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2012 Commercial Construction News Review…The Year that Was

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Englewood Construction had a lot to celebrate in 2012, including a prestigious Best Projects award from Engineering News Record Midwest magazine for the work it did at the Local 17 International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators headquarters in Tinley Park (shown here). Project bidding came back at a high velocity in 2012.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: ?Negotiating? JOC

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Thursday, 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. In my thinking there should be NO NEGOTIATING in Job Order Contracting.

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Test the Bounds of Job Order Contracting?

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In 2012, LAUSD filed suit against Torres and its performance bond surety Western Surety Company. Among other things, Torres argued: The JOC contract, because it required that job order proposals be submitted after-the-fact, was not an enforceable contract but merely an agreement to negotiate. This is arithmetic, not negotiations.

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LIVEXCHANGE 2012: Where Top Projects Find the Best Locations

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30 — inviting all present to mark their calendars for LiveXchange 2013 at the Westin Stonebriar in Frisco, TX — many attendees had weighed in on the 2012 event, declaring the Florida conclave an unqualified success. ” NFL Great Kicks Off LiveXchange 2012. “It was time well spent for me.”

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LiveXchange 2012: Don’t Let Incentives Drive the Site Evaluation Process

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LiveXchange 2012 was kicked off with a nostalgic keynote from NFL Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood, who chronicled his meteoric rise from a kid playing Pop Warner football in Florida to a top pick in the NFL draft and a stellar career as an all-Pro linebacker with the Los Angeles Rams.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Tip #1: Negotiate Fuel Costs. Before you go down the negotiating path, be sure you know your overall consumption by gallons. corey Says: January 3rd, 2012 at 7:16 am. Adan Fingar Says: May 2nd, 2012 at 10:16 pm. August 2012. April 2012. March 2012. February 2012. January 2012.

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A Green Building Game of Thrones

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As I thought about the green building policy mess of 2012, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to Game of Thrones. This was supposed to be the year of the USGBC's new green building rating system, LEED 2012. In July 2011, it appeared the USGBC was willing to negotiate with SFI. USGBC Retreats on LEED 2012.

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