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Construction Cost Knowledge Management

Job Order Contracting

The ability to clearly define detailed line item tasks defining the desired scope of work is critical to mitigating errors and omissions, reducing the number of change orders, as well as achieving defensible cost visibility and transparency. The transfer of cost knowledge is essential at a granular, task level.

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Adaptive Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

A common data environment, including a detailed unit price line item cost data resource are mandatory componets to assure full communication of scope of work and associate work requirements, costs, and schedules.

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Collaborative Construction Solution

Job Order Contracting

The only proven method to date of resolving the above is to apply a programmatic approach to all participants, projects, and/or work orders. If this manner, all participants follow the same workflows and use the same common data environment. A common data environment (CDE) inclusive of locally researched unit price cost data.

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The importance of keeping construction daily logs for every site activity

Lets Build

Your construction daily log shows why, how, and when changes occur and decisions are made; this enables everyone on-site to stay productive, maintain transparency, and, ultimately, reduce delays and unnecessary change orders. If you’re like most site managers, you probably chose the latter.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Turn Construction Data into Business Answers » Data Security in the Cloud. People I’ve talked to say it’s because they’re unsure of the security surrounding their business data. Security is whatever the local IT department decides is adequate. Security in these environments is very tight. General Management.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

» Keep Work Environment Safe for Lower Job Costs. A safe work environment is one of the most straight forward ways to decrease workers compensation expenses. Implement mandatory employee training for all OSHA requirements and require drug testing and pre-employment physicals to create a safer work environment.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

« Keep Work Environment Safe for Lower Job Costs. change orders. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management. Green Building. Construction Safety. Compliance/Regulations. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory.

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