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Is Tech Adoption Worth the Pain?

Construction Business Owner

Today’s robust platforms provide employees companywide with “anytime, anywhere” information ranging from budgeting detail, permits, invoices and billing statements, to change orders, time sheets and blueprints from just about any mobile device or PC.

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Job Order Contracting Best Management Practices – Contractor Evaluation

Job Order Contracting

Did Contractor comply with all the safety requirements for the project/work order? Did Contractor comply with all permits? Did the Contractor address change orders properly? Was the quality of construction and materials acceptable per defined requirements?

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Purchasing Staffing Ratio: What Should It Be?

Pro Builder

An understaffed purchasing department won’t have time to properly vet price increases, competitively bid and accurately contract trades, minimize change-order costs , or ensure your next project starts on the right foot. The more plans you add or the more plans you change, the more time you will consume on the purchasing side.

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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

The associated lack of detail has results in change orders and errors and omissions that cause 90% of a ALL construction projects to be late, over budget, or completed to the dissatisfaction of one or more participants or stakeholders. This has lead to the vast major of construction cost estimates (80% or more) being inaccurate.

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Ohio Court Reforms Construction Contract to Correct “Manifest Absurdity” in Termination for Convenience Term

Constructlaw

Courts are permitted to interpret a contract so as to not create a “ manifest absurdity.”. While the contract provided several blank spaces dedicated to payments for change order work, the parties left all such spaces blank. The appeals court affirmed the holding on two bases.

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Preconstruction Meeting: A Quick Guide to Success   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

They ensure everyone is on the same page from the get-go, on topics as diverse as how change orders how the chain of communication will be handled on site. They also try to identify special considerations and forestall potential areas of complication that can lead to change orders.

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

These negotiations must precede the JO award/approval and are not allowed on a Change Order basis. This action will require a modification to the JO to reflect a change order credit. It is the sole responsibility of ORGANIZATION NAME to authorize a Change Order to a JO. of Change Order is required.

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