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The Dotted Line: Change orders often spark conflict, but they don’t have to

Construction Dive

While disputes between contractors and design teams are growing, planning and communication can mitigate this friction, legal experts say.

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The Dotted Line: Avoid these change order snafus

Construction Dive

Contractors cannot afford to leave money on the table — especially now — which means they need to pay more attention to contract issues that could affect their bottom lines.

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The Dotted Line: How to make sure a contract protects your money

Construction Dive

Contractors shouldn't hesitate to try to strike a better deal for things like change orders and retainage during contract negotiations.

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Crumbling Buildings, Roads, and Dams – Money Isn’t the Problem

Building Information Management

Furthermore the overall construction process generally wastes 30%-60% of funds on delays, change orders, reworks, low productivity, and legal disputes. State DOTs are just one example. Much of the available funding is given to, and administered by state departments of transportation.

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Data Scientists Reveal 5 Surprising Construction Insights to Manage Risk 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

From here you can apply more context and processes to an increasing number of information sets, which means you can start to connect the dots and identify patterns. Once these comparisons were made, the team was able to reveal five surprising patterns: Insight #1: Change Orders Are Okay – Until They Hit a Tipping Point.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

If both the owning and operating costs for a piece of equipment are exactly what you planned for, then the “dot” for that piece would be placed in the center of the graph. change orders. Notice that the horizontal axis represents your operating cost budget, and the vertical axis your capital (i.e., cost of owning) budget.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

V olvo introduced the L250G to its line of wheel loaders, a product which garnered the Red Dot Product Design Award in Germany for offering more lifting and break-out force, as well as improved fuel consumption. change orders. Supposedly by 2012, half of Ford’s vehicles will be able to run on alternative fuels. January 2009.