Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 21, 2022

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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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This has allowed us to perform at a high level, ensuring quality finished products, a maintained schedule, and being mindful of the budget. This is why we ask for detailed qualifications on their bid proposals. Here are several of the essential qualities we look for when we choose a subcontractor for a project: 1.

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Wolgast Corporation

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Three-Phases to Design-Build Construction: Preliminary Design and Estimating Detailed Construction Drawings and Bidding Construction Step One/Phase I – Preliminary Design and Estimating In this First Step or Phase our Architect develops plans based on a needs analysis meeting with the building owner and representatives for a nominal fee.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Today’s financial demands, project complexities and tight schedules require project owners to look for more than a low bid. Increase Your Chances to Win More Work. Tue, 10/25/2022 - 15:44.

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Construction Dive

MAY 28, 2015

By Bruce Jervis It is common for construction contracts to require a detailed, as-planned construction schedule for a project. This schedule is typically required within a stipulated number of days after contract award and is subject to owner approval.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 4, 2019

One of the biggest challenges for commercial construction firms today is the tighter project timelines that have become the norm at every phase of a project – from shorter deadlines for submitting initial bids and budgets, to quicker resolution on addendums and change orders, to compressed schedules for construction and delivery.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

As a contractor, while your bidding scenario may change, ultimately, you will be faced with the underlying questions, “Where did we get that number?” and, “How confident are we in our number?”

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ENR Construction

JUNE 10, 2022

State blames inflation and a tight project schedule for single over-budget bid from Core Construction Services of $243.5

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PC Construction

APRIL 15, 2024

The teams evaluated the RFP and submitted a formal proposal to PC meeting all requirements, including a cover letter, bid form, resumes, schedule and safety plan. Upon submitting their final proposals and video presentations, the teams then presented a bid pitch, which was ultimately scored and awarded by the PC team.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2022

Did the Contractor provide a detailed line-item proposal per schedule? Was the bid package submitted complete? Did the Contractor adhere to the approved construction schedule? Did the Contractor’s proposal accurately reflect the Scope of Work and RFP requirements? Was project/work order properly supervised?

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Construction Dive

JUNE 1, 2020

While the coronavirus may lead more firms to check out modular building techniques, experts say contractors should thoroughly understand the differences in bidding, scheduling, budgeting and more that go along with them.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 25, 2022

contract term. Unlike traditional JOC or traditional design-bid-build, LEAN JOC is a collaborative process that focuses upon mutually beneficial outcomes for ALL participants and stakeholders. LEAN Job Order Contracting is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity program in which the costs of the project are.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 15, 2024

Successful bid for San Jose project came in well over estimate, but the team aims to trim one year off the work schedule.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 8, 2023

It’s the most optimal period for identifying issues that may impact cost and schedule. Many things can happen during this period, and project teams often face complications like design creep and price increases, which negatively impact budgets and schedules. This is where connected bid management solutions comes in handy.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2023

From start to finish, bidding and procurement workflows are dependent upon robust process and current, granular local market labor, material, and equipment construction task data. Locally researched unit price cost data can be leveraged to detail labor type, time, and cost requirements, scheduling, and provide valid cost visibility.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 15, 2024

The successful bid came in well over the estimate, but the team aims to trim one year off the schedule.

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Wolgast Corporation

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Therefore, the bidding and selection process is much shorter in duration. If you qualify as a busy business owner, you’d likely benefit from the Design-Builder finding qualified subcontractors, managing the construction schedule and your budget, and starting construction quicker.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 2, 2015

In the March 20 issue of ConstructionPro Week, we reported on changes in the February 2015 update of the “Project Schedule” clause of The Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS). THis week we look at the first of two other schedule specification updates - UFGS-01 32 16.00

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ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Recent advancements in machine learning provide advice on bidding, scheduling and labor allocation, pointing the way to a more data-driven project life cycle.

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ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Recent advancements in machine learning provide advice on bidding, scheduling and labor allocation, pointing the way to a more data-driven project life cycle.

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ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Ruling largely rejects state assertion that challenge of Transurban/Macquarie contract missed key deadline; no state comment yet on impact to project schedule.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Traditional design-bid-build or lowest bid. #2. Using national average cost data, historical costs, area cost factors, or parametric costs to determine cost, material, schedule, and labor requirements. #3. Here what doesn’t work… #1. 4 Using email, spreadsheets, and/or paper files to manage requirements and teams.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 28, 2018

While we do our best to provide budget estimates that are as accurate as possible, there are inevitably times when projects bids come in higher than the client expected, or that unanticipated costs push the job over-budget. Competitively Bidding the Project.

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Stok

JUNE 27, 2018

That foundation is a detailed schedule and budget, created and owned by the Project Manager, with input from consultants and contractors, and approved by the Client. To start, here are key considerations to take when creating the Master Schedule, prioritized by stok’s Project Managers : 1. This consideration is too often overlooked.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 8, 2022

With projects facing rising material costs, crunched schedules and labor shortages, project delivery firms say owners are finding themselves at a fork in the road when it comes to design-bid-build versus alternative delivery models.

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Fieldwire

MARCH 5, 2024

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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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 22, 2021

The consistent achievement of best value quality, cost, and schedule outcomes requires the strategic and tactical integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery in concert with the core organizational mission.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Stan constantly struggles with the demands of owning and managing his business, from working on bids, estimating, ordering materials and scheduling 25 field workers to coordinating equipment, fielding phone calls and visiting jobsites daily. To make matters worse, cash flow is tight and he often has to cut prices to win work.'

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ENR Construction

APRIL 30, 2020

Every general contractor knows reliable subcontractors who can deliver work on time are vital for keeping any project on budget and on schedule.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 11, 2014

For us, this arrangement is far more preferable to the common competitive bid process. In the competitive bid process, clients typically write the smallest check possible up front, but if things go wrong during commercial construction, as they often do with low-quality subcontractors, costs can come back to bite them.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Low: Labor Shortage Shapes Schedules. The result was the potential for scheduling complications and missed project deadlines. Luckily, we were able to avoid most scheduling pitfalls by fully vetting our subcontractor partners to get assurances they had capacity to meet our required timeframe.

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Constructonomics

JANUARY 28, 2010

In the economic climate that we find ourselves at the moment, it seems that the only projects out there are public jobs where bids are solicited and any warm-blooded creature with a pulse and a remote ability to read plans can submit a price on the job. The municipalities are required by law to accept the lowest responsible bid.

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Construction Dive

DECEMBER 5, 2012

A contractor should not prepare a bid without also having prepared a schedule, Christopher Carson, Alpha Corp.’s “So, [there should be] some type of a bid schedule” to qualify for an award.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Construction Managers Oversee the entire construction process, coordinating tasks, schedules, and resources. Provide accurate cost assessments to guide budgeting and bidding processes. Act as a liaison between clients, architects, and construction teams to ensure project success.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 4, 2023

With the software, you can automate labour and material costs, standardise bids, and get accurate estimations based on previous costs and bids. This includes blueprints, legal contracts, building codes, budget documents, proposals, bids, etc. A scheduling feature is vital to prioritize tasks and stay in control of the project.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 4, 2023

With the software, you can automate labour and material costs, standardise bids, and get accurate estimations based on previous costs and bids. This includes blueprints, legal contracts, building codes, budget documents, proposals, bids, etc. A scheduling feature is vital to prioritize tasks and stay in control of the project.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Procedure for Publicly Announcing Interview Scores and Open Bids. Letter of Invitation to Submit Bid and Interview-Phase II. Preparation of Bids. Bid Guarantee. Preparation of Bids. Bid Guarantee. Acknowledgement of Addenda to Invitations to Bids. Submission of Bids. Bid Results.

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