Change Orders Estimating Procurement Visualization 
Building Information Management
MAY 3, 2012
While accurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project, most construction cost estimators (over 55%) continue to rely primarily upon manual methods, hard copy documents, or electronic spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel.
Building Information Management
JANUARY 17, 2012
Current the most common being use of proprietary 3D visualization software for the purpose of supporting the design and construction phases of the facility life-cycle. For example, let’s us take the creation of cost estimate for a major facility renovation. BIM can be applied at various levels.
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Building Information Management
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
BIM , however, is not the solution if the focus and/or requirement is associated with 3D visualization. It alone sets the tone, assigns responsibilities and deliverables, determines levels of risk, and establishes timelines among other items. %/#/$ Change orders. Average procurement time. %/# and value of legal disputes.
Building Information Management
JANUARY 29, 2013
Cost estimates and construction bid requests should include materials quantities in addition to costs to evaluate and validate GHG impacts. Consolidation of procurement – lower overhead cost and procurement cost. Virtual elimination of legal disputes, claims and mitigation of change orders. Visual Estimating.
Building Information Management
JANUARY 29, 2013
Cost estimates and construction bid requests should include materials quantities in addition to costs to evaluate and validate GHG impacts. Consolidation of procurement – lower overhead cost and procurement cost. Virtual elimination of legal disputes, claims and mitigation of change orders. Visual Estimating.
Building Information Management
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
Advantages of Job Order Contracting – JOC – for OWNERS. fewer change orders, increased response to warranty issues, virtually no legal disputes. Advantages of Job Order Contracting – JOC – for CONTRACTOR. Don’t bid contractors against each other at the delivery order level.
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
How can multiple cost estimators share information on a project, or communicate with Owners, Contractors, AE’s, Subs, etc… if they aren’t speaking the same language? until it shifts its focus exclusively to culture and process change. They can’t… and they don’t.
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