Pro Builder

APRIL 19, 2021

5 Reasons to Use Mechanical Contractor Software. Construction software technology has not only helped general contractors but assisted trade contractors to provide their vital services and bring projects to completion. The same is true for mechanical contractors. 4) Budgeting & Finances. Mon, 04/19/2021 - 06:00.

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Software Software Contractors Change Orders 52

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 20, 2018

As we discussed in a recent blog post , the JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology report found that building information modeling (BIM) adoption in the United States has been fairly slow, with only 27 percent of construction companies having a BIM department. So will the United States ever have a BIM mandate? BIM Adoption Abroad.

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BIM US United States Los Angeles 230

Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

Additionally, the basics and essentials of budgeting, finance, organisation, scheduling, conflicts, and legal issues are also covered by the project manager. Construction management starts with a project owner sharing project information to contractors and subcontractors in order to solicit bids. The process.

Project Management 148

Project Management Management Construction Feasibility 148

Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Many contractors are practically drowning in data and don’t have the right tools to parse and analyze the data in ways that would have meaningful impacts on their projects. We’ve heard our customers discuss it at both our Digital Contractor Roadshows and our Collaborate 2018 user conference this year. That, however, is changing.

Construction 241

Construction Software Software Cash Flow 241

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 22, 2018

Manage estimates, budgets and forecasts. Effectively and transparently track and manage budgets, forecast performance and progress, and create a collaborative procurement and cost/project management process. Plan and execute work seamlessly between Owners, Contractors, and Building Users. BIM Model management.

Contract 100

Contract Estimating BIM Forecasting 100

HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Business seems to be booming for construction software products that help commercial contractors manage various aspects of their business. But just as each tool in a toolbox has a specific purpose, it’s important for contractors to find and use the construction software component that’s “best of breed” for the task at hand.

Software 120

Software Software Commercial Contractors 120

Fieldwire

JUNE 28, 2023

The construction RFI is a formal written process in which parties, such as the contractor and designer, clarify information gaps in construction documents. A key difference between the two is that submittals go into more detail and assure that contractors understand the design intent of the client and architects.

Documentation 52

Documentation Drawings Project Management Materials 52

Building Information Management

JUNE 29, 2016

Asset Competency Model & Efficient Facility Management #101. Until Owners understand and are capable of organizational wide deployment of ASSET COMPETENCY MODELS, productivity across the AEC and Facility Management sector will remain poor. What is an ASSET COMPETENCY MODEL? Developing and Managing PEOPLE.

Modeling 58

Modeling Management Life Cycle Infrastructure 58

HardHatChat

APRIL 12, 2019

Our firm takes pride in being a true partner to our clients, and we believe a great way to elevate that client relationship is to work on a negotiated basis – a process where the client hires a general contractor early-on in the project after agreeing on general conditions and a contractor fee. It’s A Multi-Phase Project.

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Negotiation Bidding Commercial Construction 177

Fieldwire

APRIL 11, 2022

While improved weather forecasting technology has helped contractors better plan for weather events, the scenario of weather-related rework is still fairly common, along with the domino effect of weather-impacted schedules followed by hastily performed work—a vicious cycle if not managed properly. Potential Solutions.

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Schedule Fabrication Construction Budgeting 98

Carol Hagen

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

There are numerous ways to share models with owners, architects and major specialty contractors but what do you do to make it easier for the other subcontractors and suppliers? Another solution is to share your model using Bluebeam Revu CAD. The model tree remains available and the markups are embedded into the 3D model.

BIM 163

BIM Modeling Construction Viewpoint 163

cnstrctr

JANUARY 4, 2020

A construction contract is a document that outlines the roles and responsibilities between two or more parties on a project. It is a legally binding document that the groups agree to at the start of a project and are held accountable to throughout. The contract would be solely based on those documents and the scope of work.

Contract 88

Contract Construction Finance Documentation 88

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 3, 2021

How Proper Planning Can Help Keep Your Project on Budget. In fact, according to a study from KPMG, just 31% of all projects came within 10% of the budget in the past 3 years. Oftentimes, overruns hint at deeper issues in project management and from schedules and budgets being set improperly from the very beginning of the project.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Budget Construction Software 52

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Early and ongoing collaboration between contractors, designers and owners…procurement, facilities management, building users… drives consistent attainment of on-time, on-budget, and satisfactory outcomes for all… But… it requires a change in CULTURE, and the adoption of LEAN SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES.

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Procurement Plans Construction Renovating 211

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

85%+of all projects are over budget (just 31% of all projects came within 10% of the budget in the past 3 years – KPMG) 52% of rework is caused by poor project data and miscommunication (2018 Industry Report – Construction Disconnected, FMI). Request for contractor proposal. 2006, Gibson, et al, 1994, Haley).

Project Management 161

Project Management Capterra Organization Management 161

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 3, 2021

Locally researched cost data provided at this level of granularity provides superior cost visibility for specified projects when compared against Uniformat and/or assembly level categorizations of construction requirements, or parametric modeling. Such databases should be used exclusively for basic reference only. Additional Considerations.

Estimating 168

Estimating Construction Procurement Renovating 168

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As a contractor, change orders can leave you feeling like you’re trapped between a rock and a hard place. At its core, change order is work that is added or removed from the original contractor’s scope of work, as agreed upon in the contract signed by the client and contractor before work began. Key Takeaways.

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Change Orders Contract Project Management Schedule 96

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 1, 2022

materials management, document management, etc.) owners, subcontractors, general contractors] that are playing together here, and the data being shared between those solutions means there’s more benefit of that availability of information.”? . but also share information back into other platforms to achieve interoperability. ? .

Autodesk 96

Autodesk Construction Procurement Modeling 96

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 12, 2022

By integrating this otherwise “lost” data into multi-team workflows (if not your own), you can finish projects on schedule , under budget, with higher quality, and have peace of mind that that progress is auditable across the entire project lifecycle. Handover documentation. Integration categories: Capital planning and asset tracking.

Autodesk 52

Autodesk BIM Documentation Plans 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Risk mitigation in project management helps prevent delays and rework, helping project managers provide stakeholders with timely access to reports, data, and documents while improving transparency and producing a higher quality of work. We all know how megaprojects can easily go millions and even billions over budget.

Risk 59

Risk Management Construction Documentation 59

Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 10, 2018

In February of this year, Congress passed a budget that included a one-year extension of the Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction, Section 179D , making it available to architects, engineers, and contractors for building projects completed in 2017. The timing of this extension could not be better for contractors.

Security 130

Security Consulting Renovating Contractors 130

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 9, 2023

If you’d like to see all 240+ integrations, we encourage you to explore them by category or product here. Doxa allows contractors to manage their construction projects from end to end, empowering them to stay on top of project status, budget, progress claims, and invoices.

Autodesk 59

Autodesk BIM Construction Visualization 59

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As teams get larger and construction projects become more complex, proper document management needs to be an integral part of your workflow. Poor document management is detrimental to a project and can lead to delays, budget overruns , and rework. trillion in 2020.

Documentation 98

Documentation Management Construction Change Orders 98

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., Projects completed at or under budgeted cost. Conceptual model of partnering and alliancing. Supplier-contractor collaboration in the. Bemelmans, J.,

Construction 222

Construction Project Management Engineering Management 222

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 8, 2023

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. A connected bidding platform also simplifies how you manage field proposals from other contractors and subcontractors.

Profitability 98

Profitability Bidding Estimating Risk 98

HardHatChat

JULY 19, 2011

You want a general commercial contractor who understands all parties’ needs. Working with a commercial general contractor who can build in any of these disciplines will help you determine what can be saved, repaired, moved or redistributed from the existing infrastructure. Most retailers today want less space.

Commercial 201

Commercial Retail Change Orders Construction 201

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

No one model is perfect; all have benefits and drawbacks. By choosing the right one for your project, overall risk can be reduced, and budget and schedule can be better managed. Many methods of project delivery exist, but most are variations of the five models we’ll describe below.

Risk 52

Risk Schedule Design Budgeting 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 24, 2022

Historically, main contractors retained ownership over project data, and sharing this data effectively with owners at the end of a project was often met with difficulties. Enabling broad access to information and yet setting permission levels on certain documents means we can optimise access to project data,” says Juri.

Autodesk 98

Autodesk BIM Drawings Management 98

Construction Marketing Ideas

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Mary from St Paul says; “My husband and I are wanting to redo our bath so we contacted three contractors and received 2 estimates and they are both different. We like the contractor with the highest bid best because he had detailed all the fixtures we wanted and his estimate was very detailed in general.

Documentation 63

Documentation Bidding Estimating Contractors 63

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 28, 2017

Funding for maintaining built structures is rarely sufficient, thus existing budgets must be maximized. This includes reducing the risk of project/system failure, on-time and on-budget project delivery, shortening projects delivery times, lowering operational costs, as well as improving quality, reliability and safety. Information.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Contract Management Budgeting 100

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 20, 2023

is a document showing work that still needs to be done on a construction project. The contractor must correct the punch list work before receiving payment.” Once this point has been reached, says Compton Construction , it is the general contractor’s job to set up the punch list walkthrough. What Is a Construction Punch List?

Construction 52

Construction Software Software Budgeting 52

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 24, 2016

JOC Lean business practices, combined with timely, actionable information, enable better decision-making and a significantly higher percentage of construction projects to be delivered on-time and on-budget. JOC contract, project, estimate, coefficient, and document management are provided within JOC-specific software. The Contractor”.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Software Software 100

DebunkTheBIM

JULY 16, 2015

There’s been a great little ‘article’ circling the web recently, claiming ‘How Building Information Modeling Saved One University $10 Million’. If anything, a well applied BIM could ‘save’ funds for construction clients, contractors or consultants much higher than the 3% quoted here. If there was more (or less rain) that year?

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Claims Modeling BIM Consulting 48

HardHatChat

OCTOBER 18, 2016

On the other hand, a pre-construction services team takes a more conceptual approach to budgeting and often gets involved on a design-assist basis. This group looks at initial project documents and does some internal budgeting and cost estimating based on construction pricing models and historical data. Chuck Taylor.

Commercial 120

Commercial Safety Construction Project Management 120

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

Real property owners, contractors, engineers, and architects are familiar with obtaining project task and cost information from a variety of sources, including published cost data (example: R.S. Means Company, LLC), vendor quotes from general and trade contractors, and historical cost records. Unit Price Books – Pros and Cons.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Renovating BIM Environment 100

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

is a document showing work that still needs to be done on a construction project. The contractor must correct the punch list work before receiving payment.” Once this point has been reached, says Compton Construction , it is the general contractor’s job to set up the punch list walkthrough. What Is a Construction Punch List?

Construction 52

Construction Software Software Budgeting 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 28, 2023

“Utilising Autodesk Construction Cloud digitalised and automated most of the time-consuming design, engineering, and construction processes such as clash detections, reviews, transmittals, and documentation of meetings minutes.” says Mr Naji. With robust digital tools, businesses can enhance productivity and benefit all stakeholders.

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Industrial Autodesk Innovation Engineering 98