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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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#117:  Building Information Modeling

NH Construction Law

Over the past decade, Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) – computerized 3D portrayal of integrated building elements that allows a project or project subset to be built virtually before being built in the field – has become prolific in commercial construction. This is not your father’s CAD system.

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Construction Cost Estimating Facts

Job Order Contracting

3# Detailed knowledge of local market labor, material, equipment, and productivity information a granular level is required to produce a verifiable and defensible construction cost estimate that is actionable. There is no “secret sauce”, there are no “short cuts”, and technology in itself is not a solution.

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A Relationship-based Approach to Sustainable Facilities Management

Job Order Contracting

While there is a lot of talk about centralizing information, data must be current and actionable, as well as in a common format that everyone can easily understand. BIM Model Integration, Information Viewing/Access. Change Order Management. Be honest, is this the case in all your projects? Activity Dashboard.

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Are You Using or Interested in Building Information Modeling (BIM)? — Take the 2016 BIM Experience Survey

Construction Dive

Have you encountered or used building information modeling (BIM) on any of your projects? Contractors are finding benefits in improved coordination and scheduling with less claims and change orders. Contractors are finding benefits in improved coordination and scheduling with less claims and change orders.

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Are You Using or Interested in Building Information Modeling (BIM)? — Take the 2016 BIM Experience Survey

Construction Dive

Have you encountered or used building information modeling (BIM) on any of your projects? Contractors are finding benefits in improved coordination and scheduling with less claims and change orders. Contractors are finding benefits in improved coordination and scheduling with less claims 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. Sharing information must become a desire, rather than an obligation, and the norm.