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Sage Estimating to Vista Exporting Tool

Cassell Construction Estimating

Intorducing The New Sage Estimating To Vista Exporting Tool Quickly convert your sage estimates into a viewpoint vista project management budget Works with the sage estimating versions 9.8

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Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

Job Order Contracting

Consistently delivering quality projects on time and on budget simply requires leadership, accountability, and commitment. Validate Contractor and Subcontractor Quotes Obtaining comparative bids on all subcontracted work will not provide sufficient cost visibility. Controlling Construction Costs is not rocket science 1.

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Job Order Contract Program Implementation

Job Order Contracting

Work execution and contract administration. It’s generally considered that numerous and repetitive renovation, repair, maintenance, and/or sustainability work, and minor new construction with a minimum annual volume of $2M is appropriate for job order contracting. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. Monitoring.

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Job Order Contracting in Canada

Building Information Management

Why the Job Order Contracting model could work in Canada. A proven contracting methodology from the United States may be a model for solving some of Canada’s current contracting demands. In this way, JOC is similar to the standing order contracting that we are familiar with, with a few important differences.

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LEAN construction cost estimating

Job Order Contracting

Eighty percent (80%) of all construction projects are late, over-budget, or incorrectly completed. Currently available robust LEAN construction estimating, procurement, and delivery processes, services, and tools, make it possible to consistently deliver quality projects on-demand, on-budget, and on-time. Continuous improvement.

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#100:  Dealing With Rising Costs

NH Construction Law

In the “cost-plus-a-fee” or “time and materials” mode of contracting, materials price increases are generally passed on to the owner – but even here, guaranteed maximum price (GMP) provisions often cap the contractor’s ability to pass on price increases to the owner. And the trend continues to be up.

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Construction Financial Reporting – Why It’s Important and How To Do It

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These reports should summarize the overall budget, potential change orders, cash flow, risks and more. The contract is the first place to start when determining how frequently your construction financial reports should be issued. Forecast – depending on your contract type the reporting requirements here will vary.