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Public Procurement of Construction Services

Job Order Contracting

Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. How Organizational integration and alignment of cultural, professional, management, and commercial interests is also required, both internally and with construction services providers. Ballard, G.

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Productive Construction – Traits of Collaboration

Job Order Contracting

Productive construction and collaboration go hand in hand. References: AIA. AIA Document C195 – 2008, Standard Form Single Purpose Entity Agreement for Integrated Project Delivery, Exhibit D (Work Plan). The Effects of Building Information Modeling on Construction Site Productivity. Constructing Excellence.

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Good Faith and Fair Dealing: The Essence of Construction Agreements

Constructonomics

On construction projects, contractors, owners, and subs will fire contract language back and forth like missiles in what gets to be an arms race of legalities that negatively affects projects by creating panic and anxiety. I think it’s safe to say that the AIA construction contracts are favorable to the ownership.

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Not So Severable After All: Third Circuit Lets Courts Determine Arbitration Agreement Existence When Underlying Contract’s Validity Is Challenged

Constructlaw

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressed the perennially thorny issue of whether the courts or arbitrators retain the authority to resolve questions involving the enforceability of arbitration agreements. In MZM Construction Company, Inc. The Funds also informed MZM that, absent payment, the Funds would initiate arbitration.

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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. These including alliance contracting/project alliancing, LEAN construction, integrated project delivery, LEAN job order contracting. ” – Henry Ford.

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LEAN Construction Framework – A Robust Solution fully supported by tools and services

Job Order Contracting

An introduction to a LEAN Construction Framework – A Robust Solution fully supported by tools and services. Written long-term multi-party agreement with integral operations manual/execution guide. Written long-term multi-party agreement with integral operations manual/execution guide. contact-form] REFERENCES.

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How to Avoid Disputes in Construction

Construction Marketing

Disputes in the construction industry are very common. Here is a list of tips that can guide you towards preventing disputes in construction projects. Having a gentleman’s agreement is the worst mistake you could ever make. Solving a dispute is much easier than preventing it in the first place. Put It in Writing.

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