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Evolution can disrupt more than revolution

Construction Law

The government’s bid to “transform public procurement” in the UK has now reached the statute books, with the Procurement Act 2023 receiving Royal Assent on 26 October. The relevant Green Paper – Transforming Public Procurement – was published three years ago so the Cabinet Office should be up to speed on the secondary legislation.

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Are Public Agencies Ignoring Their Own Evaluation Factors?

Construction Dive

By Bruce Jervis Federal construction contracts, as well as many other public construction contracts, are frequently procured on a “best value” basis. a recent federal procurement, the solicitation established three key technical evaluation factors and said each carried equal weight.

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Seven Traits of Profitable Specialty Contractors

Fieldwire

Anyone who has managed a construction company, department, or project knows profitability can be challenging. Robotics and automation are finding more use in performing repetitive tasks, such as laying out mechanical work, but are still far from commonplace on construction sites. Here are seven traits of profitable contractors.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

85%+of all projects are over budget (just 31% of all projects came within 10% of the budget in the past 3 years – KPMG) 52% of rework is caused by poor project data and miscommunication (2018 Industry Report – Construction Disconnected, FMI). 40-50% work is either rework or not “value-added work.” Problem (Need) identification.

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Improving Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Robust collaborative construction delivery methods provide a proven path for Owners to significantly improve construction productivity and levels of satisfaction among a participants and building users. How do associated JOC metrics compare to alternative construction delivery methods? JOC Do’s and Don’ts.

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All About Tendering | What Is Tendering | What Is a Tender in Construction | Tendering Meaning in Construction

CivilJungle

A tender will be an economic pressure provided to do work throughout the earlier stage of this tender resolution framers will call to surrender waterproof tenders for construction for a particular moment. What Is a Tender in Construction? Tendering Meaning in Construction. Types of Tenders in Construction. Open Tender.

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Energy-Efficiency Road Map: Whole-Building Envelope Sealing

Pro Builder

New homes today use about half as much energy per square foot for heating and cooling, in large part because of this shift to airtight construction. . The goals were to: Determine the best times in the construction process for applying the aerosol whole-home envelope sealing; . to 5 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals (ACH 50).

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