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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. The transfer of cost knowledge is essential at a granular, task level.

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Adaptive Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Via Four BT, LLC, the AEC industry’s innovative integrated project delivery, detailed locally researched construction cost data, and SAAS technology solutions provider integrating powerful, proven adaptive LEAN project planning, procurement, and execution methods.

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Who Can Shorten the Supply Chain for Home Building?

Pro Builder

The purchasing role has changed to one that involves daily, if not hourly, conversations with trade partners and suppliers about lead times, order status, possible product substitutions, and, if necessary, even finding alternative vendors. . Material Issues Spark Interest in Building Innovations. The Rise of the Super Sub.

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IDIQ Construction Contract Guide

Job Order Contracting

Streamlines post-bidding award, security clearances, etc. Little room for innovation or collaborative relationships. Individual projects are scoped and proposed based on unit prices, which converts to a lump- sum delivery order before proceeding. Changes orders, legal disputes, and cost/time overruns are virtually elimated.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Research has readily demonstrated the correlation between the maturity level of an organization and project failure, i.e. excessive time spent upon change orders/rework, budget overruns, and overall client and/or participant dissatisfaction with outcomes. A Hierarchical Structural Model of Assessing Innovation and Project Performance?,

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10 Construction Sessions You Might Have Missed at Autodesk University

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk Construction Solutions continues to play an important role in innovation in the construction industry. During this presentation, you’ll learn about Arcadis and how it was able to reduce risk while improving productivity while processing hundreds of change orders as they came in for the California High Speed Rail project.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

It makes you innovate and be more efficient than the next guy. change orders. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management. Green Building. Construction Safety. Compliance/Regulations. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory.