Federal Construction Contracting Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

On March 28, 2023 at 5:22 PM ET, NIH emailed the requested debriefing to Infotrend’s designated representative, the company’s CEO. The GAO’s bid protest regulations contain strict rules for the timely submission of protests. On March 20, 2023, NIH notified Infotrend that its proposal was not selected for phase 2.

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Bidding Contract Accounting Legal 52

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 13, 2019

The OpenJOC(TM) Solution virtually eliminates the slow, costly, error prone, inefficient practices associated with design-bid-build, lowest bidder, and other traditional construction delivery methods. It embodies all of the fundamental aspects of LEAN construction, including: Collaboration. Long-term Relationships.

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Innovation Construction Procurement Bidding 100

Green Building Law Update

MAY 7, 2017

Last week the American Institute of Architects released the 2017 edition of the A201 family of contract documents, including updated versions of the AIA’s documents developed for the design-bid-build delivery model. The previous version of the design-bid-build contract documents included a Sustainable Project version.

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Documentation AIA Sustainability Contract 168

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2019

Job Order Contracting (JOC) – for the numerous renovation, repair, sustainability, and minor new construction projects, averaging $50,000-$100,000+ up several million dollars bases upon project complexity and associated design requirements. Prequalified shortlist of contractors that bid on multiple projects. T and M Basics. •

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Contract Construction Bidding Subcontracting 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 19, 2020

Many, if not most, public sector procurement professionals view their role as simply shuffling paperwork to enable the bidding and contracting of construction firms as quickly as possible. The faster the process is complete the better. All that is required is owner leadership, commitment, and competency.

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Procurement Management Construction Renovating 150

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System Silver rating or a comparable rating system or building code as authorized in Section 3-602.1 In fact, we gave our first legal opinion on a LEED certified public building in Maryland in 2002.

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Maryland Green Guidelines Certification 240

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 12, 2017

JOC concept has several key advantages over the traditional design-bid-build, design-build, and virtually all other construction construction delivery method, exclusive of integrated project delivery, IPD. Lower Design Costs. Virtual Elimination of Legal Disputes. Shorter Overall Project Delivery Time.

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Contract Change Orders Procurement Legal 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Alternative LEAN Project Delivery consistently drives mutually beneficial best value outcomes for the owner, designer, builder, and facility user. This is virtually to achieve with traditional design-bid-build, design-build or other less collaborative processes. Alternative LEAN Project Delivery.

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Procurement Environment Change Orders Plans 151

HardHatChat

APRIL 24, 2023

Here are just a few examples: Working Through Challenges: Key Lessons for Moving Forward For Englewood and our national retail, restaurant, and hospitality clients, we’ve learned that the old mindset of the lowest competitive bid and a rigid approach to material and equipment is ineffective in times like these.

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Commercial Construction Retail Housing 156

Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 11, 2012

Undoubtedly, many legal issues will arise as high-tech companies compete for contracts that offer the likelihood of substantial follow-on business in order to maintain compatibility. Many are procuring those systems under state statutes that call for competitive bidding of all construction contracts. As the U.S. Peter Tufo , 652 N.E.2d

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Bidding New York Contract Procurement 48

Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

Additionally, the basics and essentials of budgeting, finance, organisation, scheduling, conflicts, and legal issues are also covered by the project manager. Construction management starts with a project owner sharing project information to contractors and subcontractors in order to solicit bids. The process.

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Project Management Management Construction Feasibility 148

ENR Construction

AUGUST 7, 2012

Team Members Left Hanging on Bid for Tappan Zee Bridge Project. Description: One of the four teams contending for the estimated $5-billion Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project in New York State chose not to submit a bid at the last moment. Building Types. Construction Methods. Sustainability. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus.

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Bidding New York FAQ News 54

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 17, 2021

If not, there can be ethical and even legal risks. It’s also important to note that there’s a common misconception around the definition of a bid vs. an estimate. A bid is a finalized offer in order for the construction project to proceed. In a bid, a contractor often specifies a construction price and project timeline.

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Estimating Bidding Construction Contractors 52

Levelset

APRIL 22, 2022

At that point, they’ve generally set a budget and want to compare costs from multiple contractors and vendors as part of a bidding process. As part of submitting a project bid, a general contractor may use RFQs to understand costs associated with various subcontractors or materials suppliers. Why an RFQ is important.

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Construction Documentation Bidding Materials 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 14, 2023

We want to hear about the full range of use cases for Autodesk Construction Cloud, introductions to Bridge, deep dives on Cost Management, your top tips for winning bids with Bid Board Pro, and your safety workflows and processes in Build. Technical Instruction This is the how.

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cnstrctr

JANUARY 4, 2020

It is a legally binding document that the groups agree to at the start of a project and are held accountable to throughout. The different types of construction projects include: Lump Sum Construction Management (Cost Plus / Guaranteed Maximum Price) Design Build Design Build Finance Maintain.

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Contract Construction Finance Documentation 88

Job Order Contracting

JULY 10, 2017

Virtual elimination of legal disputes. An open book JOC is NOT a JOC by definition as costs are derived from subcontractors in a typical design-bid-build fashion and are not fully visible, defensible and transparent. Long term, mutually beneficial relationships among contractors and real property owners / facilities management.

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Renovating Construction Procurement Change Orders 100

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

"We're finding it does not cost more to design and construct to LEED" standards, Hammack said. After giving a green building legal presentation at the American Society of Military Engineers in Fort Leonard Wood last month, I had a chance to talk to contractors about the LEED ban. Is this the end of the LEED ban?

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Defense Certification Legal Bidding 159

Building Information Management

APRIL 6, 2016

Prevalent “low bid” design-bid-build construction procurement and delivery and it’s associated narrow consideration of “first costs”, is extremely wasteful and typically results in poor quality, project delays, excessive numbers of change orders, and overall higher costs. Fewer Change Orders.

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Renovating Change Orders Procurement Construction 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Design Coordination | @mentions in Design and Coordination [coming soon]. BIM Managers in the comments of Design Collaboration or Model Coordination Issues will soon be able to ‘@’ mention a specific user, company, or role in the comment field. Autodesk BIM Collaborate . Project History on Sub Profile.

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Autodesk BIM Construction Schedule 98

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Due to the competitive nature of the bidding process , estimates may suffer from wrongful expectations of the scope of work included in the project. Serious Project Design Errors. A design deficiency is a poorly designed, inaccurate, or incomplete plan.

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Budgeting Budget Construction Software 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This is a chance for everyone to get to know key stakeholders, breaking down siloes between procurement and legal, scheduling and management, and so forth. Review drawings and designs one final time At the start of the meeting, all drawings and designs should exist in a state of approval.

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Change Orders Documentation Schedule Budgeting 52

ENR Construction

JULY 20, 2012

Architect To Design Major China Project. Trahan Architects has been selected by the Henan Hongguang Industry Group to design an $880-million mixed-use project in Zhengzhou, the capital and largest city of Chinas Henan province. based firms design concept envisions a 4.3-million-sq-ft Building Types. Construction Methods.

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Design Engineering Los Angeles FAQ 43

Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 23, 2019

Using estimating software simplifies bids, estimates, and financial project planning and makes the process somewhat foolproof. This seamless flow of information between the field, office and entire team is powered by an intuitive collaboration solution designed to connect these once-siloed operations. Lack of Effective Communication.

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Construction Software Software Estimating 237

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

LEAN methods provide a proven integrated, coordinated, and efficient way to manage all project and program phases (from design through construction, into operation, and beyond). Change orders and legals disputes are all but eliminated. LEAN Facilities Management / LEAN Construction Delivery. The Obstacles.

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Renovating Life Cycle Construction Management 100

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 26, 2012

Legal language is often unclear, resulting in differences in interpretations that can disrupt and delay projects, increasing costs. Meet with them before every project to discuss not only the contractual provisions for scope of work and change orders, but also what you bid and why. Know the Contract and Budget. Stay on Top of Changes.

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Change Orders Construction Profitability Software 120

Building Information Management

JUNE 30, 2015

Many/most of us are also aware that the traditional ” low bid ” and ” lowest price ” design-bid-build ( DBB) construction delivery methods are largely responsible for the AEC industry’s ( Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) disproportionately poor productivity and associated high number of legal disputes.

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Bidding Construction Procurement Contractors 40

Stok

JUNE 27, 2018

Understand client purchase order requirements, process to onboard vendors, turnaround of contracts by legal, and disbursement of deposits. If budget is the project driver (remember the holy trinity of project priorities — budget, schedule, and design ), build in more than one estimating period.

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Schedule Foundation Project Management Budgeting 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The inherent business-breaking risk can even lead many subcontractors to refrain from bidding on projects if a general contractor or an owner has a reputation for slow payments. Furthermore, subcontractors can face an excruciatingly long waiting period ( 83 days on average) to receive payments after completing their work.

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Autodesk Cash Flow Construction Risk 87

Building Information Management

MAY 14, 2014

Construction productivity remains low, if not in decline ( with the exception of an uptick due to the multi-billion dollar federal government “shovel ready” investments of 2007/8) due to the continued use of archaic, antagonistic, and counterproductive construction delivery methods such as design-bid-build. Your thoughts?

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Life Cycle Products Contract Construction 45

Construction Cost Estimating

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Material Estimator : With this handy construction tool the contractors, designers, remodelers, engineers, architects as well as other building professionals will be able to calculate feet inch fraction construction math and building materials estimating. Just put the bid information into the app to have some ideas on whom to select.

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Project Management Management Construction Estimating 45

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 26, 2012

It was the entry entitled “Can Anything Be Done about Bid Shopping?,” ASPE’s Canons of Ethics specifically prohibit this practice, but most of these activities are perfectly legal, making them tough to combat. Michigan is the 24th state to approve legislation of this sort.

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Michigan ASPE Bidding Union 48

Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 28, 2022

Following award of the contract to the successful bidder, immediate concerns arose regarding the design. Following award of the contract to the successful bidder, immediate concerns arose regarding the design. The contractor’s president believed there was a defect in the design and he began to offer suggestions on redesign.

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Contract New Hampshire Contractors Office 62

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Coordination of teams and information, reducing errors, omissions and miscommunications, and virtual elimination of change orders and legal disputes. Centralized oversight and coordination, yet enabled use of local management and expertise, within a shared environment. Fully verifiable processes, procedures, and projects.

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Contract Life Cycle Renovating Management 100

Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2015

What’s Wrong with Design Bid Build? Traditional design-bid-build,DBB, is costly, antagonistic, and simply inefficient. A Job Order Contracting (JOC) system is based on a competitively bid indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract between a facility owner and a construction contractor.

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Contract Renovating Bidding Construction 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2019

Proper design, implementation of an OpenJOC Job Order Contracting Program ensures that the numerous repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects encountered by real property owners and facilities management teams are successfully completed within an approved budget.

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Renovating Estimating Construction Budgeting 100

Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

Without JOC, the owner must procure each project individually in the traditional design-bid-build procurement method. Eliminated contractor driven change orders and legal claims. More funds applied to construction work instead of administration of RFPs.

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Contract Procurement Change Orders Budgeting 40