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Change Orders in Construction – 101 Guide

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Change orders are common to construction projects. Whatever is the case, it is important to know how you can more effectively handle a change order as it can change your project both time and money. What is a change order in construction? What causes a change order.

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Innovative Construction Capital Delivery for Public Sector Owners

Job Order Contracting

Inadequate and unsupportable construction cost estimates. Serious project planning, procurement, and project management errors and associated requirements for change orders. References: International Journal of Innovation, Management, and Technology. Inappropriate project delivery team. Where is YOUR organization?

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How National Construction Estimator Functions

Construction Cost Estimating

This youtube construction video is based on National Construction Estimator developed by Craftsman Book Company. National Estimator refers to a construction estimating software program that offers the same functionality as a book. Easily include new lines or even whole sections to the database.

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40+ Fresh Product Releases You Should Know in January

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Product Experience | Main Project List Improvements – When selecting a product entry point in the main project list, the selection is saved for future reference. Autodesk Takeoff Takeoff | Unit Costs – Autodesk Takeoff users can apply a unit cost to both their 2D and 3D takeoff types, which can help to establish rough budgets and estimates.

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Common Cost Estimation Practice Traits

Construction Cost Estimating

Employing consistent methods helps different estimators to complete various parts of the quantity survey and can also be continued later by another cost estimator. Documentation - Documentation is a crucial part of cost estimation practice. The methods that meet the specific requirements of the client should be used.

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Job Order Contracting – Recommended Best Practices

Job Order Contracting

ALL Contractor proposals/estimates should be reviewed in detail, on a line item basis, by the owner and/or an owner’s designated representative. ALL Contractor proposals/estimates over a specified dollar level (for example, $150,000) should require that an independent owner estimate be created for comparison to the contractor estimate.

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What’s New with Autodesk Construction Cloud? 35+ Releases You Should Know  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Cost Management | Flexible Change Order Display Option within Cost Payment Application Tab * . Members now have the flexibility to toggle change orders from being shown at the bottom of the schedule of values (SOV) to inline in a separate column within the Cost Payment Application details view. BuildingConnected .

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