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How to Modernize Construction Management

Viewpoint Construction Technology

There’s an industry transformation happening in construction, driven by modern technology, and these changes are significantly elevating construction management. Manual Processes Handcuffing True Construction Management. As companies grow, their overhead expenses can also grow.

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Data Scientists Reveal 5 Surprising Construction Insights to Manage Risk 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

An example of a data point might be the number of overhead mechanical racks installed on the job that day, or logging the root cause of a safety incident. This information eventually translates into knowledge , like figuring out the average time it takes to install an overhead rack based on information collected from multiple jobs.

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Five Tips To Help Contractors Stop Losing Money On Change Orders

Contractor Bookkeeping

In this case the "Hammer" is a change order. 3% of your customers are "Grinders" and will try to take all your profit by telling you too "Sharpen Your Pencil" which means do the job for just over your hard cost for material and whatever you pay your employees in gross wages with no allowance for overhead costs.

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Job Order Contracting - Untitled Article

Job Order Contracting

The OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting System embeds LEAN processes and can consistently deliver quality facilities repair, renovation, and minor new construction On-demand, On-Time, and On-Budget, with the lowest administrative costs available. The post appeared first on 4BT.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

MANAGEMENT |. General Management. People Management. Equipment Management. Some Advice on Change Orders » A Change (Order) for the Better? When clients ask me about change orders, I’m reminded of a well-circulated photo. The yacht is named “Change Order.”

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Job Order Contracting 2021 and Beyond

Job Order Contracting

If a UPB is properly created it consists of “bare costs” only (no contractor overhead or profit). Post award of individual projects, one or more work orders or tasks orders are issues to execute, manage, and complete the project. Thus, coefficient typically range from 1.10 for normal work hours.

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How Much Does Rework Really Cost Your Job and What Can You Do to Stop It?

Construction Junkie

Unsatisfied with stopping at direct cost, the researches at Navigant then turned their attention to overhead costs, which include managerial, supervisor, and site safety costs. The full article is definitely worth a read and can be found on the Construction Manager’s Asscoaition of America’s website.