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Job Order Contracting LEAN Construction Technology

Job Order Contracting

Supports multiple Unit Price Books and Detailed Line Item Commercial Construction Costs Databases. Electronic estimating — directly access, search, and use pricing guides without physical books, paper, or PDFs. Compliant with advanced security protocols. GPS mapping/visualization. Estimating Features. General Features.

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Shear Wall Selection for Wood-Framed Buildings

BD+C

Shear Wall Selection for Wood-Framed Buildings 1 kcichowicz Fri, 05/19/2023 - 07:36 Multifamily Housing From wall bracing to FTAO, there are many ways to secure the walls of a building. In the book, there are three methods for designing shear walls: segmented, perforated or force transfer around openings (FTAO). SDPWS Table 4.3A

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Baton Rouge Named No. 1 Metro For Economic Growth Potential In Business Facilities 9th Annual Rankings Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

A central element of the public-private partnership that secured the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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What is Job Order Contacting – JOC ? Efficient Project Delivery Methods

Building Information Management

Reliant on a Unit Price Book (UPB) and competitively-bid coefficient to establish pricing structure. Pricing structure relies on a Unit Price Book. – Job Order Contracting (also known as SABER, TOC, DOC, and a form of IPD): A long-term, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. JOC Features: •Integrated team.

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Construction Cost Estimating Software vs. Spreadsheets – State of the Nation 2012

Building Information Management

Growing numbers of cost estimators now have the need to work with multiple projects, multiple estimates, and multiple contracts (IDIQ, JOC, SABER…) simultaneously and securely.

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Sustainability of DOD Buildings – Reuse of Existing Buildings

Building Information Management

•Standard pricing and specification utilizing a published unit price book (UPB), typcially RSMeans-based, resulting in efficient and effective estimating, design, and fixed price construction. Transparency of pricing and procurement compliance through Unit Price Book. Visual Estimating. A bit more about JOC -.

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Sustainability of DOD Buildings – Reuse of Existing Buildings

Building Information Management

•Standard pricing and specification utilizing a published unit price book (UPB), typcially RSMeans-based, resulting in efficient and effective estimating, design, and fixed price construction. Transparency of pricing and procurement compliance through Unit Price Book. Visual Estimating. A bit more about JOC -.