Construction Law

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Editor’s comment Procurement slammed in Edinburgh Tram inquiry report Editor Nick Barrett laments the ‘litany of failures’ identified in Lord Hardie’s report into the Edinburgh Tram fiasco. Lessons must obviously be learned for future procurements; but none of them are new.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2020

Issues with Construction Cost Indexes, Location Factors, and Cost Estimating for IDIQ and JOC impact cost visibility and transparency. In this manner, labor, material, and equipment can all be updated at a granular level to best reflect actual costs of construction tasks. Issues with Construction Cost Factors. References.

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Construction Law

MAY 2, 2024

New, in-house terms and conditions of contract are to be used by Transport Scotland for the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project, part of the much delayed £3.7 This story is only available to subscribers to the printed edition of Construction Law. billion A9 Dualling programme.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Editor’s comment Evolution can disrupt more than revolution The new Procurement Act comes into force next year. Legislation state of play table Our regular update of the progress of legislation and regulatory and Parliamentary scrutiny affecting construction compiled by Construction Law staff writers.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. The follow elements are common to a credible construction cost estimate. Credible Cost Estimate Core Elements #1 Objectivity – The information used and those invovled in the creation of the construction cost estimate must be objective.

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Building Information Management

JULY 17, 2015

Defining best value procurement and construction is a critical step toward improving overall productivity with respect to facility renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and new builds. Past performance is one factor, especially with respect to collaborative construction delivery methods.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 11, 2023

HS2 has started the search for a contractor to design and supply a transport system for the project’s Automated People Mover in the West Midlands. The APM Systems Contract worth around £270m will include a 25-year transport operation and asset maintenance contract for the transit system.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

A Job Order Contract Execution Guide is a required element for any successful, best management practice JOC Program. JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC) EXECUTION GUIDE. The contract may consist of a collection of proposed institutional facilities type projects. DEFINITIONS. authorization.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Empowering Owners with On-Demand Quality, On-Time, On-Budget Facilities Repair, Renovation, & Construction is what we do each and every day. LEAN construction delivery, specifically the OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting Solution measurably repair, renovation, and construction outcomes. info@4bt.us.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 13, 2019

LEAN asset management is simply defined as best value life-cycle management of the built environment, inclusive of buildings, roadways, utilities, transportation systems, bridges, dams, and landscapes. An example of a LEAN procurement and construction delivery method is the OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting Framework.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem It's going to take the efforts of government and the private sector to mitigate the climate-damaging problem of embodied carbon, says this building sustainability expert, Brent Trenga.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 16, 2022

Autodesk was recently the headline sponsor at the Future of Construction Summit 2022 (“FCON22”) in Sydney from May 4-5. The panel set out to explore the realities of implementing ESG initiatives to achieve a net zero future for construction, including challenges and opportunities within organisations and supply chains.

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Construction Law

MARCH 8, 2024

Birmingham City Council is proceeding with a judicial review process to challenge a Department for Transport refusal to approve a £2.7 billion highways contract. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. See the panel to the right.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 25, 2022

There’s a number of big construction events happening in June covering transportation, preconstruction, the future of construction technology, and more. We also now offer a monthly, live Q&A for customers interested in better understanding technical workflows with Autodesk Construction Cloud products.

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The Constructor

MARCH 26, 2012

Hybrid concrete construction can incorporate all the benefits of precasting, (e.g. form, finish, colour, speed, accuracy, prestressing, high-quality, assured covers and dense and properly cured covercrete) with all the benefits of in-situ construction (e.g. Structural Action of Hybrid Concrete Construction: 1.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Generally the height of brick masonry construction in a day should be less than 1.5m. He is the founder of The Constructor and works in a reputed construction company. Good brick masonry should utilize bricks which are sound, hard, well burnt and tough with uniform colour shape and size.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

JOC is a proven, collaborative construction delivery method provides major advantages to Facilities Managers, Real Property Owners, AEs, Contractors, Subcontractors, and Facility Users. Job Order Contracting also encourages the use of local small and minority owned businesses.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

JOC is a proven, collaborative construction delivery method provides major advantages to Facilities Managers, Real Property Owners, AEs, Contractors, Subcontractors, and Facility Users. Job Order Contracting also encourages the use of local small and minority owned businesses.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 17, 2012

Following are the methods of bridge construction: 1. Cast-in-situ Method of Bridge Construction 2. Balanced Cantilever Method Of Bridge Construction 3. Precast Method of Bridge Construction 4. Span by Span Casting method of Bridge Construction 5. Incremental Launching Method of Bridge Construction 6.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 17, 2012

Construction begins at each bridge pier. The complete pier segment is then used as an erection platform and launching base for all subsequent travelling formwork and concrete segment construction. Segment construction is continued until a joining midpoint is reached where a balanced pair is closed.

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The Constructor

MARCH 27, 2012

Composite Permanent Formwork: Beam shells perform number of functions: They are generally designed to support precast floor units and construction loads To act as formwork for infill in-situ concrete To act compositely with the in-situ infill to support permanent loads. Their most common use is to form downstand beams.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Factors that affect construction project Site selection is mainly based on two factors: 1. Factors concerning before construction of the project 2. Factors concerning before construction of the project 2. Aim should be to reduce the consumption of energy resources and still create an efficient structure.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

He is the founder of The Constructor and works in a reputed construction company. There can be many causes for these defects. The problem areas, effects in foundation and defects in structure due to those causes are presented here.

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The Constructor

AUGUST 7, 2012

Related posts: Precast Concrete Construction PRECAST CEMENT CONCRETE BLOCKS CONSTRUCTION Advantages of Precast pile foundation over Cast-in-situ pile foundations? He is the founder of The Constructor and works in a reputed construction company. They may be load bearing, or they may be just decorative to act as a façade.

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Why the Job Order Contracting model could work in Canada. A proven contracting methodology from the United States may be a model for solving some of Canada’s current contracting demands. In this way, JOC is similar to the standing order contracting that we are familiar with, with a few important differences.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 17, 2012

Where precast beams are considered for a motorway bridge construction, the bridge cross-section for a typical carriageway will generally consist of four beams. Erection time of such bridge should have a rate of construction of four beams per day. A long viaduct can have a complete precast deck speedily placed with this method.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 29, 2012

for a construction project within the nuclear industry the reasons for low hazard identification levels indicates key barriers. He is the founder of The Constructor and works in a reputed construction company. Maximum hazard identification levels were found to be 0.899 89.9%

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 2, 2017

What is JOC might be answered differently by a real property owner, facilities management professional, or construction contractor. The United States Department of the Army is attributed with initially developing and deploying Job Order Contracting during the early 1980s. The History of What is JOC Today.

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CivilJungle

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Introduction to Top Construction companies in the USA. Construction is one of the biggest and fastest-growing sectors and a great contributor to the economical development of the United States of America. The United States of America is known for the largest construction market in all over the world. Turner Construction.

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Public sector projects would best be served in the short term by adopting collaborative construction delivery methods. Integrated Project Delivery – IPD for major new construction and Job Order Contracting – JOC for renovation, repair, sustainability and minor new construction are just two of several proven processes. .

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 23, 2015

There are multiple aspects involved in setting up a JOB ORDER CONTRACT. Remember, whether you decide, as a real property Owner, to set up and manage your own JOC program internally, or outsource you4 JOC to a thirty-party, it is critical to fully understand the JOB ORDER CONTRACT process, workflows, and metrics, as well as expected outcomes.

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 20, 2011

He is the founder of The Constructor and works in a reputed construction company. He is the founder of The Constructor and works in a reputed construction company. Tweet Loading GET LATEST TOPICS IN YOUR EMAIL- SUBSCRIBE NOW.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 28, 2023

The last few years have been tough on the construction industry, requiring businesses to rapidly adapt to changes in the supply chain and industry demands — while also handling struggles with finding workers or maintaining schedules. Top 2023 Construction Events & Conferences This list is organized chronologically.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

He is the founder of The Constructor and works in a reputed construction company. Loading GET LATEST TOPICS IN YOUR EMAIL- SUBSCRIBE NOW. No related posts. Advertisement Hot Topics Recent Topics Most Viewed Most Discussed FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT?

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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The Constructor

JANUARY 17, 2012

Originally constructed of stone, today such bridges are built of reinforced or precast concrete. The development of modern arch construction methods has made the use of arch construction more economical by removing the need of expensive centring formwork. Two construction techniques are most commonly used today. (i)

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The Constructor

JANUARY 17, 2012

Today it is considered to be the most economic and rapid method of construction available for long bridges and viaducts with individual spans upto 60m. Decks are begun at one abutment and constructed continuously by placing segments to the other end of the bridge. Once all segments are in position the pier segment is then placed.

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