Rory Woolsey

MAY 31, 2012

“ What are the” appropriate” markups for overhead, profit and contingency when budgeting facilities construction projects?” ” I get this question a lot from my architect friends when helping them budget their projects through the design process. Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog.

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Rory Woolsey

JANUARY 16, 2012

I have figured that I have facilitated about 8,500 hours of classes on estimating, Job Order Contracting, and project management related topics. Rory is currently with The Gordian Group, leaders in expediting construction procurement through Job Order Contracting. Labor Productivity? construction consultants.

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Rory Woolsey

APRIL 4, 2012

Bare is exactly that; it is the bare cost of the direct activities less any mark ups for labor burden, taxes, bond, overhead and profit. All direct costs are then adjusted to include home office overhead and profit for the installing contractor. Site overhead costs can be 5% to 15% of the overall project cost.

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Rory Woolsey

MARCH 20, 2012

Rory is currently with The Gordian Group, leaders in expediting construction procurement through Job Order Contracting. Rory Woolsey has worked in Management and Engineering for the construction industry for 35 years, starting as a construction laborer in Billings, Montana, in 1972. construction consultants.

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Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Knowing where the key project metrics such as time , costs, resources , and cash flow are relative to a datum (the project plan). Good project managers will always know where these project metrics are because they are indicative of the immediate health of the project. construction consultants.

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Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

This equates to 75 labor hours x a cost of $60 per hour (with all overhead and burdens) which equates to about 6% additional savings on a typical $80,000 JOC project. Rory is currently with The Gordian Group, leaders in expediting construction procurement through Job Order Contracting. construction consultants.

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