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7 Mistakes a Seasoned Estimator Knows Not to Make

Autodesk Construction Cloud

It’s important not to overlook the importance of comprehensive budgets and estimates when companies are working under immense pressure to get work done on time and for a profit. As an estimator, there are things you need to be picky about. Working solely or primarily out of spreadsheets leaves your estimates prone to error.

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Unit Price Books for Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Here’s a quick tutorial about Unit Price Books, UPBs, for Job Order Contracting, and what you need to know. Look for a UPB that covers at least 90% of the tasks to be encountered using the associated Job Order Contract. They also should be organized using CSI Masterformat. The Contractor”.

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How to Do a Takeoff in Construction: A Step-by-Step Guide   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With rising material costs and razor-thin margins, construction professionals must ensure that project costs and materials are precisely estimated so they can make accurate projections and optimize their bids. . While each project is unique, estimators often rely on years of knowledge of what materials are required to complete the project.

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The Simple Definiton of BIM – Building Information Modeling

Building Information Management

via [link] – Premier cost estimating and efficient project delivery software featuring integrated contract/project/document management, visual estimating, automatic quantity take-off (QTO), and an exclusively enhanced 400,000 line item RSMeans cost database with line item modifiers and full descriptions.

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BIM is NOT 3D Visualization – 4D, 5D ….

Building Information Management

Building Information Modeling, BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Job Order Contracting (JOC) are both collaborative construction delivery methods that have been proven for decades, however, awareness remains low.

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BIM – 3D Visualization – IFC – IFC4

Building Information Management

The work is led by the Model Support Group of buildingSMART International [link]. It can be accessed and downloaded from the official buildingSMART International website, at: [link]. This release candidate is the last preview before publishing IFC4 finally by end of this year. automatically generated change logs for schema and property sets.

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BIM Basics 2014 – Building Information Modeling, Models, and Management

Building Information Management

It is a calculation of all facilities-specific costs (not including furnishings or non-facility specific equipment) divided by estimated lifespan of the building (30 or 50 years), and the total gross area. Facilities specific costs include all construction, preservation, maintenance, and operations costs. Are there others?