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Contracts need risk management

Construction Law

The headline news from the most recent Arcadis survey of global disputes is that the sums involved in disputes have more than doubled but the number of disputes has stayed about the same. More than a few contractors we have spoken to over the years have prided themselves for leaving contracts ‘unused’ and ‘in a drawer’. Nick Barrett.

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Best Practice Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Best Practice Job Order Contracting. The DOD has long been recognized as the leader in best practice job order contracting. Thus while County, State, and Local Governments in general have a ways to go in deploying Best Practice Job Order Contracting, the potential benefit are certainly worth the effort. Note that for.

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Setting up a Job Order Contract Using Best Management Practices

Job Order Contracting

Setting up a Job Order Contract Using Best Management Practices involves a mix of strategic and operational steps including a gap analysis of current and planned outcomes. . d) An indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (task order) contract which provides for the use of negotiated, definitive, bilateral orders (i.e.,

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Construction Law: April 2024

Construction Law

News Our news round up looks at Birmingham City Council on the verge of starting the judicial review application to try and reverse a government refusal to approve a major highways contract; a warning to avoid ‘group think’ in major public sector project delivery; and a new framework to promote the use of artificial intelligence in project delivery.

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Project Foundation Pt. 1: Building the Master Schedule

Stok

That foundation is a detailed schedule and budget, created and owned by the Project Manager, with input from consultants and contractors, and approved by the Client. To start, here are key considerations to take when creating the Master Schedule, prioritized by stok’s Project Managers : 1. This consideration is too often overlooked.

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Complimentary E-Book: Best Practices for Contractors to Address COVID-19

Best Practices Construction Law

You’ve watched the daily news reports. And you’ve even had to adjust your own schedule to accommodate school closings. I am not going to even attempt to describe what has occurred over the past week. You’ve read it online. You’ve listened to the radio.

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Autodesk Build Adds 40 New Product Enhancements 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

From enhancing quality and safety to improving critical schedule and cost workflows, dig into all the latest product releases and enhancements for Autodesk Build. . Cost Management | Contract Schedule of Values Full Screen* . Schedule . Schedule | Sort/Group activities in Web . Highlighted Releases .