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Construction workers secure 7.6% pay increase

Construction Enquirer

Construction unions and contractors have agreed a pay increase from next month of at least 6% for around 500,000 site workers operating under the Construction Industry Joint Council agreement. In a two-stage CIJC deal, workers will receive a further 1.5% rise from 1 January 2024, delivering a compound increase of around 7.6%.

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Harnessing the Power of RPA

Construction Business Owner

Common expenses for operating a construction business include labor, materials, insurance, permits, office space, vehicles, trailers and other incidentals. Furthermore, some company expenses are not negotiable and are often the largest portion of mandatory expenses, such as labor costs.

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Army Job Order Contracts FAIL to meet AFARS requirements MOST OF THE TIME

Job Order Contracting

The J OCPB (JOC Price Book: reflects the current local costs in detail for construction tasks expected to be performed in the geographical area of the base contract with the primary use of developing a detailed line-item price. Army Job Order Contracts fail to meet critical AFARS requirements most of the time. 5117.9001 Definitions.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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Over the last few years, Englewood Construction has been involved in several flagship store and brand expansion projects with our national retail, fitness, and restaurant clients. Flagship Retail Relocation – American Girl Building or relocating national retail flagship stores nationwide is nothing new to Englewood Construction.

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Engineering construction workers reject 8.5% pay offer

Construction Enquirer

Engineering construction workers operating under the Blue Book agreement have overwhelmingly rejected contractors’ final wage increase offer. James Poulter, construction officer atUnite, said: “Given these results, on a full and final offer, it is our position that we are now in a formal dispute over pay.

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JOC TASK ORDER Process Overview – USACE

Job Order Contracting

Entities/people involved in a JOC Program at a Project or Task Order levels include: client/building user, project managers, awarded JOC contractor, contracting officer/contracting officer representative, others as required. Only the contracting officer can negotiate/approve non pre-priced item(s) in the task order.

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Brinkman Construction Transforms Project and Cost Management with Autodesk and CMiC Integration

Autodesk Construction Cloud

When it comes to construction projects, accounting and financial management are like the foundation of a building. Unfortunately, most ERP and accounting software aren't built for construction project managers. So, the company chose Autodesk Construction Cloud as its project management software.