Cassell Construction Estimating
JUNE 4, 2009
The trends of the last quarter are continuing – decreasing profit margins, more bidders on every job, and at times companies bidding what appears to be downright foolishly. We have smaller projects going with Martel in Montana and Arita Poulson in Hawaii.
Rory Woolsey
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
Ed Carrigan asked: “Do you believe there is a savings between JOC program and a bidding process (design-bid-build)?” For multi-trade repair and improvement type projects, Job Order Contracting will win out on a savings analysis over design-bid-build. ” Thanks for the question, Ed.
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Rory Woolsey
JANUARY 30, 2012
All contractors have faced this at one time or another where they were low bid on a project and learn as the job unfolds why they were low bid. The design professionals define the project scope in plans and specifications; plans being the defined quantity of work and specifications being the defined quality of the work.
Rory Woolsey
APRIL 24, 2012
All contractors have faced this at one time or another where they were low bid on a project and learn as the job unfolds why they were low bid. The design professionals define the project scope in plans and specifications; plans being the defined quantity of work and specifications being the defined quality of the work.
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Rory Woolsey
MARCH 20, 2012
Successful "hard bid" contractors know very well that scoping construction goes well beyond the AE scope and must include field specific scope. Competitive bidding contractors will get their unit costs from subcontractors, vendors, suppliers, and their own cost records. He is also affiliated with The Wool-Zee Company, Inc.,
Rory Woolsey
MAY 31, 2012
” I get this question a lot from my architect friends when helping them budget their projects through the design process. The phase of design that a project is in will also influence the markups used. A project at a conceptual design phase would suggest a different markup than one that is 90% complete with construction documents.
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