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STOP using ACFs – The inherent flaws of Area Cost Factors

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STOP using ACFs – The inherent flaws of Area Cost Factors There are multiple false assumptions associated with Military Construction Budgeting and Area Cost Factors. The use of area cost factors (ACFs) for capital planning and budgeting repair, renovation (sustainment) and new construction factors remains a flawed approach.

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By the numbers: How Trump's proposed 2020 budget affects construction

Construction Dive

DOT and more would sustain heavy cuts in the president’s move to curb spending, but defense- and emergency-related pools, along with targeted infrastructure grants, would see funding upticks. The Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.

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Area Cost Factors – Not a viable for Federal Construction Cost Estimating?

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They are used in the development of construction cost budgets and project estimates. The use of area cost factors (ACFs) for capital planning budgeting or estimates for construction repair, renovation, and new build projects remains a fundamentally flawed approach. The result is the misuse of billions of dollars. – GAO.

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FEDRAMP is Hindering Facilities Management in the Federal Sector

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6 It important that commercial SaaS providers, and the associated infrastructure used to deploy SaaS products, meet appropriated compliance requirements for specified levels of security as developed by NIST. Our products are hosted on Microsoft AZURE, and Amazon AWS in the United States, both hosting infrastructures are FEDRAMP compliant.

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Construction Cost Knowledge Management

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Despite the fact that construction cost knowledge management is a required component for assuring consistent on-time and on-budget project delivery, fewer than 5 per cent of five percent of owners are qualified to address it. It is required in order to consistently achieve best value repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes.

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Sequestration Nation

Business Facilities

More than two million jobs may hang in the balance as Congress approaches a showdown in its latest manufactured budget crisis. Rocky Mountains Workforce Training/Skilled Workforce budget cuts Obama Sequestration' The post Sequestration Nation appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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Sequestration Nation

Business Facilities

More than two million jobs may hang in the balance as Congress approaches a showdown in its latest manufactured budget crisis. Rocky Mountains Workforce Training/Skilled Workforce budget cuts Obama Sequestration' The post Sequestration Nation appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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