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Acquisition Research: Creating Synergy for Informed Change – Federal Contracting Officers – The Need for Improved Expertise

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“Contracting officers need improved expertise in both understanding and conducting price/cost analysis. ” “…it appears that contracting personnel do not know how to appropriately perform and document price analysis.” ” – 14th Annual Acquisition Symposium.

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Bluebeam Tip: Construction Coordination Overlays

Carol Hagen

The Document Comparison features in Bluebeam Revu are great for spotting differences between revisions but did you realize you can also use the Overlay Pages option for your construction coordination? In the sample below we used overlay pages with three documents: S1.2,

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Autodesk Construction Cloud Now Supports Over 235 Integrations  

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Between the challenges of working remotely, connecting the office and field, and collaborating with external stakeholders, teams need tools to keep them on the same page at every stage of the project. . models, documents, etc.). Collaboration takes hard work—especially on complex projects.

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Construction Collaboration: PDF Secrets Part 1 – Estimating Takeoff

Carol Hagen

Even with the Microsoft Office 2010 release that gives you the ability to convert documents to PDF built-in, it’s lacking when it comes to collaboration for the AEC Industry. What PDFs do best is share documents in a format that everyone can access. What PDFs do best is share documents in a format that everyone can access.

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Common Types of Construction Contracts And Their Use

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A construction contract is a document that outlines the roles and responsibilities between two or more parties on a project. It is a legally binding document that the groups agree to at the start of a project and are held accountable to throughout. For the examples I’ll be using a 10 storey office tower as the example building.

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20+ Fresh Releases for Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This keeps the office team aware of project progress and empowers field teams with productivity forecast to adjust or make improvements. Document templates are updated to pull this within generated documentation. PCO, RFQ, COR, OCO, SCO) in a column for each cost item.

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Strategies for reducing outdoor-indoor noise

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Numerous studies document there is much more at stake than mere annoyance, as the effects of background noise suppress productivity, learning, and healing within offices, schools, and hospitals, respectively. Figure 1: A comparison between sound pressure level (SPL) and relative loudness. Images courtesy FGIA.