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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

Education, key performance indicators, common terms and definitions, collaborative construction delivery methods, and current, objective, local market granular cost data as well as supporting technology can to be leveraged to enable significant cost savings via signifincant improvements in cost visibility, cost management, and productivity.

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GAO Report on Need for Federal Sector FM Standards and ISO 55000

Job Order Contracting

Establish, implement, maintain, and continually improve an asset management system, including a strategic asset management plan that documents how the system supports organizational objectives. Identify and determine strategies for addressing risks and opportunities related to the. Promoting leadership. Developing support.

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Maryland Schools will No Longer be LEED Certified

Green Building Law Update

The Maryland Green Building Council, a government body not affiliated with the USGBC, sought input over the past year in implementing the law from the public and stakeholders, including input from local education agencies responsible for most school construction in the state.

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Newly Formed ABC Tech Alliance to Connect Contractors to Construction Technology

Construction Junkie

There are now hundreds of construction-specific apps available, ranging from project management, to compliance and reporting, to photo documentation, to estimating, and many more. Construction technology has come a long, long way in the past decades.

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Top Benefits of Single Source Responsibility Construction

Wolgast Corporation

Less Risk for the Owner + the Right People Collaborating + Competitive Bids + Adequate Time. Some decisions are within their area of expertise, others are an educated guess, while even more require an outside source to help direct them. Business leaders have to make so many diverse decisions every day.

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Escalation: Predicting project costs in a volatile market

BD+C

In addition to commercial cost indexes, we can talk with local contractors and use our own historical cost data from previous projects, to better understand how the market has been behaving and to make an educated guess as to what escalation percentage will be needed to include for the future. How can we control costs in a volatile market?

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Highlighting Construction Technology at CFMA National Conference

Viewpoint Construction Technology

For 38 years now, the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) has been supporting the construction industry by providing unparalleled financial and operational management education, networking and growth and development opportunities for construction professionals. The Viewpoint crew at last year’s CFMA annual conference.

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