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How to Achieve 25%-30%+ average construction Savings

Job Order Contracting

Proceedings of the 2003 ASCE Construction Research Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii. The Efficacy of Unusual Contracting Approaches , UIBC 2018, IPA, November 2018. Set up a 15-minute introductory discussion. References: Ballard, G., Howell, G., Competing Construction Management Paradigms. Ballard, G., Howell, G., and Walker, J. ,

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Amid shift to $1.4B P3 contract for Honolulu rail, another HART official resigns

Construction Dive

Director of Procurement Paula Youngling's exit comes as the authority is slated to select a contractor to complete the final leg of the $9 billion project.

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Digital Dryshack #92: 6 Tips: P6 Scheduling for D.O.D., 2016

Cassell Construction Estimating

We’ve recently returned from our 3-day, “P6 for Government Contracts” training session for Dawson Construction in Honolulu. One significant takeaway that reinforced what we were already noticing is that new government personnel are changing NAVFAC’s & USACE’s scheduling specs for recent projects.

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Audit: Poor management of $9B Honolulu light rail caused price spike, 6-year delay

Construction Dive

A premature contract award to Kiewit and misinformation from HART eroded oversight and public confidence in the 20-mile rail, a state report found.

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Digital Dryshack #92: 6 Tips: P6 Scheduling for D.O.D., 2016

Cassell Construction Estimating

We’ve recently returned from our 3-day, “P6 for Government Contracts” training session for Dawson Construction in Honolulu. contracts: READ (AND FOLLOW) THE SPECS ! For years we had been able to count on a rigorous but largely boilerplate scheduling spec for both branches of the service. Not so anymore.

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Homebuyer Competition Drops to Lowest Level in Two Years

Pro Builder

of all homes that went under contract that month. ppts) and Honolulu (38.9% Of all home offers written by Redfin agents during the month of June, 49.9% faced competition on a seasonally adjusted basis, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline in a rapidly cooling market, Redfin reports. In Riverside, CA, 31.9% a year earlier.

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Digital Dryshack #87: 10 Reasons D.O.D. Schedules get Rejected

Cassell Construction Estimating

firm providing scheduling training in Honolulu last week reminded me of the struggles most midsize contractors face when submitting an Initial Project Schedule (IPS) to NAVFAC or the Army Corps of Engineers. These 2 rules are absolutely non-negotiable: Every Activity but the first (Contract Award) must have a Predecessor.

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