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What Is a Change Order?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

What Is a Construction Change Order? According to some estimates, an average of 35% of projects experience at least one major change throughout the life of the project. As a contractor, change orders can leave you feeling like you’re trapped between a rock and a hard place. Key Takeaways.

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Tired of Late, Over-Budget, and Just Plain LOUSY Facilities Repair & Renovation Outcomes?

Job Order Contracting

The move toward best practice, alternative contracting models such as integrated project delivery (IPD) and LEAN Job Order Contracting enables continuous outcome improvement for all parties. Achieving this level of common information sharing alone would greatly reduce miscommunications, error and omissions, and change orders!

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Construction Cost Knowledge Management

Job Order Contracting

The ability to clearly define detailed line item tasks defining the desired scope of work is critical to mitigating errors and omissions, reducing the number of change orders, as well as achieving defensible cost visibility and transparency.

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Collaborative Construction Procurement Planning and Project Delivery = Best Value Outcomes

Job Order Contracting

Change orders, errors, and omissions can be virtually eliminated. Common Data Environment : Common terms and definitions must be shared by all parties. Parametric cost modeling, area cost factors, location factors, etc., are not suitable for work scope developing or costing.

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40+ Fresh Product Releases You Should Know in January

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Takeoff | Output Definitions Table – Autodesk Takeoff users now have access to the output definitions table within their takeoff package settings to create output definitions including name, unit of measure, cost and classifications, which can be used throughout the takeoff process when working with takeoff types.

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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

80% of cost overruns are due to poor scope of work definition, and associated inadequate and/or flawed construction cost estimates and otherwise poor planning, procurement, and project delivery management. The errors and poor processes result in change orders, project delays, and legal disputes.

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How Much Does Rework Really Cost Your Job and What Can You Do to Stop It?

Construction Junkie

Use BIM and Virtual Design and Construction With features like clash detection, built in scheduling and cost modeling, BIM and VDC offers plenty of opportunity to detect possible issues before wasting money and time. The full article is definitely worth a read and can be found on the Construction Manager’s Asscoaition of America’s website.