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With Inflation, How Can We Help Construction Costs Stay Down?

Fieldwire

Building Information Modeling Building information modeling (BIM) can be your saving grace. The technology’s three-dimensional building models are full of valuable information about the structure’s geometry, allowing you to identify the smallest mistakes. BIM can help you reduce that number to zero for all your projects.

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BIM IP

Building Information Management

For some reason BIM authors (architects, engineers, etc) think that because they create the initial BIM information they have the right to full control and to charge for the BIM model throughout the life of the building. The architect schedules doors, the hardware supplier adds to that schedule, they don’t create their own.

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Unique Tips To Reduce Construction Company Start Up Stress

Contractor Bookkeeping

Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause. McDonald''s restaurant model: #1 Customer places order #2 Customer pays #3 Customer gets food. Flexible because you can allocate resources as need and scheduling is in your direct control.

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New Contractor Business Start Up

Contractor Bookkeeping

Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause. McDonald's restaurant model: #1 Customer places order #2 Customer pays #3 Customer gets food. Flexible because you can allocate resources as need and scheduling is in your direct control.

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We Reduce Construction Company Start Up Stress

Contractor Bookkeeping

Your contracts need a well-defined scope of work, clear payment terms, a reasonable schedule and a good change order clause. Follow McDonald''s restaurant model: Step #1 Customer places order, Step #2 Customer pays, Step #3 Customer gets food. Flexible because you can allocate resources as need and scheduling is in your direct control.

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A glossary of terms with reference to Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

Labor burden is the cost of payroll taxes and insurances (such as Workers'' compensation) which the employer must pay to employ workers. Price is the quantity of payment or compensation given by one party to another in return for goods or services. Wage rate - The agreed monetary compensation per hour for a person to accomplish work.

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Job Order Contracting – Best Practices Implementation

Building Information Management

The Owner will be required to deliver such materials to the job site or compensate the Contractor for providing labor to deliver Owner-furnished materials to the job. Labor costs will be reimbursed to the Contractor at the unit price rate multiplied by the Contractor negotiated coefficient(s). Subcontracts.