Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 30, 2011

» Relationship between the designer and the contractor. One part of our industry that I simply cannot get my head around is the oftentimes adversarial relationship that exists between the building design professionals and the building contractors on a particular job. change orders. My How You’ve Grown!

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 17, 2018

The new GAAP revenue recognition standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board are here, and these standards are designed with complex projects in mind. When implemented properly, they offer improved cash flow and better accounting insight, which benefits contractors and customers.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 5, 2023

GCs, subs, owners, and designers all connected by technology) has gained broader acceptance in construction projects. Write data to Autodesk Construction Cloud; this includes change orders, observations, and coordination issues. Write data to Autodesk Construction Cloud; this includes change orders, observations, and coordination issues.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 26, 2012

Meet with them before every project to discuss not only the contractual provisions for scope of work and change orders, but also what you bid and why. Owners need your help to meet their goals, and they may be more amenable to approving change orders while you’re still on the job. change orders. August 2008.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 24, 2019

The most popular method designed by investors and developers and shrewd business people who understand the concept of divide and conquer is for contractors to get little or no down payment for a construction project, do all the work, including change orders and then try to collect their money.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Problems like delayed change orders, poor communication and lost paperwork may make it harder to close out a project on time. The first step is to track every part of the project to streamline reviewing legal terms and change orders, for example. Delayed change order resolution. The reverse bell curve.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 31, 2011

At Foundation Software, we try to avoid inmate takeovers by first assigning a lead analyst to oversee design for each project. We then provide a design methodology to follow. Design considerations are not relevant at this stage. The planning phase begins when our analyst designs the application from the user’s perspective.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Section 179 was designed to provide an attractive tax savings on these purchases. change orders. Most of these contractors are considering an investment in equipment or software, and they want to know if it can actually help their construction business. The answer, in many circumstances, is yes. January 2009. December 2008.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 13, 2021

During that time, he has operated as a one-man management department, handling the entire construction process—purchasing, selections, permits administration, change orders, accounting, and the rest through to warranties—on upwards of 80 homes! Bast has been at his present company for about two years. And that was just for starters!

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 17, 2011

One of my very favorite books is Alan Cooper’s The Inmates Are Running The Asylum , which takes an in-depth look into software application design. The Inmates Are Running The Asylum—or in other words, “The Programmers Are Designing the Software.” When designing FOUNDATION® for Windows® 3.0 change orders.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 28, 2014

Change Orders and Related Payments. Project Baseline, Changes and Payments To Report? Change Orders and Related Payments. Project Baseline, Changes and Payments To Report? When a construction project grows beyond two invoices, and you add job deposits and change orders the process gets real tricky.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Wikipedia says, “IPD is a collaborative alliance of people, systems, business structures and practices into a process that harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste, and maximize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction.”

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 30, 2011

For starters, it is designed for construction, so you’re getting software that handles the accounting and reporting challenges of your industry. change orders. You know, lots of contractors using an off-the-shelf accounting program ask me the same question: Why is construction-specific accounting software so much more expensive?

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 17, 2012

One of the areas we looked at was their pallet/skid area, where they were struggling to design an ergonomic work station. When working in a manufacturing plant, you can design or build workstations that can fit the workers physical needs. change orders. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 12, 2012

Project managers are used to logging information – job progress, change orders, labor, weather, and so on. Document systems designed for construction should generate audit trails of changes and additions to the body of information associated with a project. change orders. Document Tracking. January 2009.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 15, 2012

There’s a commercial for a local kitchen design company that I often hear on the radio that starts, “The form has to follow the function…” According to Wikipedia, this phrase comes from a modern architecture and design principle that says to base the shape of a building or object on its intended purpose of function. change orders.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The submittal log , in short, is a list of all documents that the contractor is required to provide to the design team to ensure that the project is following the spec book. And when contract compliance relies on following only the most recent documents like plans, specs, change orders, addendums, etc.,

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 26, 2012

Most of the construction operations software available today is designed for individual use and focused one specific function. Venture is designed for the entire project team and provides tools that help folks work together throughout the entire lifecycle of a project. change orders. January 2009. December 2008.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

MARCH 25, 2014

This includes such information as whether you have overbilled or underbilled the project – change order issues, revisions to cost estimates, estimated final gross profits and anticipated completion dates. After you have obtained your bond, the surety will likely ask you to prepare quarterly schedules of work in progress.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

His heart seems to be in the right place, however, he has failed to take the next step of having a designated safety person in the company to make sure that they are up to speed on the OSHA standards. change orders. They have had luck in their favor that nothing bad has happened in a long time. January 2009. December 2008.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Designate certain times of day to check e-mail – Reading and responding to e-mails as they come in can often distract from any other work getting accomplished. change orders. Here are a few general tips for managing email I’ve learned over the years. Figure on two or three times a day; a half hour at a time. January 2009.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Yes, my company creates robust construction management software , and yes, we encourage people to use software designed specifically for the work they do instead of designing their own elaborate spreadsheet solutions. Spreadsheet functionality is usually designed, built, and modified by an individual. change orders.

Construction 120

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 10, 2022

Connect Data from Preconstruction to the Field: In addition to a system that centralizes information, find technology that allows teams to seamlessly push preconstruction data and documents like bid information, designs, estimations, and more to the field once construction starts. Here’s how to improve the cost management workflow: .

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 4, 2011

More often than not, an architect will speak to the program, aesthetics, function, form and capabilities of their design. An engineer will speak to the soundess of structure and the lasting value inherent in a given building that they have helped design. change orders. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JUNE 16, 2010

We also offer other estimating services like cost modeling, cash flow projection, life cycle costing, change order management, job order costing, best value analysis and hard bid estimates. All quantities and scheduled tasks were represented in production and nothing was overlooked.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Apps are simple tools designed to do a handful of tasks. In other instances, apps may be designed to perform a specific task for people in a particular role. This is software designed to run within a web browser – and so it’s designed to be accessible using any Internet connected device with one of the popular browsers.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

World of Concrete 2012: Products Get Smarter, Interfaces Mimic Streamlined Design of Smart Phones and Tablets » The Issues around Construction Issue Building. change orders. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. Home » Blogs. « Leadership – Up and Down Was Easy, Now the Tough Part …. January 2009.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 26, 2012

In the last year or so, there’s been a lot of talk about “ The Cloud ,” and how it is going to change software. With all of this in mind, we’ve designed Spectrum version 14 to be easy to use and access. change orders. Accessibility. January 2009. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Tablet Computing and Enterprise Software » World of Concrete 2012: Products Get Smarter, Interfaces Mimic Streamlined Design of Smart Phones and Tablets. This new design will be intuitive to anyone who has ever used a smart phone or a tablet. Hllti is another company that places a premium on intuitive design. January 2009.

Construction 120

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 29, 2012

Drawings have been used by designers for centuries to communicate ideas to the construction trades. BIM changes that and even more. Modeling & Design. It allows for closer collaboration between the different design professions. change orders. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is no different.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 2, 2012

But when we re-designed our construction management software to be web-based, we realized that since there was no client software to deliver or even download, there was no reason why everyone at a client’s company shouldn’t have access to the dashboard and some basic applications they could use. change orders. January 2009.

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Construction Cost Estimating

APRIL 25, 2019

It focuses on the need of the contractor ranging from quantity take-off, pricing and planning a project, controlling at the site level, analytical calculations, critical path planning, dynamic forecasting, Project cash flow through to the final certificate.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 8, 2021

Given the continually changing nature of construction projects, accurately managing and executing construction costs is critical to the project’s financial outcome. A key piece is having the ability to see and compare how much specific items or tasks cost so you can correctly forecast and manage cash flow. .

Construction 52

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 28, 2021

They also discuss the differences between BIM Collaborate and BIM Collaborate PRO, its permission-enriched capabilities, and how to manage design collaboration across a distributed team. Understanding design collaboration workflows across a distributed team. Key learnings from related AU session. Josh Cheney, Sr.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Research has readily demonstrated the correlation between the maturity level of an organization and project failure, i.e. excessive time spent upon change orders/rework, budget overruns, and overall client and/or participant dissatisfaction with outcomes. 1978), Mail and Telephone Surveys: The Total Design Method, Wiley, New York.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

« Relationship between the designer and the contractor. change orders. About Us Contact Us Advertise Press Releases Upload Artwork Via FTP -->. Free Subscriptions. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. Home » Blogs. Don’t Dig Your Own Grave! 26 years old.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 19, 2011

Relationship between the designer and the contractor » The Difference Between Selling Used Cars and Selling Software. change orders. Free Subscriptions. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. Home » Blogs. « World of Concrete 2011. I’ve got a joke for you.

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