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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

The use of building cost models, assemblies, national average cost data, historical costs, location or area cost factors, economic factors are will not provide equivalent, actionable cost information. #4 There is no “secret sauce”, there are no “short cuts”, and technology in itself is not a solution.

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Strategic facilities portfolio management technology

Job Order Contracting

Virtually eliminate change orders and legal disputes. Business and operating models need to change to meet economic and environmental imperatives. Build and maintain internal knowledge. Gain full financial visibility and transparency. Build and maintain long-term mutually beneficial relationships with design-builders.

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A Relationship-based Approach to Sustainable Facilities Management

Job Order Contracting

BIM Model Integration, Information Viewing/Access. Change Order Management. Activity Dashboard. Asset/Component Management. Automated Estimate Comparison. Bid Management. Building/Site/Location Management. Budget and Estimate versus Actual and Committed Budget Tracking. Collaboration Tools. Contract Management.

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JOC Procedures

Job Order Contracting

Note: Change orders should be mitigated via the job order process, however, an owner-defined process within the contractor outlines how changes in the Detailed Scope of Work are to be handled, such as by adding to, changing, or deleting from the Detailed Scope of Work, by issuing a Supplemental Job Order or a Change Order.

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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.