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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Mark It Up!

Rory Woolsey

“ What are the” appropriate” markups for overhead, profit and contingency when budgeting facilities construction projects?” ” I get this question a lot from my architect friends when helping them budget their projects through the design process. Thursday, May 31, 2012. Mark It Up!

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Costing Construction

Rory Woolsey

” The budget estimate is just another task that takes from the already limited time in a day. Sadly, some budgets are derived from a “click and drag speed” application of software. It is then “ipso-presto” and another budget cost estimate is ready to wreak havoc on a project as reality is revealed.

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The high cost of low maintenance

BD+C

In addition to high repair costs, the structure is at risk of a structural failure that can lead to the demolition of the structure. Structural engineers are typically asked: “What are the reasons for deferring required maintenance for a structure?” The total estimated cost of the repair was $700,000.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: A New Year in.

Rory Woolsey

We construction estimators are at the front end of this cycle and should expect a busier year for budget estimating. Rory Woolsey has worked in Management and Engineering for the construction industry for 35 years, starting as a construction laborer in Billings, Montana, in 1972. Labor Productivity? construction consultants.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Losing Your Shirt.

Rory Woolsey

In a project management cycle the metrics are Planned , Implemented , Measured (actual vs. budgeted) and then reacted to, correcting for deviations by making changes to the original plan. Cost Control: In the project control loop the projects actual costs are measured against budgeted costs. If scope is wrong a project budget is wrong.

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Autodesk Construction Champions 2023: 25 People Powering the Future of Construction 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Princeton University   Alec Overn Business Manager, Modular Power Solutions, Dallas, TX Alec joined MPS in 2019, and implements the organization’s objectives, policies, and performance standards as well as oversees overhead departmental functions. She sees data as the key to success, particularly in industrialized construction implementation.