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Is a BIM Mandate Coming to the US?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As we discussed in a recent blog post , the JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology report found that building information modeling (BIM) adoption in the United States has been fairly slow, with only 27 percent of construction companies having a BIM department. So will the United States ever have a BIM mandate?

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Why It’s Time for Contractors to Adopt Collaborative BIM

Viewpoint Construction Technology

While 27 percent of companies reported having a BIM/VDC department, 28 percent said they don’t bid on BIM projects. The ConTech Report points out that one day soon BIM might not be optional for contractors in the United States. The United Kingdom, for example, has already adopted BIM standards.

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A position is vacant for Senior Engineer in Houston, Texas

Construction Cost Estimating

The location of the job will be Houston, Texas, United State. Job Role: Plans, schedules, manages, and organizes complete level of engineering work for a global business unit generally in one discipline in a project or staff group. Evaluates bid analyses and makes recommendation.

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All Renovation, Repair, Sustainability Construction projects should involve Job Order Contracting – JOC

Building Information Management

JOC provides multiple benefits vs. traditional design-bid-build and/or low bid, MACC, MATOC and other typically less efficient construction methods. Job Order Contracting / Integrated Project Delivery. Significantly reduced number of change orders. JOC can deliver: 1. Higher cost visibility and transparency.

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What is Job Order Contacting – JOC ? Efficient Project Delivery Methods

Building Information Management

– Job Order Contracting (also known as SABER, TOC, DOC, and a form of IPD): A long-term, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. Reliant on a Unit Price Book (UPB) and competitively-bid coefficient to establish pricing structure. Advantages of Job Order Contracting – JOC – for OWNERS.

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Using RSMeans Cost Data for Job Order Contracting – JOC – October 2013

Building Information Management

Owners have reams of rules and regulations to follow in order to put a project out for bid fairly. Job Order Contracting offers an alternative to traditional bidding processes. The job order contracting method has found inroads with those owners who have multiple facilities to care for in multiple locations.”

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Every Owner Should Implement JOC – JOB ORDER CONTRACTING – for Renovation, Repair, Sustainabilty, and Maintenance Construction Projects

Building Information Management

What’s Wrong with Design Bid Build? Traditional design-bid-build,DBB, is costly, antagonistic, and simply inefficient. In fact, first JOC in the United States was deployed by West Point. This represents a dramatic time and cost savings to all parties when compares to the traditional design-bid-build process.