article thumbnail

Construction Estimating & Employee Incentives

Viewpoint Construction Technology

I hear stories from clients about how aggressive the bidding environment has become, with more and more contractors bidding for each job and many bidding at a loss. From estimating and project management practices to compensation and business management, contractors are finding a “new normal” in every aspect of their business.

article thumbnail

The Rise of Business Intelligence in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Business intelligence software allows a firm to control costs by better managing and anticipating labor, inventory, project costs and more in every process from bidding to building. This lets contractors smartly chase and bid for the right projects that provide the best potential for successful bottom lines.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Top 30 Construction Classes at Autodesk University 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Go to the session > Moderator: Nathaniel Coombs, Senior Business Consultant, Autodesk. Leveraging BuildingConnected to Enhance Your Digital Bid Process. The preconstruction phase is no stranger to changes with restrictions on in-person bid openings forcing the industry to reevaluate how to conduct bids.

article thumbnail

Digital Dryshack #64: The New Year: A look back, the present, and changes ahead

Cassell Construction Estimating

Our company was a one man shop, as I did all the consulting, while traveling incessantly across the country. Now we’ve got Rob Mazoros, our full-time senior consultant and software engineer, adding a whole new dimension to our services. Kait Cassell has joined us to run our marketing, and in an associate consultant role.

article thumbnail

John Young to Head Nuclear Lobby Group | ENR: Engineering.

ENR Construction

A 19-year veteran, he had been corporate senior vice president and group director of consulting and international operations. Ruhl also led CH2M Hills aviation market and is a former chairman of the Airport Consultants Council. ESD), a Chicago consulting engineer specializing in high- performance building systems. Multimedia.

article thumbnail

BIM-in-The-Cloud Has New Competition With Newforma | ENR.

ENR Construction

David Light, an Autodesk Revit consultant who blogs about the topic, wrote recently that Newforma is a good tool for managing work in progress. Information is provided on construction projects in following stages in each issue of ENR: Planning , Contracts/Bids/Proposals and Bid/Proposal Dates. Multimedia. Special Reports.

BIM 65
article thumbnail

The Top 200 Environmental Firms for 2012: Analysis | ENR.

ENR Construction

The Top 200 also reported that revenue in environmentally oriented consulting and studies rose more than 15%, while volume in the environmental management sector increased nearly 6%. Information is provided on construction projects in following stages in each issue of ENR: Planning , Contracts/Bids/Proposals and Bid/Proposal Dates.