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Objective local market standardized cost data

Job Order Contracting

Objective, verificable, and actionable Construction Cost Data is now available for any location throughout the United States. When provided on a granular level, this shared information can also enhance the detail of the Scope of Work and mitigate change orders and rework, saving 30%+ of overall construction costs.

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No Work Shall Commence Without a Signed Change Order

Construction Business Owner

The mantra of almost every contractor in the United States is “No work shall commence without a signed change order.” With such a strict policy that appears universal in its application, why do so many firms struggle with the liability of unapproved, uncollected and litigious change orders?'

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Is a BIM Mandate Coming to the US?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As we discussed in a recent blog post , the JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology report found that building information modeling (BIM) adoption in the United States has been fairly slow, with only 27 percent of construction companies having a BIM department. So will the United States ever have a BIM mandate?

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How Improved Change Order Communication Can Reduce Risk for all Stakeholders

Construction Business Owner

Put your most valuable employees back to work by automating manual change order processes. Despite so many other advancements in the construction industry, the traditional change order process is still one of the biggest headaches in commercial construction. Rotator Image. Status of webinar Featured. Greg Seldon.

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Why It’s Time for Contractors to Adopt Collaborative BIM

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The ConTech Report points out that one day soon BIM might not be optional for contractors in the United States. The United Kingdom, for example, has already adopted BIM standards. Increased bid accuracy —Model-based estimating allows estimators to identify gaps and potential risks, leading to more accurate bids to win more work.

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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

In fact, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has been using the later archaic and ineffective methods for decades, and continues to this day. This has lead to the vast major of construction cost estimates (80% or more) being inaccurate.

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Largest Study of Lean Construction Programs Ever Conducted in the U.S. Sheds Light on the Potential Benefits that Public Agencies Can Reap

Construction Dive

Public agencies may want to take a good look at some recently released results of what is believed to be the largest study of lean construction programs ever conducted in the United States. million in change orders over past experience, and $7.7