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Digital Builder Podcast Ep 22: How Specialty Contractors Can Navigate Contracts & Get Paid On Time

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Karalynn also brought up the tendency of the industry to pass liability down the chain when drawing up contracts. Owners pass on certain risks (contractually) to general contractors, who may do the same thing when hiring specialty contractors. The shifting of risk and liabilities is a very common practice when drafting contracts.

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#108:  Replacement Contractor Issues

NH Construction Law

At the bid stage, even with the original plans and specs and any change orders or updated drawings in hand, the completion contractor won’t be able to spot every potential error in the existing work, and so will pad his bid – or insist on a cost-plus arrangement – to protect himself against unseen issues.

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One Source of Truth Enabling Better Collaboration and Quality for POB in Norway

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Email was our main way to share project data which brought a level of unnecessary risk to POB ,” says Hege, Quality Manager at POB. To get started, POB implemented BIM 360 with one department, the subcontracting concrete team. Within the subcontracting department, many of the teams on site were using BIM 360 for the first time.

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A Plumbing Contractor’s Guide to Insurance Coverage

Levelset

Each field of subcontracting work has its own area of focus in insurance matters. Becoming a master plumber is a step up professionally, but it comes with increased exposure to risk— so there are options for contractors to adjust coverage types and amounts accordingly. What types of insurance can a plumbing contractor use?

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Construction Project Closeout

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Some of the documents they will be looking for include: Letters from each of the consultants confirming that the project is built to drawings and specs. bctt tweet=”Having an effective construction financial closeout plan can help to eliminate risk, reduce the amount of time a project lingers and increase profit on a project.

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Job Order Contract Program Implementation

Job Order Contracting

Owner manuals, drawings, and other data to be provided to prospective offerors and awarded contractors. A technical library is provides potential offerors with access to operating regulations, construction guides, drawings, and various site specifics that applicable to contract performance. Owner Furnished Information.

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

Job Order Contracting

Project cannot be expedited with a collaborative fast-track process; drawings and specs must be 100% complete to bid (though latter rarely occurs). Design changes can result in costly impacts to drawings or construction work in progress. Construction Manager at Risk. A sharing of project risk/reward is a key feature of IPD.

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