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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: It Don't Come Easy!

Rory Woolsey

Rory is currently with The Gordian Group, leaders in expediting construction procurement through Job Order Contracting. Rory Woolsey has worked in Management and Engineering for the construction industry for 35 years, starting as a construction laborer in Billings, Montana, in 1972. construction consultants.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: A New Year in.

Rory Woolsey

I have figured that I have facilitated about 8,500 hours of classes on estimating, Job Order Contracting, and project management related topics. Rory is currently with The Gordian Group, leaders in expediting construction procurement through Job Order Contracting. He is also affiliated with The Wool-Zee Company, Inc.,

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Scope, Scope, Scope!!!

Rory Woolsey

All contractors have faced this at one time or another where they were low bid on a project and learn as the job unfolds why they were low bid. The design professionals define the project scope in plans and specifications; plans being the defined quantity of work and specifications being the defined quality of the work.

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

Rory Woolsey

“ What are the” appropriate” markups for overhead, profit and contingency when budgeting facilities construction projects?” ” I get this question a lot from my architect friends when helping them budget their projects through the design process. x Bare Direct Project Cost.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Scope, Again?

Rory Woolsey

All contractors have faced this at one time or another where they were low bid on a project and learn as the job unfolds why they were low bid. The design professionals define the project scope in plans and specifications; plans being the defined quantity of work and specifications being the defined quality of the work.

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How Improved Change Order Communication Can Reduce Risk for all Stakeholders

Construction Business Owner

The results of an outdated change order process include wasted time for all project team members, increased financial risk, lack of real-time statuses and uncaptured valuable data and insights. That's when he started Extracker to bring real-time collaboration on project costs between subcontractors, general contractors and owners.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: The Estimating.

Rory Woolsey

Rory is currently with The Gordian Group, leaders in expediting construction procurement through Job Order Contracting. Rory Woolsey has worked in Management and Engineering for the construction industry for 35 years, starting as a construction laborer in Billings, Montana, in 1972. construction consultants.