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Honolulu Light-Rail Audit Identifies Invoicing Issues

ENR Construction

billion Honolulu light-rail project frequently overpaid its contractors, including HDR Engineering Inc., the primary construction management consultant, according to a recently released state audit. The agency overseeing the troubled $9.2-billion

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Digital Dryshack #87: 10 Reasons D.O.D. Schedules get Rejected

Cassell Construction Estimating

firm providing scheduling training in Honolulu last week reminded me of the struggles most midsize contractors face when submitting an Initial Project Schedule (IPS) to NAVFAC or the Army Corps of Engineers. Most contractors produce a simple bar chart in MS Project for their typical jobs and aren’t familiar with P6.

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Digitial Dryshack #51: Report from NAVFAC Hawaii Scheduling seminar

Cassell Construction Estimating

Chelsea’s recent departure from Cassell Consulting for an engineering position at Schlumberger presented an unwelcome (due to her leaving) opportunity. She was scheduled to attend a seminar in Honolulu entitled P6 Scheduling Requirements for NAVFAC projects. Primavera Scheduling'

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Exciting products and fresh directions

Cassell Construction Estimating

Some rebound in health care, education, and agriculture is forecast for next year, but private development and residential construction is predicted to continue its decline. Just as surely as spring breezes blow in a different direction from those in winter, the new season has brought significant changes at Cassell Consulting.

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BC’s Blog December 08

Cassell Construction Estimating

Despite last year’s residential meltdown (-35%), industrial construction recorded strong growth in 2008, and commercial largely held its own, with gains in niches such as the hospitality and office sectors. Likewise contractors’ margins are plummeting. Major projects in Las Vegas are being mothballed, shutting down mid-stream.

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