Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

. “Negotiating” JOC. This week the blog topic is on “Negotiating” unit price line items taken from national estimating guides on competitively bid contracts that are publically funded and subject to audits. On some jobs the debate would wade into the deeper waters of productivity and crew make-up.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 9, 2023

.” This includes reviewing construction methods and using Persimmon’s own brick and tile products more widely. ” He said: “Regular interrogation of build processes, product specifications and subcontractors will drive opportunities for savings, as will on-going overhead reviews.”

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 25, 2023

. “Having worked with the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, his team and the GLA, we have reached a good outcome for all parties after 9 months of negotiations and one which will greatly benefit the local community. Our development will provide an excellent place to live and offers an alternative to standard rental products. ”

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Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This allows them to be confident in the quality of your products, services, and processes. A hiring client’s evaluation of contractors involves analyzing and monitoring their production capacity, performance, risk, quality, and environmental impact. Why Is Prequalification Crucial to Contractors?

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The latter used for estimating, negotiating, project control and closeout. Therefore, (JOC Consultant) directly benefits when proposal costs are higher (or inflated), including instances when contractors use products outside the catalog which can also result in higher project costs.

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Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The final sale agreement is in the negotiation process, expected to be finalized in early 2019. The proposed sale includes the purpose-built forestry product line of wheel skidders, track feller bunchers, wheel… Caterpillar will begin selling its purpose-built forestry business to Weiler, Inc.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 5, 2018

Chris Willis, Product Manager for Customizable Courseware, wrote a great article for D2L on developing soft skills for customer service. Negotiation skills. In fact, it is harder than ever before.” Conflict resolution. Creative problem solving. Stress management. You can read the whole article here. Read Article.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 30, 2020

We also have a pipeline of projects in preconstruction services or under negotiation, and those functions continue uninterrupted. Potential delays of material deliveries due to products coming from overseas or manufacturing shut-downs in areas with shelter-in-place orders.

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Pro Builder

JULY 26, 2021

The two components essential to achieving good profitability are the cost of the product, including the lot (cost of sales) and the cost of running and managing the company (operating expenses).

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This practice does not work for material, labor, equipment, nor does it account for local market productivity in any effective manner. Locally researched JOC Price Books are readily available to provide cost visibility, cost transparency, and therefore improve cost management. (b) Statement of work. (1) c) Limitations. (1)

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Fieldwire

JULY 26, 2023

The power plant was followed by a quick stint of estimating where I learned the ins and outs of construction contracts, Plan / Spec evaluation, costs and negotiations. What that means is we provide our clients with a product that their field teams actually wants to use.

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Natural Building

AUGUST 16, 2022

“I had to negotiate with building control, as the product wasn’t an acknowledged building material over here, and I had to get them to change their legislation on this product so it can be used,” he said. However, he faced a battle to gain the permission to build using it.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

“To help further address the nation’s housing affordability challenges, we encourage the Biden administration to build on today’s positive development by taking the following actions: enter into negotiations with Canada to achieve a new softwood lumber agreement that will eliminate duties; increase the domestic supply of timber from public lands in (..)

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 12, 2022

We offer warehouse suites in a variety of sizes with flexible terms, along with office suites and all the equipment and convenience required to run a physical products business. Ultimately, I decided that I wanted to move into negotiating contracts and deals with subcontractors. I joined as a Sr.

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Fieldwire

AUGUST 31, 2023

Because subcontracts are negotiated rather than bid upon, you may not need bonds for subcontracts. If the project isn’t finished due to events outside of your control — or if payment negotiations between the general contractor and primary client break down — you may be caught waiting for compensation on finished work and used materials.

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Building Radar

MARCH 11, 2020

Which method is best suited to achieve your goals depends not only on your personality, but also on the complexity of your product, your target industry and, most importantly, your customer. This sales approach is particularly exciting if you sell a highly customizable product.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 27, 2011

Whether you’re planning on buying a franchise agreement or you’re a shopping center landlord negotiating construction concessions with a franchise operator, you should know what is ahead of you. So I thought I’d devote a blog to franchise restaurant construction. Each franchise is different.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 28, 2018

But for the most part, giving the general contractor the flexibility of bidding the job against performance requirements allows us to negotiate with different manufacturers and find the absolute best costs. .

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Brinkman Construction uses ACC for its operational documents and project controls while incorporating Autodesk products into its preconstruction and design coordination processes. There’s too much risk in manual entry or upload so an integration was a non-negotiable for us.”

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

Furthermore, the overall productivity associated with the construction sector lags that of other sectors. Additionally while contracts are initially awarded competitively, change orders are negotiated without competition. Eliminate the negotiation of change order pricing. Ways to Avoid or Mitigate Change Orders.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 30, 2022

Products are available just for this purpose and come in different designs. However, if a builder wants to build durable homes with stucco cladding, this detail really needs to be non-negotiable. Depending on the channel product you use, it will look like a narrow soffit vent. Adding the weep isn’t complicated.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 7, 2019

That means companies that want to be among the first to open in the market need to start now to not only get licensed, but also negotiate lease deals, enlist their construction partner and start building out their facility. Take Illinois, where recreational marijuana dispensaries can open for business as of January 1, 2020.

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Building Radar

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The Selling Center is a group of professionals within a company that wants to sell a certain product to another company. The Buying Center is the counterpart to the Selling Center and describes the group of people in a company who are involved in the decision to buy the product. A salesperson must inspire instead of instruct.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Excessively large UPBs, i.e. hundreds of thousands of line items are not generally recommend at they can negatively impact productivity, create confusion, and add to JOC Program overhead costs. d) An indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (task order) contract which provides for the use of negotiated, definitive, bilateral orders (i.e.,

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Bidding/Negotiating/Procurement. LEAN Pre-Construction Services Considerations increase productivity, quality, and overall satisfaction for all participants. LEAN Pre-Construction services considerations significantly improve outcomes. Pre-Construction Services include the following… Project Conceptualization. LEAN processes.

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Constructlaw

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

When manufacturers face warranty claims, they have two practical options: 1) honor the warranty; or 2) blame everything other than the warranted product for the problem. The latter approach was the playbook used by both manufacturers in the disputes referenced.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The owner estimate or detailed analysis must be completed before receipt of the Contractor’s proposal and before negotiations take place. The owner estimate will be used to evaluate the reasonableness of the Contractor’s proposal and will serve as the owner’s pricing and quantity objective during negotiations.

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Pro Builder

JULY 6, 2021

Some products even come with “mold resistant” facing paper. In reality however, these products are prone to mildew problems if they’re exposed to weather during the framing process, and that’s the case no matter how the paper is labeled. Making sure this is done right should be on the quality checklist.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 13, 2023

.” – Giana Morini , Operations Technology Leader, DPR Communicate with internal and external stakeholders Whether you’re communicating your vision and values to your internal team or negotiating prices with suppliers, keeping information flowing smoothly and transparently is essential. As we know, construction is very cyclical.

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Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In Universal Concrete Products Corp. For example, in the Universal Concrete Products case, the 4th Circuit reasoned that Virginia courts favor the freedom to contract and that parties are freely able to negotiate and draft these types of provisions. Turner Construction Company , the U.S. However, in Thomas J.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

This essentially resulted in the City paying negotiated prices to the JOC contractors for work performed. This was generally the result of a City department having a preferred vendor, product, or material. The JOC contractor was asked to use the preferred vendor, product, or material in performing the work.”

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Construction Law

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Covid, Brexit, supply chain and labour issues and construction product price inflation, were all mentioned as contributing to disputes, and pressures were intensified by the continuing difficulties in finding affordable professional indemnity insurance.

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HardHatChat

OCTOBER 7, 2010

If only the client had negotiated with the commercial contractor and was brought in during the design phase he could have saved himself time and money. Wood and gypsum products are at a 10-year low. Any petroleum-based product is up like PVC foam insulation, rubber roofing, mats, flooring, etc.

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Construction Law

JUNE 9, 2020

The impact of these measures on productivity is going to be serious, and likely to be the source of arguments over time extensions and payment for many months, if not years, to come. That means updating and reviewing risk assessments and ensuring that on site social distancing and hygiene requirements are supervised and complied with.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

How to respond to a cybersecurity incident from a non-technical standpoint: public relations, law enforcement involvement, and contract negotiation with vendors. In his role working with Google, he was able to build free Google products and services for educational charities in Guatemala.

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NH Construction Law

APRIL 29, 2021

Another approach is to negotiate with subcontractors or suppliers to lock in prices for an extended period of time, thereby kicking the price increase risk downstream – but in the present volatile market, subs and suppliers are increasingly reluctant to hold their prices for long, typically not more than 60 or 90 days.

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Construction Law Monitor

JANUARY 29, 2012

Business owners and contractors like to know what they are getting when they buy products. Legal products are no different. There are a number of occasions where attorney fees are an issue in a case, and the company who has paid upfront is in a much better position at the negotiation table and/or the court room.

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