Cassell Construction Estimating

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Focus: Estimating & budgeting for Department of Defense projects, facilities, manufacturing, and public utilities. contractors, government agencies, owners Quick evaluation: Easy to use right out of the box for estimating & budgeting. Optimum company (type): > 50 million dollar D.O.D. More popular with D.O.D.,

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2021

If you are Tired of Late, Over-Budget, and Just Plain LOUSY Facilities Repair & Renovation Outcomes, then do these 3 steps! Additionally, few, if any owners, required the use of a standardized, locally researched unit price book for cost estimating and improving scope of work definition. Reshape your teams and raise transparency.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Timberline Software Support Issues Listed below are 4 common Timberline Estimating issues and their solutions. Issue: Attempting to open a Timberline Estimate, message appears, “File needs to be inspected”, followed by message, “File is corrupt” a. Issue: Estimator uses hours as takeoff unit for Labor items, for crew-based tasks.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. The follow elements are common to a credible construction cost estimate. Credible Cost Estimate Core Elements #1 Objectivity – The information used and those invovled in the creation of the construction cost estimate must be objective.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs is fundamental to achieving best value outcomes. Most Independent Government Cost Estimates are Not Well Documented. This has lead to the vast major of construction cost estimates (80% or more) being inaccurate. FAR 36.203. FAR 2.101 and 13.000. Owner Leadership.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This recurring problem occurs when the final construction project job cost finishes higher than the bid estimate or budget. Estimators generally price projects using bids from their regular subcontractor and suppliers, plus their standard company production crew rates for labor and equipment.

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The Constructor

MAY 10, 2020

Project planning and budget estimation is very important for a construction project to be successful. If you don’t plan your project beforehand, you.

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Estimating Budgeting Budget Construction 189

Job Order Contracting

MAY 4, 2023

The validity of a construction cost estimate, the most important aspect, is often overlooked and resulting in billions of dollars was every year. A construction cost estimate must be independently validated. Key Principles There are key principles that should be adhered to when preparing a construction cost estimate.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2021

Reliable construction cost estimating is important to real property owners, facilities management professions, architects, and engineers. If a job is estimated correctly all parties should have a detailed understanding of the scope of work, costs, time, labor, and materials required.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Existing tools and support services to mitigate waste/rework and enable consistent quality outcomes on time and on budget are readily available. Automated Estimate Comparison. Budget and Estimate versus Actual and Committed Budget Tracking. Proposals/Quotes/Estimates. Initial and ongoing training.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 3, 2021

MasterFormat Construction Cost Estimating drives cost visibility, transparency, and best value outcomes. Uniformat level and/or assembly level, or building level cost data is useful for budgeting purposes only, and should not be used for bidding, procurement, and execution actual projects with builders, construction managers, etc.

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Estimating Construction Procurement Renovating 168

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 6, 2022

Budgets have gone through the roof. And the shelf life for bids and estimates has dropped from weeks to days. The construction industry has never seen anything like the past two years — and it’s showed in the cost of construction work. Projects have been halted by material scarcities.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 25, 2022

Too many contractors finish their projects over budget on labor when crews work more hours than estimated in the bid. If your construction company self-performs work with your own crews, the key to success is making sure you bring in those labor costs on budget. T he biggest variable in construction is labor.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance. Eighty percent (80%) of all construction projects are late, over-budget, or incorrectly completed. Based upon the size of the project, there is great value for an owner to develop an internal detailed line item estimate to compare against a builder’s estimate.

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Help Everybody Everyday

JANUARY 8, 2018

One of the most challenging things you can be tasked to do is define a firm’s marketing budget. What’s the right marketing budget for a small architecture firm in Wayne, PA? What’s the right marketing budget for the largest construction firm in Michigan? Your budget would be $95,000. But that’s not true.

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Carol Hagen

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Construction company budgets are heavily weighted to the salary and compensation plans of their employees. Whether it’s the chief estimator, accountant or IT director, knowing what the going rates are in your area can help you budget and ultimately attract the best talent to your construction firm.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

Modern customers look for construction partners who can complete jobs on schedule, on budget, and to the highest quality standards. Budgeting Budgeting and cost control are essential components for the success of any construction business.

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Effective management of the construction workforce helps finish projects on time and within the stipulated budget. It is estimated that nearly.

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Management Budgeting Budget Construction 220

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 23, 2022

What we in America call Estimators, and what the rest of the world calls Surveyors, have been around for thousands of years. Today, estimators are the unsung heroes of a project team. That doesn’t mean they didn’t exist before then, because even God needed an estimate. Watch our Estimating Master Class.

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Chianelli Estimating

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Construction project cost estimation is a complex endeavor that can change on a dime (or a dollar) depending on the size and anticipated scope of the project. Successfully completing construction projects under budget requires a commitment to accuracy and transparency. Design Estimates. Preliminary Estimate.

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Lets Build

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Basics of construction cost estimating In the construction industry, one of the main challenges is managing building projects that have unique features and requirements. However, all projects have elements things in common: a scope of work, a time schedule, and a budget.

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Wolgast Corporation

MARCH 19, 2024

When K-12 School Leaders do reach a point where their District’s need for improvements is beyond what their operating budget can cover, they need to organize a team of professionals to set them up for building success. The AE/CM team then assists the District to identify the full scope, budget, and financial resources for their needs.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Open construction cost estimating, as employed in 4BT’s OpenCost(TM) approach, simply provides the following… #1. Improves budgeting, design, construction, and operations process flow efficiency. #2. In short, open construction cost estimating is a requisite component of any LEAN construction delivery method.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 24, 2020

-+. Construction Cost Estimating – LEAN. This paper ” Construction Cost Estimating-LEAN” discusses the positive impacts of collaboration, a common data environment, and locally researched detailed line item construction cost data. Failure to adapt to readily available, proven and robust cost estimating practices.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Innovative construction capital delivery for public sector owners can consistently enable quality, on-time, on-budget and fully compliant repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build outcomes. 85% of all construction projects are over-budget, late, and/or poorly completed. Continuous improvement.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 29, 2024

Current, objective, and granular locally researched construction cost data – All project/workover detailed scopes of work, and contractor proposals/estimates are created using individual detailed unit price construction task line items using local labor, material, and equipment costs. Learn more. Learn more.

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Wolgast Corporation

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Three-Phases to Design-Build Construction: Preliminary Design and Estimating Detailed Construction Drawings and Bidding Construction Step One/Phase I – Preliminary Design and Estimating In this First Step or Phase our Architect develops plans based on a needs analysis meeting with the building owner and representatives for a nominal fee.

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Stok

JULY 29, 2018

The foundation for any successful project is a detailed schedule and budget. Now on the financial side, the Project Manager should work closely with the Client on the conceptual budget at project inception. This budget will evolve into a Master Budget as the site is selected and more information is known about the scope of the project.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 11, 2017

Using a web- or cloud-based software solution is also the best way to increase your estimate accuracy and improve profitability. Quick, accurate estimates can be a fast and efficient way to grow your business. If you’re still using paper to estimate and bid, you know it can be a slow moving, time draining process.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

JULY 25, 2016

Estimator who was having problems importing an estimate to Sage 300 Accounting. Problem: All the estimated costs were interfacing correctly to the JobCost budget except one cost code's Labor. We received a call from an old friend and seasoned Sr. Some of the Labor costs and hours showed up, but not all.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 4, 2017

Estimating Facility Life-cycle Costs is a critical aspect of facilities management. Key elements associated with Estimating Facility Life-cycle Costs include the following: Experience. What to learn more about Estimating Facility Life-cycle Costs? The post Estimating Facility Life-cycle Costs appeared first on 4BT.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 19, 2013

From the outset, project and construction cost estimating is critical to ensure that the anticipated project and construction costs meet budget expectations. The cost estimate should provide the construction team with the information necessary to accomplish the following:

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Open Construction Cost Estimating for 2018 and Beyond! Create you own line items from a core line item database, build estimates, manage projects, store and view virtually all forms of documents. Begin to improve your planning, budgeting, and construction management decisions today. Mitigate variance and risk! Learn more?

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 12, 2023

4BT Job Order Contract Enterprise Management System  Program Management o Ability to roll up program, project, and workorder schedule, resource and budget data o Multi-year, multi-contractor, multi-UPB, project management o Capture initial planning and detailed Scope of Work requirements o Track variance from cost and schedule baselines across the (..)

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 25, 2022

This process virtually assures the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on time and on budget. Furthermore, locally researched unit price books are available for preventive maintenance also, complete with labor and material costs and a complete check list for each task!

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Contract Change Orders Bidding Budgeting 240

ENR Construction

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The project planning process starts with a proposal estimate.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2023

The 4BT Knowledge-based JOC Solution: Program Management Contract Management Proposal Management Estimate Management Work Order Management Workflow, Approvals, and Forms Management Full Document Management (now simply folders – full version control) Document, Forms, etc.

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