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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement.

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Hard Construction Costs

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Hard Construction Costs are the detailed tasks, materials, equipment, and labor required to complete a renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability or new construction project. Overhead & Profit – Temporary facilities, utilities, tools and safety and security costs. How to Estimate Hard Construction Costs.

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

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general and administrative and other overhead costs, insurance costs, bonding and alternative payment protection costs, protective clothing, 5117.9002 Applicability. (a) However, informal (shop) and as-built drawings, incidental to the job, reflecting the plan of action and the completed project, are anticipated under a JOC.

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Job Order Contract – Frequently Asked Questions

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facility or infrastructure (road, bridges, airports, mass transit, utility…) renovation, repair, sustainability, maintenance, and minor new construction projects. For example, when renovating an office, the cost per square yard of carpet is higher than if a full roll is being purchased for a number of offices.

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Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders.

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Project cannot be expedited with a collaborative fast-track process; drawings and specs must be 100% complete to bid (though latter rarely occurs). Bid shopping can occur and actual overhead and profit amounts are unknown. Design changes can result in costly impacts to drawings or construction work in progress. Advantages.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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Samsung recently announced it will invest nearly $4 billion dollars to expand and renovate its manufacturing plant, creating 600 new permanent jobs and 3,000 construction jobs. According to Samsung, the renovations are needed to better meet the rapidly growing demands of its OEM customers for mobile chip technology. “We

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Job Order Contracting – 2015

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JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with construction project procurement costs by awarding long-term contracts for a wide variety of renovation, repair and construction projects. Low overhead cost of construction procurement and delivery. Advantages. Integrated Project Delivery.