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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

Define estimate’s purpose ■ Determine estimate’s purpose, required level of detail, and overall scope; ■ Determine who will receive the estimate Develop estimating plan ■ Determine the cost estimating team and develop its master schedule; ■ Determine who will do the independent cost estimate; ■ Outline the cost estimating approach; ■ Develop the estimate (..)

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Beyond Green – High Performance Buildings, BIM, and Life-cycle Facility Management

Building Information Management

Also, over the life-cycle of a building, a sustainable, high-performance building will win on ROI every time as only 10%-20% of life-cycle cost go into construction, vs. operations, maintenance, etc. Efficient ongoing life-cycle management of facilities is the key to sustainability. Why not?

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Behind the Build: Interview with Isabel Harlan, Sr. Engineer and Project Manager at Hatch LTK

Autodesk Construction Cloud

.” No matter where you are, the infrastructure around you likely has an impact on your daily life. For those working in infrastructure, there are always projects to address, like designing signals and traction power or performing maintenance. . Engineer & Project Manager, Hatch LTK. Isabel Harlan, Sr.

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” Evidence-based ” Life-cycle Federal Facility Management, BIM, and the Status Quo – NIBS, FFC

Building Information Management

Key Topics / Take Aways: Identify and advance technologies, processes, and management practices that improve the performance of federal facilities over their entire life-cycle, from planning to disposal. Facility risks to Organizational Mission. You can’t manage what you don’t measure. prioritizing).

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The high cost of low maintenance

BD+C

This article will identify the primary causes of engineering failures, define proactive versus reactive maintenance, recognize the reasons for deferred maintenance, and identify the financial and safety risks related to deferred maintenance. The life cycle cost analysis provides knowledge of the concrete, environment, and structure.

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Higher Education and Managing Repair and Renovations Efficiently

Job Order Contracting

Information must be shared through the facility life-cycle process among ALL stakeholder from initial conceptualization thru funding, design, procurement, construction, project management, close-out, warranty, and decommissioning/recycling. It’s time to change this.

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Open Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

Create you own line items from a core line item database, build estimates, manage projects, store and view virtually all forms of documents. Gain an integrated, real-time view of project cost and and status. Mitigate variance and risk! What’s more exciting is that getting started is FREE to qualified organizations.