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Sharing Your Budget Streamlines the Pre-Construction Phase

Wolgast Corporation

Here is one secret of the trade to save significant time during pre-construction, by giving your contractor a ballpark budget before design and/or estimating starts, an owner can take a shortcut in the preliminary phase and get to construction sooner. We can come to the owner with ideas without delays.

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Agency or JOC Consultant acts as CM

Job Order Contracting

” Either Agency or JOC Consultant acts as CM. Unfortunately, however, Job Order Contracts, in certain areas, primarily County, State, and Local Government, has been known to abuse JOC and allow JOC consultants to manage JOC programs and projects. Also known as JOC Consultant.” ” (Source: [link] ).

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How to Successfully Plan the Risks Going Into a Construction Project

Fieldwire

Every construction project is uniquely different, and the distinctive characteristics of the industry - such as high-cost intensity and lengthy durations - also add an additional layer of complexity to the risk landscape. The Importance of Project Risk Planning. Workflow of Risk Planning. treating the risks.

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Underperforming Public Sector Facilities Renovation Repair and New Builds – Time for Change

Job Order Contracting

Waste is rampant to the extent that 80% or more of all projects are late, over-budget, and/or poorly completed to the dissatisfaction of participants and stakeholders. Supporting robust processes, tools, and training are readily available to assure on-time, on-budget, and quality outcomes 90%+ of the time. Leverage technology.

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Do you really need Last Planner(R), Black Belts, and Senseis to Consistently deliver Quality facilities repair, renovation, and construction projects, On-time, and On-Budget ?

Job Order Contracting

LEAN, Quality, On-Time, On-Budget Construction Delivery Shouldn’t be this hard! . Last Planner(Registered Trademark of the Lean Construction Institute), Black Belts, Senseis, Six-sigma… the list of acronyms, philosophies, consultants, books, goes on and on. Shared risk/reward. Focus upon outcomes.

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How Bechtel Limits Risk on Possible Big Plant-Vogtle Role

ENR Construction

As Georgia Power created a plan to save its troubled, billions-over-budget Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project and request five more years to finish it, the utility and its parent company relied on cost, schedule and risk analyses prepared by Bechtel, Black & Veatch and consultants that included Pegasus-Global Holdings Inc.

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What You Should Know Before Taking a Construction Loan

Construction Marketing

Finding your dream home with all the unique features within your budget and in the perfect location can be challenging. Before approving your loan, the lender must review your projected budget estimates, detailed construction plans, and construction timelines to decide on your loan amount. How construction loans work.