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Test the Bounds of Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

California Contractor Tests the Bounds of Job Order Contracting. Among other things, Torres argued: The JOC contract, because it required that job order proposals be submitted after-the-fact, was not an enforceable contract but merely an agreement to negotiate. JOC Contract: Enforceable Contract or Mere Agreement to Negotiate.

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Position vacant for Senior Estimator/Cost Planner - Tier 2 builder

Construction Cost Estimating

A leading California based builder is seeking a senior estimator/cost planner - tier 2 builder for permanent basis. The desired candidate should have a minimum of 5 years Estimating experience with a Tier 1 or 2 builders covering projects to $100m +, and worked as a Cost Planner in a QS practice at some stage of the career.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Last year, a State Budget Crisis Task Force headed by former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker estimated California’s long-term debt at a staggering $370 billion. The key to that positive change resides in the same place in California it did in North Dakota—buried more than a mile underground in the middle of a huge shale deposit.

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10 Construction Sessions You Might Have Missed at Autodesk University

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The introduction of BIM, cloud based takeoff tools, AI, and bidding platforms have all shaken up the way estimating and preconstruction management operates. . They will also discuss why connected technology stacks are essential and non-negotiable for contractors who want to future proof their businesses. .

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Evaluating Natural Disaster Risk In Site Selection

Business Facilities

most recently in Northern California, spreading across the landscape with hurricane-force wind gusts. Early estimates are that 6,300 structures have been destroyed in Sonoma County, the most destructive fire in California history. Wildfires raged in the Western U.S., Hurricanes Maria, Irma, and Harvey ravaged the U.S.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The first was not unexpected, although China’s lead in developing alternative energy is expected to shrink as its ability to spur solar panel production is eliminated by trade negotiators enforcing a WTO decision citing China for subsidizing its industry. That’s nearly a tenfold increase from the 2010 total of 848 MW.

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How are your “soft skills”?

C-School

Many college-level construction programs do a great job teaching technical skills such as construction scheduling, estimating, and contracting. Students should seek opportunities to develop their interpersonal skills as well. “M.B.A. Programs Hone ‘Soft Skills’” Wall Street Journal (02/12/07) P.

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