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Public Sector Facilities Stewardship and Data-driven Decision Making

Job Order Contracting

Low bid is an acceptable form of procuring repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction services. Lumps sum bids from contractors or subcontracts, historical costs, or benchmark cost data are reliable forms of cost estimation. Large, traditional software/services providers provide the best solutions.

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Subcontractor Bids

Mr Ethics

Ethics, We have a subcontractor that has provided us with a bid that left out a couple of key design areas. We asked the subcontractor about this and expressed our concern that their bid amount does not cover this work. They also argued that as the lowest bidder they are due the subcontract. What should we do?

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Subcontractor Bids

Mr Ethics

Ethics, We have a subcontractor that has provided us with a bid that left out a couple of key design areas. We asked the subcontractor about this and expressed our concern that their bid amount does not cover this work. They also argued that as the lowest bidder they are due the subcontract. What should we do?

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Subcontractor Bids

Mr Ethics

Ethics, We have a subcontractor that has provided us with a bid that left out a couple of key design areas. We asked the subcontractor about this and expressed our concern that their bid amount does not cover this work. They also argued that as the lowest bidder they are due the subcontract. What should we do?

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Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

Job Order Contracting

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for major new construction and LEAN Job Order Contractin g for repair, renovation, maintenance, and less design intensive new construction are proven programmatic processes that can save 30%-40%+ versus design-bid-build (DBB), CM@R, design-bulder (DB) and other more traditional forms.

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Winning More Construction Bids: A Complete Guide

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Construction bids are critical to winning more work, so it pays to have a solid understanding of what they entail and what you can do to improve your bidding performance. . In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about construction bids. What is the Construction Bidding Process?

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Winning Strategies to Grow Your Construction Business in a Competitive Market

Autodesk Construction Cloud

It can be difficult to stand out and get the jobs you want as a subcontracting firm. . Bidding Growth Following Recovery. Since 2020, bidding has grown and reached an all-time high, with 19% more new projects published year over year. Making data-driven bidding decisions . REGISTER NOW. Register now to secure your spot.