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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. The fundamental reason for poor outcomes is the failure to implement and properly manage robust and integrated LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. Better Manage Construction Costs.

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Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

Job Order Contracting

Using these granular elements and sharing the associated descriptions, l abor, material, and equipement details in a standardized format (CSI MasterFormat) with all project participants within a robust collaborative process is the path to significant cost savings and the mitigation of change orders, disputes, and waste.

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Sage Intacct Construction Brings Financial Management to the Cloud

Construction Junkie

There’s no doubt that one of the most important aspects of managing a construction project is being able to quickly and easily analyze your financials. Financials can be sorted, viewed, and filtered by project type, cost code, project manager, labor & material, and self-performed work vs. subcontracted work, among many other options.

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Job Order Contracting - Untitled Article

Job Order Contracting

Construction Change Order Best Management Practices. Definition of a construction change order: A construction change order is work that is added to or deleted from the originally agreed upon and contracted scope of work which alters the original contract amount and/or completion date.

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

Locally researched labor, material, equipment, and productivity data is essential in the devlopement of a credible construction cost estimate. However, multiple studies/reports note that available and proven best management practices have not been implemented on a widespread basis. ENR economic index, etc.)

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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

Most Independent Government Cost Estimates are Not Well Documented. The usefulness of an IGE to a contracting officer and other Government interest depends largely upon its supporting documentation. GAO, Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide Best Practices for Developing and Managing Capital Program Costs, GAO-09-3SP (Washington, D.C.:

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The Complete Guide to Project Commissioning

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Owners and clients expect a seamless handover, which is the key to efficient facility management and operations. Much like shipbuilding, the process involves a series of documenting, scheduling, and testing processes. Commissioning is especially important for energy management. In construction, last impressions matter.