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How The Cloud Is Enabling Smarter Project Management—Part 4 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Here are four key reasons: Accessibility Virtually Anywhere —By working in the cloud, project managers no longer have to travel back and forth between the field and the office to process data to keep work moving. Ability to Change on the Fly —Changes happen in construction projects. In an area without an Internet connection?

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The Construction Office Imperative: Digitize, Go Paperless and Mobile

Carol Hagen

Correspondence, contracts and RFIs, change orders, and drawings are frequently emailed. While I am co-hosting the Phoenix Construction Peer Exchange, this event is traveling to other cities throughout the United States. This also holds true for your construction project management software.

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

These negotiations must precede the JO award/approval and are not allowed on a Change Order basis. This action will require a modification to the JO to reflect a change order credit. benefits, travel time, employee’s residence to job site, or vacation allowances are to be. of Change Order is required.

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Is Your Accountant Helping Or Hurting Your Construction Company?

Contractor Bookkeeping

I understand because as a child growing up in a construction family in the 1960''s I remember when the "Traveling Bookkeeper" would arrive at my parent''s home to do their contractors bookkeeping. My Mom would have all the receipts and cancelled checks organized in boxes and file folders the "Traveling Bookkeeper". Change Order.

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Project Manager’s job at in SJ Louis Construction Inc

Construction Cost Estimating

S/He has to develop project budget and scope of work plan, performing site visits, and reviews specs and drawings. The manager will ensure that all extra work is authorized in writing prior to starting additional work, by the owner and all appropriate change order documentation is prepared and executed.

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Sandy Grapperhaus could tell you stories

The Korte Company

Even though her role has changed over the years, she can still recall the exact steps of that first job. You’d put a piece of coated paper under the original drawings so that the light could get through everything except where the original drawing lines were. Sandy enjoyed the change of pace and focusing on just one project.

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Job Order Contracting – Best Practices Implementation

Building Information Management

Best practice Job Order Contracts typically rely upon the Owner’s existing construction design specifications, and the UPB. Individual task orders generally include drawings, detailed unit prices, and reference specifications. Out of state travel of any kind will not be reimbursed or allowed in the cost model.