Construction Cost Estimating

MARCH 11, 2014

A specification (often abbreviated as spec) can be termed as a type of a technical standard to be referenced by a contract or procurement document. CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) is a renowned association that provides the standardization of construction language related with building specifications.

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Construction Cost Estimating

MARCH 25, 2014

A specification (often abbreviated as spec) can be termed as a type of a technical standard to be referenced by a contract or procurement document. CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) is a renowned association that provides the standardization of construction language related with building specifications.

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Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

JOC is flexible and responsive and reduces engineering and procurement lead times. The contract includes a unit price book (UPB) that establishes a unit price to be paid for each of a multitude of construction line items including pre-priced/pre-negotiated items of work and materials. Virtual elimination of legal disputes.

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

This study compares the costs and GHG of modernization with new construction. Demolition and New Construction. LEED Silver certifiable construction – 2009 LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations. Consolidation of procurement – lower overhead cost and procurement cost.

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

This study compares the costs and GHG of modernization with new construction. Demolition and New Construction. LEED Silver certifiable construction – 2009 LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations. Consolidation of procurement – lower overhead cost and procurement cost.

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Building Information Management

MAY 3, 2012

While accurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project, most construction cost estimators (over 55%) continue to rely primarily upon manual methods, hard copy documents, or electronic spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel.

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Job Order Contracting is a collaborative construction delivery method, a type of integrated project delivery (IPD) that specifically targets renovation, repair, sustainability, and minor new construction. Some form of pricing transparency- Typically a Unit Price Book (UPB) containing preset unit prices for construction tasks.

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. Construction specifications - vital for suppliers, purchasers, and users of materials, products, or services in engineering, manufacturing, and business. A specification (often abbreviated as spec ) can be termed as a type of a technical standard to be referenced by a contract or procurement document.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 29, 2017

County, State, and Local Governments, include secondary education unfortunately continue to use JOC simply as a means to speed delivery and bypass traditional procurement versus as a LEAN collaborative construction delivery method. The ENR index is a weighted aggregate of changes to construction costs. 5117.9004-3 Ordering. (a)

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

general and administrative and other overhead costs, insurance costs, bonding and alternative payment protection costs, protective clothing, equipment rental, sales tax and compliance with tax laws, and also contractor’s profit). “Job JOC is used to execute repair, sustainment, restoration, modernization, and minor new construction projects.

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Building Information Management

JUNE 22, 2015

The article also introduces the use of Performance Based Procurement System (PBPS) to set a “minimum performance” requirement and improving the performance of the JOC process. Contractors are not rewarded for high performance construction. Thousands of dollars could be saved by delivering construction modifications sooner.

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Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Maximizing construction budgets. fewer change orders, increased response to warranty issues, virtually no legal disputes. weather downturns in construction economic cycles. weather downturns in construction economic cycles. Establishes contractual unit pricing for a broad range of construction activities at procurement.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2015

The article also introduces the use of Performance Based Procurement System (PBPS) to set a “minimum performance” requirement and improving the performance of the JOC process. Contractors are not rewarded for high performance construction. Thousands of dollars could be saved by delivering construction modifications sooner.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2015

It’s Time for Efficient Construction Project Delivery. DBB is exclusively responsible for the construction sectors poor productivity versus all other business sectors. Job Order Contracting is an integrated, collaborative construction project delivery method with a 20 year+ track record. is simpler/easier to use; 4.)

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders… possible? Only two of the following construction delivery methods are LEAN. Construction Project Delivery Comparison. Do you know which they are? Advantages.

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Help Everybody Everyday

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

And I do recommend that any firm leader who reads this get the proper legal advice from a licensed attorney. Last year, I sat through a legal presentation at a firm called Reed Smith. It was about employment issues confronting employers in the construction industry. I have not studied law. And that’s where this gets interesting.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 21, 2019

Job order contracting is neither difficult to understand, nor costly to practice, yet is virtually it assures the consistent delivery of quality, on-time, on-budget repair, renovation, and new construction projects…if the JOC Program is designed, deployed, and managed correctly. as well as total cost-of-ownership asset management.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 21, 2019

Job order contracting is neither difficult to understand, nor costly to practice, yet is virtually assures the consistent delivery of quality, on-time, on-budget repair, renovation, and new construction projects…if designed, deployed, and managed correctly. What Is Job Order Contracting? How Does Job Order Contracting Work?

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Building Information Management

JUNE 8, 2015

BIM (Building Information Modeling), cloud computing, and social media are disruptive technologies which are altering the basic foundations of the AECOO sector (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners, and Operations). altering the basic foundations of the AECOO sector (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners, and.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 25, 2016

general and administrative and other overhead costs, insurance costs, bonding and alternative payment protection costs, protective clothing, equipment rental, sales tax and compliance with tax laws, and also contractor’s profit). “Job The ENR index is a weighted aggregate of changes to construction costs. 5117.9004-3 Ordering. (a)

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Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2015

Job order contracting (JOC) is a way for organizations to get numerous, commonly encountered construction projects done quickly and easily through multi-year contracts. The JOC contractor provides “on call” construction services from concept to close-out. JOC is about performance, reliability, dependability and quality.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2016

Job Order Contracting enables a pre-qualified contractor(s) to perform repair, renovation, or minor construction of a facility or other form of built structure based on pre-described and pre-priced tasks as defined within a Unit Price Book – UPB. Asbestos and similar abatement may also be included if part of an overall project.

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). This is the fourth in a series of publications discussing best practices developed by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). Office of Federal Procurement Policy. Delegation of Procurement Authority to Other Agencies. TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTING.

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