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Construction Law: April 2024

Construction Law

Editor’s comment Government go-slow on infrastructure investment shows no signs of abating Editor Nick Barrett asks with a general election looming, if there is any prospect of a reversal in years of underinvestment in the UK’s infrastructure. Guest editor Retentions – time to say goodbye?

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. Secondary data sources , such as contractor and subcontractor quotes are secondary data sources and should not be exclusively relied upon. #2 The follow elements are common to a credible construction cost estimate. The use of economic factors (i.e.

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Virtue signallers beware

Construction Law

Assessments can be procured from a number of independent bodies and certifications can often be achieved, but questions are increasingly being asked if some of them are worth the paper we would rather – for sustainability reasons – they weren’t written on.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., Journal of Legal. Supplier-contractor collaboration in the. Bemelmans, J.,

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6 Industry Hacks to Overcome Productivity Pitfalls

Autodesk Construction Cloud

To put this in perspective, this equates to about half of the world’s annual infrastructural needs. Procurement. For a contract management paradigm shift to remain sustainable, changes in behaviour, attitudes, and skills are essential for construction professionals and legal advisers. Transparency & Regulation. The end goal?

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5 Ways Public Institutions Save Money with Job Order Contracting – JOC

Building Information Management

With state and local governments facing severe revenue shortfalls, all publicly-funded organizations, facilities and infrastructures have new demands put on them to find ways to get more done with less—less internal resources and less money. All the dollars saved on procurement can be saved or go toward construction efforts.

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5 Ways Public Institutions Save Money with Job Order Contracting – JOC

Building Information Management

With state and local governments facing severe revenue shortfalls, all publicly-funded organizations, facilities and infrastructures have new demands put on them to find ways to get more done with less—less internal resources and less money. All the dollars saved on procurement can be saved or go toward construction efforts.