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Tech Tools for Builders: Mobile Apps

Pro Builder

Tech Tools for Builders: Mobile Apps. Using the PlanGrid mobile app enables you to publish amended versions of construction drawings to a cloud server and share them. The DeWalt Mobile Pro app offers basic calculation and reference tools with optional add-ons to customize the app for your needs, the developer says.

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Top ten software for estimating and bidding

Construction Cost Estimating

Sage facilitates you to produce bids rapidly, precisely and positively with takeoff and cost databases. Sage Estimating also facilitates forecasting the labor, raw material and other overhead costs so that the contractors can arrange & deliver correct bids. Besides, customized reports can also be generated.

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Data Analytics Trends in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Construction sites these days have no shortage of data: design and BIM data from the planning stages of a project, jobsite data collected by wearables, mobile devices and sensors on equipment/materials, accounting and job progress data from the office, project management data and much more. Bidding Smarter and Winning More Work.

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Living in a Materials World

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The cost of materials can rise and fall daily, whether during the bid progression, the procurement process or the building phase. With cloud-based framework providing real-time data on mobile applications, every worker can engage in the process, if needed. Maximizing Materials Management. Not any longer.

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The Secret Sauce to Protecting Construction Profits  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

For one, market factors heavily influence labor and material expenses, making forecasts difficult and increasing the likelihood of overruns. Then there are the projects themselves, which are incredibly complex. Made for mobile , which empowers field teams to stay in the know and get more things done on the jobsite.

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Lamprell is seeking a Senior Process Engineer

Construction Cost Estimating

Estimation / engineering work corresponding to bids. Make & Issue of RFQ’s, evaluation of vendor’s quotations, clarifications, Technical Bid Analysis etc. and Client Stds such as SHELL, ARAMCO, MOBIL etc. Collaborate with other disciplines, user departments and Clients. Qualifications : B.E.

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Developing a Job Order Contracting Program

Building Information Management

The traditional specification, design,and low bid award delivery system for minor construction or facility modification has the following deficiencies: Specifications and drawings are compiled by designers who often do not have the best construction experience. A JOC is awarded on a low-bid, competitive award basis.