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2020 Guide to Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

2020 Guide to Construction Cost Estimating provides a road map for applying best management practices necessary to drive financial visibility and transparency. Markups include worker compensation and unemployment per state in which work is performed. The base rate does not include overhead and profit, however, can be added if needed.

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Email Sent After Final Payment Held Insufficient to Preserve Timeliness of Claim Against Government

Best Practices Construction Law

Final payment does not bar a claim where the contracting officer knows that the contractor is asserting a right to additional compensation, even though a formal claim has not been filed. Based upon the record, the Board concluded that the contractor never presented, let alone formulated, a claim for extended home office overhead.

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