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What are Preliminaries in Construction Contracts?

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Most construction companies, project managers , and contractors will deal with preliminaries in their construction contracts. These preliminaries, also called prelims, cover costs for an entire construction project—not for specific work sections or activities. Management and administrative costs. What are prelims?

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Mark It Up!

Rory Woolsey

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. “ What are the” appropriate” markups for overhead, profit and contingency when budgeting facilities construction projects?” We deal with them all the time. Thursday, May 31, 2012. Mark It Up!

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Costing Construction

Rory Woolsey

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. Thrifty, speedy estimating software coupled with unit cost construction data does NOT an accurate estimate make!!! Budgetary estimating is just another pesky necessity that gets in the way of progress. Wednesday, April 4, 2012.

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The Unique Challenges of Procurement Planning for Construction Companies

ProcurementExpress.com

You’re dealing with subcontractors, labor shortages, sourcing, and multiple projects on multiple deadlines. With that in mind, we’ll look at three of the biggest challenges that construction teams deal with and how they affect procurement planning. Project Management. Estimation tool. Document management.

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The Unique Challenges of Procurement Planning for Construction Companies

ProcurementExpress.com

You’re dealing with subcontractors, labor shortages, sourcing, and multiple projects on multiple deadlines. With that in mind, we’ll look at three of the biggest challenges that construction teams deal with and how they affect procurement planning. Project Management. Estimation tool. Document management.

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Some useful methods for construction cost estimation

Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. Some useful methods for construction cost estimation. Cost estimation can be termed as a well-devised forecast of the possible construction cost of a specific building project. A cost estimate should incorporate all the items to be included in the general contractor’s.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: A Savings Analysis!

Rory Woolsey

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. This savings depends on the contractor, their experience and the complexity of the project. Walking, talking and scoping projects jointly with a good contractor will provide some savings. Thursday, February 16, 2012. If the given is a.75