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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

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A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. The follow elements are common to a credible construction cost estimate. Credible Cost Estimate Core Elements #1 Objectivity – The information used and those invovled in the creation of the construction cost estimate must be objective.

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Construction Cost Estimator – Line Item

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Construction Cost Estimator – Line Item. A superior line item construction cost estimator generally has an intricate knowledge of field construction techniques, uses a common data environment, and is skilled at both collaboration and LEAN construction and/or facilities management. Higher Education.

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Job Order Contracting – The Legal Side

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A highway, road, street, bridge, utility, water supply project, water plant, wastewater plant, water and wastewater distribution or conveyance facility, wharf, dock, airport runway or taxiway, drainage project, or related type of project associated with civil engineering construction; or 2. This policy does not apply to: 1. via [link].

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Construction spending inches upward in April

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Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that construction spending during April 2013 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $860.8 percent above the revised March estimate of $857.7 percent above the April 2012 estimate of $825.1 billion, 0.4 The April figure is 4.3 billion, 4.5 billion, 4.5

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Best Training Classes for Public Sector Cost Estimating and Project Management

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If you want the best line item estimating training and technology available for PUBLIC SECTOR JOC, SABER, IDIQ and more, join us! Our clients include 85% of the USAF, other DoD and non-DOD Federal Owners, State/County/Local Government, Education, Healthcare, and Transportation (Airports, Mass Transit).

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Construction put in place enjoyed healthy gains in 2014

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grew by 7% to just under $973 billion in 2014, according to estimates by FMI, the Raleigh, N.C.-based Driven by a recovering economy, increasing demand for multifamily housing, and a manufacturing sector buoyed by robust oil and gas drilling and production, construction put in place (CPIP) in the U.S. Body Image: read more.

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Spreadsheets, JOC, SABER, and IDIQ Don’t Mix

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Line item cost estimating requires significant experience and capabilities spanning multiple domains; Process, Skills, and Technology. Thus, JOC, SABER, and other collaborative construction delivery methods have evolved to support detailed construction cost estimating and associated contract, project, and document management.