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Optimizing Construction Cost Estimating Outcomes

Job Order Contracting

Optimizing Construction Cost Estimating Outcomes requires experience, LEAN management practices, common data outcomes, metrics, and continuous improvement. Request our white paper to learn more about Optimizing Construction Cost Estimating Outcomes. Below is a the Table of Contents for the 20-page document.

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The Financial Case for High Performance Buildings: Why It Matters

Stok

In a white paper on The Financial Case for High Performance Buildings, set to be publicly available in September 2018, stok argues that the seemingly intangible occupant impacts of the built environment are quantifiable from a bottom line perspective. square foot annually in bottom line profit compared to conventional buildings.

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Construction Cost Estimating Software vs. Spreadsheets – State of the Nation 2012

Building Information Management

While accurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project, most construction cost estimators (over 55%) continue to rely primarily upon manual methods, hard copy documents, or electronic spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel.

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Job Order Contracting – JOC – Best Management Practices

Building Information Management

Experience – One must be an experienced estimator and experienced RSMeans, or any RSMeans-based JOC. Both need to have sufficient experience in estimating, construction, teaming, and be willing to truly share information. There are multiple case studies, white papers, and research documents. Annual volume.

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How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book

Building Information Management

How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book– WHITE PAPER. The cost database and associated projects and estimates can only be cost effectively created, stored, maintained, and used within a common data environment and JOC-specific technology. INTRODUCTION. Is the size of the UPB manageable? Are demolition line items present ?

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How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book

Building Information Management

How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book– WHITE PAPER. The cost database and associated projects and estimates can only be cost effectively created, stored, maintained, and used within a common data environment and JOC-specific technology. INTRODUCTION. Is the size of the UPB manageable? Are demolition line items present ?

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Using RSMeans Cost Data for Job Order Contracting – JOC – October 2013

Building Information Management

The follow are excerpts from a RSMeans White Paper. This database would be referenced for estimating, negotiating, project control and closeout. Most JOC job orders can be executed with streamlined design documents. “Traditional construction delivery methods are fraught with problems.