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A Closer Look at the Skilled Labor Shortage

Construction Superintendent Magazine

There are several private and public projects on the drawing board and, last year, Congress passed a $1.1-trillion trillion budget with $1.6 This 300 percent increase includes a doubling of the Department of Veterans Affairs construction budget to $1.2

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Construction Estimator Duties And Responsibilities

Construction Cost Estimating

As for instance, he/ she should have sound knowledge for regarding drawings properly. Building construction estimator should contain strong knowledge about drawings of works. The Estimator should have the capability to read drawings accurately. Complete Budgeting and Scheduling for projects and track same.

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Building Strong Starts: Protecting Profit Margins Through Effective Preconstruction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

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. Additionally, implementing drawing and quantification workflows on a centralized platform cultivates transparency between estimating teams.

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Collaborating Across the Supply Chain in Finland to Deliver Agile and Reliable Outcomes

Autodesk Construction Cloud

From Revit for architectural drawings, BIM Collaborate Pro for pre-engineering to Autodesk Build for construction and asset management, the partner companies soon realised that while technology offers the tools, it is people who really are the most important. Everybody has the same drawings—the same notes, RFIs, and information.

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Job Order Contract Unit Price Book Basics

Job Order Contracting

Definition: detailed cost estimate: “a forecast of construction cost prepared on the basis of a detailed analysis of materials and labor for all items of work.” – 13th edition of the Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice. Detailed line items are also used to create and validate construction budgets.

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Improving Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The way to deliver 96%+ of renovation, repair, and maintenance projects on-time, on-budget, and at the appropriate level of quality is to enable collaboration with contractors and other expert service providers. How many task orders were completed on-time, on-budget? Efficient: can draw multiple conclusions out of dataset.

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Construction Budgeting 101

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Your construction budget is one of the most important things to get right in any project. Poor budgeting leads to inaccurate estimates and error-prone forecasts, which can result in unfavorable project outcomes. The lack of proper budgeting practices can also lead to communication breakdowns and misalignment.