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Public Procurement of Construction Services

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Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. The Lean Project Delivery System”, Lean Construction Journal, 2008 Cohen, J. Integrated Project Delivery: Case Studies, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, DC Construction Users Roundtable (CURT).

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

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CSI introduced an expanded version, the MasterFormat , in 2004 that includes 50 divisions of work covering civil site and infrastructure work as well as process equipment—a significant increase from the previous 16 divisions covering building construction that had been in use for years.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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Organizations that provide leadership and commitment to collaborative environments are rare. 2004; Black et al., Partnering: An Innovative and Effective Project Organization Concept. The characteristics of strategic collaboration and efficient construction project delivery are discussed below. 2000; Grajek et al., Bayliss, R.,

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LEAN Construction Framework – A Robust Solution fully supported by tools and services

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Cost estimating and budgeting a continuous process, accomplished through intimate collaboration between internal and external planning, procurement, and project team members using locally researched, granular (line item) market data organized using standard data. Mandatory initial and ongoing multi-level and multi-format training. Swenson, D.

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Why Projects Fail

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The ability to successfully account for and manage change during a project lies in an organization’s leadership and level of maturity relative to its strategies, processes, goals, and resources. Mature organization don’t react to change, they address change according to their programmatic process. Why Projects Fail.

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‘7 Habits’ that will change your contracting business forever

Contractor Magazine

In 2004, I started an HVAC contracting company using the leadership, organization, communication and time management principles I learned from “The 7 Habits.” By Weldon Long. Within five years my company grew from $0 to $20,000,000, and in 2009, was selected by Inc. Content Classification: Influencer. read more.

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‘7 Habits’ that will change your contracting business forever

Contractor Magazine

In 2004, I started an HVAC contracting company using the leadership, organization, communication and time management principles I learned from “The 7 Habits.” By Weldon Long. Within five years my company grew from $0 to $20,000,000, and in 2009, was selected by Inc. Content Classification: Influencer. read more.