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Winning More Construction Bids: A Complete Guide

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Construction bids are critical to winning more work, so it pays to have a solid understanding of what they entail and what you can do to improve your bidding performance. . In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about construction bids. What is the Construction Bidding Process?

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What is ‘Construction Management at Risk (CMAR)’: Understanding the CMAR Delivery Method

Building Radar

Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) is a project delivery method that has become increasingly popular in the construction industry due to its unique approach to managing risk and ensuring project success. Understanding Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) What is CMAR? Learn more about this method on ProjectSight.

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What Contractors Need to Know About Surety Bonds

Construction Marketing

If the principal’s bond application is approved, the surety company will require the principal to sign an indemnity agreement before it will issue the bond. The indemnity agreement provides that the principal will hold the surety harmless if a claim is filed against the bond. Sign the indemnity agreement.

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The Preconstruction Phase: Understanding the Process & Risks

Levelset

An architect, designer, or design-bid contractor will perform planning and engineering services for a prospective project owner, providing them with the information they need to move forward. Deep dive – Scope of Work: 6 Things Every Construction Agreement Should Include. Bidding/procurement. What is preconstruction?

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Job Order Contracting Doesn’t Have to be Complex or Expensive

Job Order Contracting

The Design-Bid-Build (DBB) model has perpetuated an antagonistic inefficient environment for decades. Construction Management at Risk (CM at Risk) and other methods have done little to improve the situation. If you want different outcomes, it’s time to try something different.

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Best Value Construction Delivery Methods – Alliance Contracting, LEAN Construction, Integrated Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

There are multiple types of construction delivery methods that strive to achieve superior outcomes to traditional design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, etc. Alliancing, like IPD and LEAN Job Order Contracting, developed due to the need for a solution superior to design-bid-build, design-build/design construct).

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Who Assumes the Risk of Material Cost Increases? As Always, It Depends!

Best Practices Construction Law

When a client asks me about a particular contract provision and why it is “unfair” or “uneven”, we began a discussion about risk allocation. You see, the contract is used to shift the various risks on the project to the party most appropriate to handle it. What about the risk of escalation in material costs?

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