Lets Build

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Free eBook: Quick guide to Lean practices for construction professionals 7 ways to minimise the impacts of construction inflation As inflation continues to affect the construction industry worldwide, we must find ways to counteract it or risk losing our already slim profit margins. Now your project’s schedule and target cost are at risk.

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ProcurementExpress.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Construction teams face unique procurement challenges due to the complex nature of the business. As technology changes the game, procurement is becoming a strategic juggling act. With that in mind, we’ll look at three of the biggest challenges that construction teams deal with and how they affect procurement planning.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 1, 2020

Navigating the Procurement Process. Many companies don’t have a clear process for purchasing new software, with 57% of survey respondents reporting that they either don’t have a defined procurement process or aren’t sure what it is. . risk and field teams) during the evaluation process helps to ensure full buy-in. Main Image.

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ProcurementExpress.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Construction teams face unique procurement challenges due to the complex nature of the business. As technology changes the game, procurement is becoming a strategic juggling act. With that in mind, we’ll look at three of the biggest challenges that construction teams deal with and how they affect procurement planning.

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Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 17, 2016

Many delay, disruption, and loss of productivity claims are lost or substantially reduced in value because mistakes, errors and carelessness are reflected in the original schedule and plan of operations. Incomplete schedules. Overlooking procurement of critical materials. Again, the schedule can often set the tone for the job.

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Construction cost estimator should create project scheduling to assign dates to project activities and to match the resources of materials , equipment and labour for organized project procedure. Proper scheduling eliminates problems that can arise due to production limitation.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JANUARY 8, 2014

Construction cost estimator should create project scheduling to assign dates to project activities and to match the resources of materials, equipment and labour for organized project procedure. Proper scheduling eliminates problems that can arise due to production limitation.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 15, 2018

JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with construction project procurement costs by awarding long- term contracts for a wide variety of renovation, repair and new construction projects. Smaller projects were taking up to 1 year to procure creating a growing backlog of work.

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Tender and contract documents formation together with the bills of materials for procurement. Advocating on the procurement policy. Estimate, value, submit and negotiate contract variations. Recognizing, analysing and developing responses to commercial risks. Personal Attributes: • Motivated and determined individual.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2019

Developing a detailed scope of work and associated line item cost estimate using a verifiable and current locally researched unit price book (UPB) is a mandatory component of a LEAN construction delivery approach.

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Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

Managing complex data in intersecting tasks and teams include confirming a project’s justification, developing project schedules and goals, maintaining commitments for a project, holding people accountable, and avoiding common project pitfalls. The PMP also archives baselines for scope, cost, and schedule. Procurement.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 25, 2018

This is a significant improvement over the months and years required by traditional construction procurement and delivery processes. Rapidly and Easily Cost Estimate All Construction Requirements. Mitigate Risk. Small projects can be started in approximately 10 days, and more complex projects within a month.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The work management office also completes a desk estimate of the project cost to help determine the best method for executing the work request (in-house shops, competitively bid individual contracts or JOC). orders and actions required by the Procurement Authority, are planned and discussed to. The procurement authority and.

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 26, 2015

The Need for Credible Construction Cost Estimates. GAO and other studies/reports consistently report that errors and lack of due diligence with respect to original construction cost estimates are primary reasons for negative cost and schedule impacts, and overall poor project performance and outcomes.

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Levelset

MARCH 11, 2022

Prioritizing a low bid over contractor performance is a lose-lose procurement strategy. Who’s responsible for low-bid procurement? Learn more about bidding & procurement: Bidding on private construction projects Bidding on government projects 7 construction bidding websites to find more projects. And guess what?

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The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Organizing projects means defining roles and responsibilities, create a project charter, and develop high-level time and cost estimates. In this phase you assemble your team and assign tasks to individuals, develop a budget for the project, develop a schedule and create a communications plan.

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Building Information Management

MARCH 19, 2015

JOC is performance-based, it features a level of shared risk-reward and positive incentives to drive program and project success. As transparency, process, and a unit price book (UPB) are central to a JOC program’s success, JOCs should not be run out of spreadsheets or generic cost estimating programs.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This is a chance for everyone to get to know key stakeholders, breaking down siloes between procurement and legal, scheduling and management, and so forth. By reducing change orders, avoiding delays, and procuring materials strategically, you can jump on modern trends and pump up productivity.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

Benefits of an OpenJOC Job Order Contract implementation include an expedited procurement process, and consistent completion of quality projects on-demand, on-time, and on-budget per owners/contractor expectations. Best value procurement. Owner technical and procurement staff is supplemented. The Origins of IDIQ and JOC.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 31, 2023

In the race to meet surging construction demand and reduce risk, the industry is turning to innovative solutions such as prefabrication and modular construction to increase productivity and protect margins. To be successful, teams need a clear understanding of material needs, labor requirements, and scheduling.

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Fieldwire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

E-commerce has also helped firms procure materials and address supply chain challenges. As an example, a prime contractor on a residential project might serve as the primary source of information for the homeowner, but occasionally rely on a subcontractor to communicate specific scheduling or other details to the homeowner.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This is a strong opportunity to integrate operations and accounting, as well as leveraging timekeeping or procurement solutions that feed Autodesk Build and your ERPs. . Now actual hours and quantities can be compared to original estimates. Performance Tracking . Read more about the feature in our blog. ?

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. A specification (often abbreviated as spec ) can be termed as a type of a technical standard to be referenced by a contract or procurement document. A specification (often abbreviated as spec ) can be termed as a type of a technical standard to be referenced by a contract or procurement document.

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BD+C

AUGUST 14, 2023

Fast-tracking construction projects offers both risk and reward dbarista Mon, 08/14/2023 - 13:50 0 Contractors Understanding both the rewards and risk of fast-tracking a project can help owners, architects, engineers, and contractors maximize the benefits of this strategy and can bring great reward on all fronts when managed properly.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2017

Project requests scheduled based on impact to organization/urgency. Risk (access, site conditions, capability) information associated with project plans. Project estimates export to PDF/Excel. Formal and ongoing training for all participants (owners, facilities management, contractors, procurement).

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 25, 2022

The 7th annual Advancing Preconstruction 2022 returns with a heavy focus on tackling inflation and supply chain risk, including the knock-on challenges of accelerated design and early procurement. Further, this year’s agenda includes expanded content for MEP trades, BIM, market economics and data analytics. Get more details.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

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Rory Woolsey

MAY 31, 2012

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. Pay close attention to the math and follow the logic and in the end we will arrive at a useful range of markups that can be used for facilities budgetary estimating. Estimate contingency should not be an excuse to skip the due diligence.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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The Constructor

JANUARY 14, 2012

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The Constructor

MARCH 21, 2012

Knowledge of the magnitude of the thermal movement is necessary to evaluate the risk of thermal cracking in situations where large thermal gradients are likely to occur, and to calculate dimensional changes in structures such as bridge decks. Tweet Loading GET LATEST TOPICS IN YOUR EMAIL- SUBSCRIBE NOW.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

And what often happens is that the lack of time to analyse the best way to make decisions or procure the right components means that project managers react as opposed to making rational decisions. It is a given that within the industry, project managers can feel overloaded by numerous simultaneous projects requiring immediate attention.

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Stok

MAY 29, 2018

With your project in mind, rank the following in order of importance: Budget, Schedule, Design. Bring the GC on board during schematic design to provide estimating and collaborate in design. When schedule is the driver… Design decisions should be communicated quickly and definitively. For some clients, this is clear cut.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Organizations that do not implement and continuously import upon a program-based approach, under which all projects a planned, procured, and executed, suffer from unclear objectives , shifting requirements , unrealistic schedule s, and reactive planning , Poor planning and poor change management impede individual project successes.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 14, 2012

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The Constructor

MARCH 26, 2012

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