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8 essential steps for effective project cost estimation and budgeting

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To say that winning bids is the key to success in construction is a half-truth. Subcontractors getting awarded a contract spells financial disaster if the bid is too high to be competitive or too low to be profitable. Bidding on projects you have yet to gain experience in can broaden your horizons.

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JOC Tutorial #71 – Terms

Job Order Contracting

(a) “Adjustment factor” / “coefficient+ – job order contractor’s competitively bid adjustment to the organizations prices as published in the current unit price book. f) “Job order contractor” – a licensed, bonded, and general liability insured contractor awarded a job order contract. (g)

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COVID-19 – IMPACT ON CONSTRUCTION

Chianelli Estimating

So what happens when the engine get restarted and the stalled construction sites reopen, projects that were put on hold will be back in the works and new jobs will be out for bid. There will also be a huge supply and demand market which will overwhelm suppliers and congest delivery schedules. How will it affect schedules?

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Estimating- The New Normal

Chianelli Estimating

longer completion times affecting sequencing and finish dates, additional scheduling & sequencing. The tendency to adjust their bid estimating will inadvertently produce many business failures. Insurances; Workers compensation, General Liability, Risk. cost overruns. many more not listed……. The result will not be pretty.

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Some vital construction documents for a construction project

Construction Cost Estimating

Statement of Work (SOW): A solid scope is very helpful throughout the bidding process and soon after throughout the construction sequence. This type of document also involve overhead costs, what to claim and your rights. Creating Construction Schedule: The construction schedule belongs to a significant piece of the document.

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Construction Forms for excel

Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Forms for Excel include : Estimation Forms for Construction: Bid Plan Log, Time and Materials Log, Estimate Sheet, Job Estimate, Telephone Bid Sheet, Itemized Proposal, Job Cost Report, Take Off Estimate, Time and Materials Estimate, Request for Proposal Log, Overhead Calculation.

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

The following template is provide for sample purposes only and should not be used a legally bidding document without through review and modification by appropriate Owner legal counsel. coefficient (reference table of allowable overhead). Scheduling. JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC) EXECUTION GUIDE. authorization. Field Office Expense.

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