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Preferred bidders unveiled for £10bn electricity network deal

Construction Enquirer

Following a competitive procurement process, Balfour Beatty, Siemens Energy BAM, J. Work will provide the overhead lines, underground cables and substations required to redevelop the transmission network in the north of Scotland between now and 2030.

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

Rory Woolsey

However, I received many comments and questions on the “Negotiating JOC” blog from last week that really should be answered. Many of these contractors have expressed great frustration in dealing with the low bid multipliers and in-turn jocitization of proposals. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time.

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Why You Need Integrated Construction Software

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The data has to be re-entered into their back-office system, which takes extra time and requires additional staff overhead. Field staff time tracking. Employees log time on paper, via a spreadsheet. Employees enter time with a mobile device. A GPS can alert people to switch jobs if they’re at a different site, preventing time card errors.

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Best Practices for Multiple Award IDIQ – Task and Delivery Order Contracting

Building Information Management

Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). This is the fourth in a series of publications discussing best practices developed by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). Agencies have gained a great deal of experience using single award ID/IQ or task order contracts. Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

Procurement and Contracting Requirements Group (Division 00): Introductory Information: Indexing and general information documents. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements. 00 00 00 Procurement and Contracting. 00 20 00 Instructions for Procurement. 00 23 00 Procurement Definitions. Requirements.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

Procurement and Contracting Requirements Group (Division 00): Introductory Information: Indexing and general information documents. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements. 00 00 00 Procurement and Contracting. 00 20 00 Instructions for Procurement. 00 23 00 Procurement Definitions. Requirements.

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Public Law 111-308 – Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act – FBPTA – CORE COMPETENCIES

Building Information Management

During the development of this Program, the question of how to deal with (On the-­?Job-­?Training o Determine costs/pricing structure (labor, materials, overhead, etc.). Demonstrate the ability to work with Facilities team to negotiate rates and discounts. o Work with procurement team to select contractor.