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How Inventory Control Saves Construction Teams Resources

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

How Inventory Control Saves Construction Teams Resources. But these assets require vigilant tracking, constant maintenance, and frequent inspection. Having to send someone to track down a tool or a piece of equipment is a huge waste of resources. Greg Ragsdale. Thu, 09/01/2022 - 13:29. About Sortly.

Inventory

Inventory Resource Construction Materials

INSPECTION OF A BRIDGE STRUCTURE - The Constructor

The Constructor

MAY 29, 2012

Hence, the bridge must be regularly inspected and maintained for the benefit of its users. There are three levels of inspection: 1. General inspection: Usual inspection of representative parts of a structure. Carried out nor more than two years after last general or principal inspection. After a major incident.

Inspections

Inspections Concrete Foundation Roads

ChatGPT for construction companies: A deep dive into its benefits

Lets Build

JULY 7, 2023

We’ll explore how you can use ChatGPT in your construction company to improve communication, scheduling, document management, safety, and more. Off-site, it fosters remote collaboration, facilitates decision-making, and supports documentation reviews. Free eBook: Quick guide to Lean practices for construction professionals 1.

Documentation

Documentation Construction Schedule Safety

ChatGPT for construction companies: A deep dive into its benefits

Lets Build

JULY 7, 2023

We’ll explore how you can use ChatGPT in your construction company to improve communication, scheduling, document management, safety, and more. Off-site, it fosters remote collaboration, facilitates decision-making, and supports documentation reviews. Free eBook: Quick guide to Lean practices for construction professionals 1.

Documentation

Documentation Construction Schedule Safety

Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

80% of cost overruns are due to poor scope of work definition, and associated inadequate and/or flawed construction cost estimates and otherwise poor planning, procurement, and project delivery management. Labor productivity value for each craft /work area needs to be estimated at a detail level as it will significantly vary.

Schedule

Schedule Management Procurement Construction

Job Order Contracting – Recommended Best Practices

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Conduct a strategic review of your organization’s facilities/infrastructure repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and minor new construction requirements, including a gap analysis of current process and issues and desired outcomes as well as current and required resources. A joint site visit should be done for every project.

Contract

Contract Guidelines Documentation Estimating

Construction project management 101 – Checklist

Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

Technically, the Project Management Institute (PMI) defines project management as “the art of directing and coordinating human and material resources throughout the life of a project by using modern management techniques to achieve predetermined objectives of scope, cost, time, quality, and participating objectives.”

Project Management

Project Management Management Construction Feasibility

OSHA citing maintenance equipment violations despite low risk

FDR Safety

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Many of you may be wondering why, all of a sudden, OSHA is spending an inordinate amount of time inspecting the machines and equipment in plant maintenance areas. Document your findings. If not, estimate weight and stability and document your findings. For things like anchoring machines, try to move or tip them.

OSHA

OSHA Risk Equipment Documentation

Army Job Order Contracts FAIL to meet AFARS requirements MOST OF THE TIME

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

But that’s not all, the DoD doesn’t leverage current system thinking and robust, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery workflows to maximize utilization of resource. 1 Revised August 4, 2022 5117.9004 DOD FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT 5117.9004 Procedures. 5117.9004-1 Presolicitation. (a)

Contract

Contract Office Negotiation Documentation

“Why are bids so different?” and why your proposal document is most important when it least seems so.

Construction Marketing Ideas

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Mary from St Paul says; “My husband and I are wanting to redo our bath so we contacted three contractors and received 2 estimates and they are both different. We like the contractor with the highest bid best because he had detailed all the fixtures we wanted and his estimate was very detailed in general. Why are the bids so different?

Documentation

Documentation Bidding Estimating Contractors

Autodesk Construction Cloud Now Supports Over 235 Integrations

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 5, 2022

models, documents, etc.). Additionally, the StructionSite Partner Card in the Autodesk Build dashboard allows for private & public viewing of StructionSite documentation and gives users the ability to access a StructionSite project directly within Autodesk Build. . “As Read more about the feature in our blog. ? .

Autodesk

Autodesk Construction BIM Documentation

Enabling Job Order Contracting Through Training and LEAN Methods

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

While cost data from the RSMeans Company, LLC traditionally has been used for the majority of Job Order Contracts and has been seen as an independent, objective resource for construction cost data, the later has changed due its recent acquisition. Contract, project, estimate, and document management represent basic areas of functionality.

Contract

Contract Estimating Consulting Contractors

An Introduction to Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 15, 2018

Components of the OpenJOC UPB Estimate – Determine quantities of work • Build the estimate from UPB • Summarize the estimate and apply coefficient. JOC Estimate – Owner must be competent, provide leadership, and have strong estimating skills to provide proper support and oversight… Are the line items right?

Contract

Contract Change Orders Procurement Estimating

How Much is Poor Construction Document Management Costing You?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As teams get larger and construction projects become more complex, proper document management needs to be an integral part of your workflow. Poor document management is detrimental to a project and can lead to delays, budget overruns , and rework. trillion in 2020. billion in rework alone annually.

Documentation

Documentation Management Construction Change Orders

FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Organizing projects means defining roles and responsibilities, create a project charter, and develop high-level time and cost estimates. While doing planning for the project, effective and clear estimate of the time and costs are done. Organizing of the project is an important step towards planning of the project.

Project Management

Project Management Management Concrete Foundation

Setting up a Job Order Contract Using Best Management Practices

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Note: Annual updating of the UPB is recommended) Coefficients proposed by offerors are multiplied times the total of the project estimate developed using the unit prices in the Unit Price Book. and are traditionally covered by requirements contracts; (3) Work that can be effectively and economically accomplished by in-house resources. (b)

Contract

Contract Management Negotiation Estimating

Some vital points required for construction bid formation

Construction Cost Estimating

MARCH 16, 2018

CAREFUL STUDY OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The contract documents which are provided to the contractor or delivered for his inspection comprise of general contract conditions, drawings, specifications, bills of quantities etc. Local resources of skilled and unskilled labor, current wages for workmen g.

Bidding

Bidding Construction Documentation Contract

What is Building Construction | Steps & Processes of Building Construction | Application of Building Construction | How to do Planning of Building Construction

CivilJungle

MAY 28, 2021

Prepare Estimation & Budgets. To estimate activity durations. To estimate resource requirements for work activities. Development planning is crucial in managing & implementation of construction projects since it involves selecting the technology, recognizing feasible workflows & estimating specified resources.

Plans

Plans Construction BIM Permits

Job Order Contracting Best Practices

Building Information Management

MAY 27, 2016

Assure appropriate JOC Program Capacity – the number and size of JOC projects that can be properly managed by available resources. Formalize and Document all JOC policies, procedures, or guidelines with a JOC Operations Manual associate with the Contract. Owner review of ALL Contractor estimates.

Contract

Contract Consulting Documentation Guidelines

Subways in America

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

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America

America Concrete Foundation Airports

REINFORCEMENT COVER AND PRE-CONCRETE CHECKS

The Constructor

MARCH 20, 2012

The first part is a visual inspection by the clerk of works or equivalent. The required amount of cover will always be specified on the design drawings, but no time should the cover be less than the maximum size of aggregate plus 5mm.

Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Design

Job Order Contract

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

4BT-CE Cloud Estimating Software and the 4BT JOC Unit Price Book integrate Job Order Contracting best management practices with technology to allow for faster JOC Program development, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement. Introduction to Line Item Estimating. Introduction to Cost Estimating. • ESS Advanced. •

Contract

Contract Estimating CSI Software

Job Order Contract

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

4BT-CE Cloud Estimating Software and the 4BT JOC Unit Price Book integrate Job Order Contracting best management practices with technology to allow for faster JOC Program development, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement. Introduction to Line Item Estimating. Introduction to Cost Estimating. • ESS Advanced. •

Contract

Contract Estimating CSI Software

On Call Renovation, Repair Construction – Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 26, 2016

to 1.20, that is multiplied times the total of the construction costs estimate as developed using the UPB. This document should contain all roles, responsibility, deliverables, reporting requriements, training levels, timelines, etc., A coefficient is a value, typically in the range of 0.80 associated with the Job Order Contract.

Contract

Contract Renovating Construction Long Beach

TYPES OF CRACKS IN CONCRETE BEAMS

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Contract

Introduction to Finite Element Methods-The Book-Part-2

The Constructor

JANUARY 14, 2012

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Contract

TYPES OF CRACKS IN REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Contract

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITE PLANNING

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Site should be such in our country that early morning sun and late evening sun is accepted in the building in summer and maximum sun light is available in most of winter. Tweet Loading GET LATEST TOPICS IN YOUR EMAIL- SUBSCRIBE NOW.

Residential

Residential Site Plans Concrete

Fieldwire - Untitled Article

Fieldwire

JANUARY 11, 2023

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. Starting with only one digital tool can already have a big impact.

Safety

Safety Accidents Injury Software

Introduction to Finite Element Methods-The Book-Part-1

The Constructor

JANUARY 14, 2012

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Contract

BENEFITS OF USING STEEL FIBRES IN CONCRETE

The Constructor

JANUARY 1, 2012

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Design

STRUCTURAL USES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

The Constructor

MARCH 25, 2012

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Maine Materials

FORMWORK AND GOOD FORMWORK PROPERTIES

The Constructor

MARCH 19, 2012

Always inspect the formwork prior to pouring. Some of the paint has run, and this has been transposed to the concrete. It is important to remember that the face of the concrete is effectively a negative of the formwork face.

Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Design

A Contractor’s Guide to Homeowner’s Insurance: Is Your Project Covered?

Levelset

APRIL 8, 2022

Here are a few things to focus on when you sit down and read the entire policy document from beginning to end. “The insuring agreement is a critical part of a homeowners policy document,” says Anthony Dileo, Agency Owner at Pennsylvania-based Northeast Insurance and Financial Consultants. “It Covered perils.

Insurance

Insurance Claims Agreement Lien

A Contractor’s Guide to Homeowner’s Insurance: Is Your Project Covered?

Levelset

APRIL 8, 2022

Here are a few things to focus on when you sit down and read the entire policy document from beginning to end. “The insuring agreement is a critical part of a homeowners policy document,” says Anthony Dileo, Agency Owner at Pennsylvania-based Northeast Insurance and Financial Consultants. “It Covered perils.

Insurance

Insurance Claims Agreement Lien

TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON CONCRETE

The Constructor

MARCH 21, 2012

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Contract Materials

Best Practice Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 29, 2017

(a) Job Order Contracting (JOC) is an alternative contracting method to fulfill requirements for sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM) projects at installation level (post, camp or station), with an estimated value exceeding $2000 , but not exceeding the amount of SRM authority delegated to the installation by the ACOM and/or HQDA.

Contract

Contract Office Negotiation Procurement

WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT?

The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

You utilize resources effectively. These achievements add predictability to your organization’s work. You minimize costs. By finding ways to deliver on objectives within reasonable planning horizons, good project managers reduce costs. Sound project management makes more efficient use of money and valuable employees’ time.

Project Management

Project Management Management Concrete Foundation

TYPES OF PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING & FEATURES

The Constructor

AUGUST 7, 2012

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Maine Materials

BALANCED CANTILEVER METHOD OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

The Constructor

JANUARY 17, 2012

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Construction

Construction Concrete Foundation Materials

FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Aim should be to reduce the consumption of energy resources and still create an efficient structure. Factors that affect construction project Site selection is mainly based on two factors: 1. Factors concerning before construction of the project 2.

Construction

Construction Concrete Foundation Transportation