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Construction Estimator Duties And Responsibilities

Construction Cost Estimating

Arrange sub-contractors quotations, negotiate to ensure the quotes satisfy the contract documents and issue correctly documented purchase orders. Arrange detailed reports or bids for submission to relevant parties. Arrange suitable and consistent forecasts. Prepare cost break down from estimates and for project progress.

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Types of Capital for Construction Businesses

Levelset

Many companies are only thinking in terms of the next month — the next two payroll periods or upcoming vendor payments — but stable companies typically have sufficient cash forecasts to project their working capital further out.” However, the best way to get a handle on capital requirements is through careful financial forecasting.

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Improving Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

As a result of 1800+ tests, researchers have concluded that a primary cause in low project performance (time, cost and customer satisfaction) is the traditional owner-vendor relationship in which the owner uses a design, bid and build (DBB) approach. How many cycles were required for owner/contractor negotiations per task order?

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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. Construction tasks not included in the unit price book may be negotiated.

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Development of the Job Order Contracting (JOC) Process for the 21st Century

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. Construction tasks not included in the unit price book may be negotiated.

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Safety as service for Kevin Moorhead

The Korte Company

Risk management forecasting needs to happen before anyone ever puts a hard hat on. But respecting those rules is non-negotiable, so he doesn’t even try to waste time trying to legitimize them. As we bid these projects, their RFPs have got a lot of safety requirements in it. After all, when someone gets hurt, jobs get delayed.

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Safety as service for Kevin Moorehead

The Korte Company

Risk management forecasting needs to happen before anyone ever puts a hard hat on. But respecting those rules is non-negotiable, so he doesn’t even try to waste time trying to legitimize them. As we bid these projects, their RFPs have got a lot of safety requirements in it. After all, when someone gets hurt, jobs get delayed.

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