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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., Reduced project related cost growth per change order. 2004; Black et al., 2000; Grajek et al., 2000; Gransberg et al., Lower project related cost growth.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Throughout the ongoing process, however, all of the following are address and/or improved upon: Who can offer change ideas (informally and formally) Who assesses the impact of the proposed change Who reviews the proposed change and its impact for approval How is the change implemented Documentation of the outcome.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

In his commencement speech to Stanford University graduates in 2005, he references The Whole Earth Catalog from the mid-1970’s: On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous. change orders. document management.

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Sustainability of DOD Buildings – Reuse of Existing Buildings

Building Information Management

Virtual elimination of legal disputes, claims and mitigation of change orders. Contract, Project, Estimating, Document Management. Energy Policy Act of 2005. Executive Order 13423: Federal Environment, Energy, and Transportation Management (2007). •Contractor and owner efficiencies in prosecution of the work.

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Sustainability of DOD Buildings – Reuse of Existing Buildings

Building Information Management

Virtual elimination of legal disputes, claims and mitigation of change orders. Contract, Project, Estimating, Document Management. Energy Policy Act of 2005. Executive Order 13423: Federal Environment, Energy, and Transportation Management (2007). •Contractor and owner efficiencies in prosecution of the work.

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Finality in the Initial Decision under the 2007 A201

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. Copyright 2005-2012 Sabo & Zahn, all rights reserved. « The new AIA Documents and Arbitration - What Rules Apply? One of the new provisions of the 2007 AIA Documents is the establishment of an Initial Decision Maker.

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Integrated Project Delivery – IPD, Job Order Contracting – JOC, BIM, and Efficient Project Delivery

Building Information Management

This helps to eliminate potential disputes and change orders that traditional construction delivery methods are known to experience. As scopes of work are jointly developed, discussed, agreed upon and finalized, a JOC contract is much less likely to have claims, change orders, and disputes than other traditional delivery methods.