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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

The usefulness of an IGE to a contracting officer and other Government interest depends largely upon its supporting documentation. Unfortunately, most Government agencies use “historical information”, “parametric modeling”, or national average cost data and associated construction cost indexes and/or area cost factors.

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Secrets of a structural engineer

BD+C

After a time I transferred to the firm’s Raleigh, North Carolina office to build a structural engineering department in their MEP focused office. Many details of the project and coordination between different trades have yet to be worked out, but the price is still being negotiated with the owner.

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Best Practice Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

d) An indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (task order) contract which provides for the use of negotiated, definitive, bilateral orders (i.e., The Small Business Specialist must send a copy of the DD Form 2579 to the Director, Office of Small Business Programs. (e) through discussions and negotiations. See (e)(2).). (b)

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Englewood Commercial Construction News: Two of the Best Words in Business…We’re Hiring

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As commercial construction news reports say business continues to pick up, we are happy to see some new faces around the office at Englewood Construction. At the start of the downturn, we saw a lot of commercial construction firms abandon their business models and cut staff.

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Federal Infrastructure Bill Paves the Way Toward More Transportation Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships

Constructlaw

Government recipients may use such funds to retain the services of P3 consultants, identify appropriate P3 projects, solicit projects, and negotiate projects, among other things. The P3 model is not the best model for every project. is seeing now — it is likely that the use of the P3 model will continue to expand.

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How to Protect Your Business When Employees Get Poached

Pro Builder

Businesses looking to negotiate this rocky terrain have a valuable tool at their command: restrictive covenants. office of Littler Mendelson , the nation’s largest law firm defending employers in labor and employment disputes. office of Littler Mendelson. The Link Between Employee Motivation and Loyalty.

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Winning Strategies for Selling New-Construction Homes

Pro Builder

Winning Strategies for Selling New-Construction Homes ibush Mon, 01/30/2023 - 08:00 Selling new-construction homes in the past several years has treated us to some wonderful, warm tailwinds (gusty at times) with not enough homes to answer the demand of the visitors to our model centers. It's time to stop taking our model visitors for granted.