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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

Sixty (60%) percent of all project fail to meet both cost and and schedule targets. Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. It is defined within and Lean environment government by a long-term multi-party agreement and associated written Operations Manual / Execution Guide.

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New Executive Order Requires Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

Best Practices Construction Law

The Executive Order is scheduled to take effect for contracts entered into after January 1, 2017. Terminated employees are not entitled to unpaid sick leave as compensation upon separation from the job. Signed by President Barack Obama on September 7, 2015, Executive Order No. However, those improvements will come with a cost.

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BIM IP

Building Information Management

For some reason BIM authors (architects, engineers, etc) think that because they create the initial BIM information they have the right to full control and to charge for the BIM model throughout the life of the building. The architect schedules doors, the hardware supplier adds to that schedule, they don’t create their own.

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Consumer Price Index + 2.9% (Past Twelve Months)

Job Order Contracting

The Consumer Price Index for July 2018 is scheduled to be released on Friday, August 10, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. For the month, the index increased 0.1

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Unique Tips To Reduce Construction Company Start Up Stress

Contractor Bookkeeping

Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause. No work should ever be performed based on verbal agreements. McDonald''s restaurant model: #1 Customer places order #2 Customer pays #3 Customer gets food. Get everything in writing, always, no exceptions!

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A glossary of terms with reference to Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

Labor burden is the cost of payroll taxes and insurances (such as Workers'' compensation) which the employer must pay to employ workers. Price is the quantity of payment or compensation given by one party to another in return for goods or services. Wage rate - The agreed monetary compensation per hour for a person to accomplish work.

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New Contractor Business Start Up

Contractor Bookkeeping

Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause. No work should ever be performed based on verbal agreements. McDonald's restaurant model: #1 Customer places order #2 Customer pays #3 Customer gets food. Get everything in writing, always, no exceptions!