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ConstructionPro Network blog: Diverse, high-level information to help make better project management decisions

Construction Marketing Ideas

The free (and openly accessible) blog provides an entry point for a $395 per year annual information service, well worth the money for people who need to drill down into the more complex and challenging specialized project/risk management responsibilities. It is part of the contractor’s general and administrative overhead.

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Door Closer Hinges: A New Approach

Construction Specifier

Innovative engineering has made closer hinges more compact and functional; the new generation of products provides unique combinations of features and benefits to address door closing challenges that are not satisfactorily met by overhead surface-mounted door closers. Performance. The closer hinges have built-in door stops. Aesthetics.

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

Job Order Contracting

Instead, the Government applies “area cost factors” or “location factors” to attempt to localized the cost information. general and administrative and other overhead costs, insurance costs, bonding and alternative payment protection costs, protective clothing, 5117.9002 Applicability. (a)

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Job Order Contract Coefficient – Training 101

Building Information Management

Which costs many or may not be included in the coefficient should be clearly spelled out in the JOC Request for Information, Request for Proposal, and/or Solicitation. Examples of costs that may be included in the coefficient include: General and administrative and other overhead costs. subcontractor’s overhead and profit.

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Job Order Contract Unit Price Book Basics

Job Order Contracting

In addition, the ability to review and interpret construction drawings, work with cost estimating formulas and technologies, communicate information to disparate disciplines and audiences, and attention to detail are all additional requirements.

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JOC Tutorial #71 – Terms

Job Order Contracting

k) “Project scope of work” – the document and related drawings, specifications, and writings referenced therein which together set forth the specific requirements and work to be accomplished by the job order contractor in connection with an individual job order. The prices shall not include overhead and profit.

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What Is Estimate | Types of Estimate |Requirement Data for Estimation |Advantage of Estimate | Disadvantage of Estimate | Types of Cost Estimation

CivilJungle

Drawings (Plans, Sections, etc.). Drawings : Planning , sectional elevations, and accurate scale drawings are needed, completely dimensioned. Typically the plan, elevation and sectional elevations are drawn to a scale of 1cm = 1m and accurate drawings are planned for scales of 1cm = 10cm to 1cm = 29cm. Specifications.