Job Order Contracting

JULY 10, 2018

million in FY2016/17 and are estimated to total about $9.1 Guidelines have not been established for evaluating and negotiating JOC proposals, and subcontractor selection requirements were not enforced. Payments for these three JOC contracts totaled about $9.5 million in FY2017/18.

Contract 100

Contract Negotiation Guidelines Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2019

million in FY2016/17 and are estimated to total about $9.1 Guidelines have not been established for evaluating and negotiating JOC proposals, and subcontractor selection requirements were not enforced. Payments for these three JOC contracts totaled about $9.5 million in FY2017/18. L earn more… The post appeared first on 4BT.

Arizona 100

Arizona Negotiation Contract Guidelines 100

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

IG5336.9201-ch1 Independent Government Estimates. An Independent Government Estimate (IGE) is an unbiased cost estimate based upon the specifications and without the influence of potential contractor’s marketing effort or input. Once the IGE is developed, CE and the CO ensure that the cost estimate is fully funded.

Estimating 40

Estimating Overhead Contract Negotiation 40

Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Document the percentages of materials that are allocated for damages, miscuts, and mistakes, and be sure to communicate them to your trade partners. Always be sure to document your plans and make them easily accessible to everybody involved in the construction process. . Without these conversations, the house plans are meaningless.

Profitability 111

Profitability Materials Construction Estimating 111

Construction Cost Estimating

JANUARY 19, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. Maxwell System Inc, a pioneer software company in takeoff and estimating , job cost accounting, and project management, just launched Maxwell Systems™ ProContractorMX™ version 2.5. By applying this latest software the contractors can easily get their plans obtainable in the estimating.

Estimating 40

Estimating Software Software Construction 40

Best Practices Construction Law

DECEMBER 11, 2019

When savvy contractors face delays on a project, they immediately take steps to provide notice, document, evaluate and plan for recovery from those delays. According to the article, there are eight guidelines that any schedule delay analysis comply with, including: Compare the planned work before and after each delay.

Schedule 71

Schedule Compensation Claims Travel 71

Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 20, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. The Code and Guidelines delineate the responsibilities of clients, project managers, contractors , subcontractors, consultants, related entities, industrial associations and employers in the construction industry. A pioneer company in construction estimating. Join our estimating forum.

Permits 40

Permits Estimating Regulation Construction 40

HardHatChat

OCTOBER 18, 2016

A lot of commercial construction firms view pre-construction services and estimating as the same thing, but we see them as two different animals. Typically, a construction estimating department starts with a set of plans that comes in through the company’s business development efforts.

Commercial 120

Commercial Safety Construction Project Management 120

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

Documented procedures, workflows, internal and external control procedures and other requirements associated with a JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC) are critical to assuring compliance and a successful program. Multiple JOC audits performance by public agencies are available on the Internet.

Contract 100

Contract Documentation Contractors Negotiation 100

Construction Cost Estimating

DECEMBER 2, 2014

The following are some useful steps to get rid of the construction project estimation drawbacks:- Unpredictability : In a larger construction project, it is often required to employ more than one estimator. If several estimators are appointed, the things can be messed up with improper activities.

Estimating 45

Estimating Software Software Bidding 45

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 7, 2022

The current market size is estimated to be $107 billion. The past few years have forced the construction industry to adapt to changing guidelines, economic developments, and local requirements in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The industry landscape looks different than in years past.

Contractors 98

Contractors Innovation Bidding Resource 98

Best Practices Construction Law

APRIL 18, 2014

When savvy contractors face delays on a project, they immediately take steps to provide notice, document, evaluate and plan for recovery from those delays. According to the article, there are eight guidelines that any schedule delay analysis comply with, including: Compare the planned work before and after each delay.

Schedule 89

Schedule Claims Compensation Travel 89

cnstrctr

JANUARY 4, 2020

A construction contract is a document that outlines the roles and responsibilities between two or more parties on a project. It is a legally binding document that the groups agree to at the start of a project and are held accountable to throughout. The contract would be solely based on those documents and the scope of work.

Contract 88

Contract Construction Finance Documentation 88

Job Order Contracting

JULY 10, 2017

audit: systematic, independent documented, and verifiable process for obtaining evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the a product or service is providing intended results and/or meeting requirements. conformity: documented/confirmed fulfillment of a requirement. objective: result to be achieved.

Organization 100

Organization Construction Documentation Agreement 100

Best Practices Construction Law

OCTOBER 13, 2016

According to a great Construction Law International article by my friends Don and Rob, there are eight guidelines that any schedule delay analysis comply with, including: Compare the planned work before and after each delay. This will also involve looking at the estimated impact, as well as the actual impact, of the delay.

Claims 76

Claims Compensation Schedule Guidelines 76

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 25, 2023

With Autodesk Construction Cloud, everything is recorded and documented, and it’s easy to download data for analysis so it’s making us a data-driven company,” he said. The data analysis and the metadata we get from Autodesk Construction Cloud is giving us many insights we can use to manage future projects and prepare estimates for them.”

Autodesk 80

Autodesk Construction BIM Inspections 80

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JUNE 3, 2019

It can range from planning and estimates to time-line issues; poor organisation of manpower and processes; inefficient project management tools (such as field management software ); lack of contingency plans for bottlenecks and project disruption; and perhaps most worrying, the use of undocumented or unsanctioned methodologies between teams.

Risk 130

Risk Software Software Construction 130

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The following template is provide for sample purposes only and should not be used a legally bidding document without through review and modification by appropriate Owner legal counsel. The 4BT-CE(TM) JOC cloud estimating and project management system, or equivalent, shall also be used. JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC) EXECUTION GUIDE.

Contract 100

Contract Organization Change Orders Overhead 100

Building Information Management

MAY 27, 2016

Formalize and Document all JOC policies, procedures, or guidelines with a JOC Operations Manual associate with the Contract. Owner review of ALL Contractor estimates. Document and Monitor K ey JOC Performance Indicators (KPIs). Establish a formal Prioritization Process for JOC Projects.

Contract 40

Contract Consulting Documentation Guidelines 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 16, 2021

The firm wanted more sustainable outcomes for their firm so they harnessed the power of the cloud to bring all their data, documents, and models together. Accomplishing that requires three main things: creating BIM guidelines and process, ironing out the scope of the program, and implementing Microsoft’s Digital Twins program.

Autodesk 52

Autodesk Construction Management Documentation 52

Building Information Management

JUNE 5, 2013

Building Information Management: The strategic vision for ORGANIZATION, COLLABORATION, and CONTROL of the business process by utilizing principles and guidelines for Information Architecture (i.e.a digital prototype) to effect the sharing of trustworthy information over the entire life-cycle of a physical asset. all in one application.

BIM 45

BIM Life Cycle Modeling Visualization 45

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 9, 2012

As a result, it is hoped, that this document can be applied to accelerate the already rapid use of COBie world-wide. COBie does not add new requirements to contracts; it simply changes the format of existing deliverables from paper documents and proprietary formats, to an open, international standard format. 2012 – via FMOC.

Life Cycle 45

Life Cycle BIM Management Documentation 45

Best Practices Construction Law

OCTOBER 13, 2016

According to a great Construction Law International article by my friends Don and Rob, there are eight guidelines that any schedule delay analysis comply with, including: Compare the planned work before and after each delay. This will also involve looking at the estimated impact, as well as the actual impact, of the delay.

Claims 48

Claims Compensation Schedule Guidelines 48

Fieldwire

JANUARY 11, 2023

It is important to keep your teams up-to-date with the latest guidelines, and also to perform safety audits. Keeping accurate safety documentation not only helps protect contractors from potential litigation, but also improves jobsite safety by identifying hazards and reducing risk before work even begins.

Safety 52

Safety Accidents Injury Software 52

Building Information Management

JANUARY 5, 2016

The five federal agencies GAO reviewed–the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Departments of Energy (DOE), Homeland Security (DHS), the Interior, and Veterans’ Affairs (VA)–reported fiscal year 2012 deferred maintenance and repair backlog estimates that ranged from nearly $1 billion to $20 billion.

Management 40

Management Estimating Budgeting Budget 40

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

This guide provides best-practice guidelines for these requirements. COBie does not add new requirements to contracts; it simply changes the required deliverables from paper documents, or proprietary electronic formats, to an open, United States standard format. This document is not a software user manual.

Documentation 45

Documentation Software Software BIM 45

Help Everybody Everyday

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

XYZ Engineering was able to achieve key client success factors by utilizing our ability to understand and communicate Pilster Pharmaceuticals’ culture to the entire design team and keep the project on schedule, saving an estimated $5,000,000 that could have resulted from change orders. months in design time. Describe the Result.

Electrical 63

Electrical Estimating Design Change Orders 63

Cassell Construction Estimating

MAY 17, 2014

While discussing scheduling with a client in Hawaii recently, I found myself repeating over and over, a variation of “…scheduling best practices include…” Hearing these words repeatedly set me to thinking that I hadn’t recently seen scheduling guidelines set out in a concise, straightforward document.

Schedule 100

Schedule Consulting Legal Hawaii 100

Fieldwire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Closing: Ensure deliverables meet client expectations and sign requisite documents. The right tools help you create rapid estimates for change orders and keep all parties informed of when they can expect delivery. Execution: Monitor worksite conditions and ensure quality control.

Project Management 52

Project Management Management Construction Life Cycle 52

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2015

that is bid by job order contractor and use to multiply against a job order estimate for a job order contract as developed using the unit price book. The document may be referenced in the job order contract and may/or may not be directly provided by the creator of the unit price book and/or job order contract software.

Contract 40

Contract Liability Insurance Documentation 40

Construction Marketing Ideas

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Develop a Detailed and Documented Process to Recover Extra Services – Without clear guidelines and processes to follow, all of your employees will deal with extra services requests differently. Where many projects go over and experience scope creep is in too many meetings that were not estimated in the original scope.

Estimating 48

Estimating Contract Management Budgeting 48

Building Information Management

JUNE 10, 2016

Document and Adhere to JOC Project Limits – JOC projects may have a statutory/regulatory limit and should have a contract limit. Formal policies, procedures, guidelines, workflows and reporting requirements should be established. Project contractor estimates must be reviewed by the owner for all projects. payment.

Contract 40

Contract Consulting Documentation Estimating 40

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

This guide provides best-practice guidelines for these requirements. COBie does not add new requirements to contracts; it simply changes the required deliverables from paper documents, or proprietary electronic formats, to an open, United States standard format. This document is not a software user manual.

Documentation 40

Documentation Software Software BIM 40

Construction Cost Estimating

JANUARY 28, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. Increase remote access functionality, adding practical document control, standardizing on Microsoft Excel for reporting and providing tool s to manage the explosion of digital site photos. Posted by Rajib Dey Business Development The construction estimating services. Estimating Sheets Sample.

Software 40

Software Software Industrial Estimating 40

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

Accompanying the technical documentation are instructions for creating the HVACie files using commercial design software. At this intial stage of the project we are working on defining the requirements for design deliverables at the Construction Documents Statge of Design (100% Design) and at the Construction, Ready For Fabrication stage.

Documentation 40

Documentation Equipment Modeling Design 40

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

Accompanying the technical documentation are instructions for creating the HVACie files using commercial design software. At this intial stage of the project we are working on defining the requirements for design deliverables at the Construction Documents Statge of Design (100% Design) and at the Construction, Ready For Fabrication stage.

Documentation 40

Documentation Equipment Modeling Design 40

Best Practices Construction Law

JANUARY 15, 2013

According to the article, there are eight guidelines that any schedule delay analysis comply with, including: Compare the planned work before and after each delay. This will also involve looking at the estimated impact, as well as the actual impact, of the delay. Identify the critical delays. Correct any logic flaws.

Claims 48

Claims Schedule Compensation Guidelines 48