visibility and transparency.

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LEAN Job Order Contracting – Getting the most out of available funds

Job Order Contracting

LEAN JOC Programs mitigate change order and/or “supplemental job order” (a fancy term for change orders), as Owners and Design-builders work directly together on an early and ongoing basis to create and agree upon a detailed Scope of Work and associated detailed line-item proposal and approved workorder.

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A Relationship-based Approach to Sustainable Facilities Management

Job Order Contracting

Existing tools and support services to mitigate waste/rework and enable consistent quality outcomes on time and on budget are readily available. BIM Model Integration, Information Viewing/Access. Budget and Estimate versus Actual and Committed Budget Tracking. Change Order Management. Quantitative metrics.

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OpenBUILD(TM) The ONLY Construction Integrated Project Delivery Solution with Locally Researched Cost Visibility

Job Order Contracting

OpenBUILD(TM) is The ONLY Construction Integrated Project Delivery Solution with Locally Researched Cost Visibility with Program Management, Contract Management, Proposal/Bid/Estimate Management, Workorder Management , Project Management, Document Management, Team Management, Issues/Task Management, Workflow Management, and BIM integration.

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Why the BIM Revolution Fizzled

Job Order Contracting

The “BIM Revolution” fizzled since technology was never the problem. The benefits of clarity on the required scope of work… for all project stakeholders… from the very early stages, shared risk/reward, and mutual trust drastically reduce change orders and legal disputes. The buck stops with owners.

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