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How to Achieve 25%-30%+ average construction Savings

Job Order Contracting

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery is conceived and executed with the same supply chain approach over the life of a program in which the owner teams (procurement, facilities management, leadership) and suppliers (architects, engineers, builders, subcontractors) remain unchanged. Ballard, G., Howell, G., and Walker, J. ,

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Honolulu Light-Rail Audit Identifies Invoicing Issues

ENR Construction

billion Honolulu light-rail project frequently overpaid its contractors, including HDR Engineering Inc., The agency overseeing the troubled $9.2-billion the primary construction management consultant, according to a recently released state audit.

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Engineers Raise Quality Concerns Over Honolulu’s Rail Construction

Construction Equipment

With over 1,100 NCRs on file to date, some are wondering if there is a serious problem with Honolulu's 20-mile rail system build. Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) says the biggest problems have to do with concrete.

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Snøhetta unveils design proposal of the Barack Obama Presidential Center Library for the University of Hawaii

BD+C

Scandinavian firm Snøhetta paired up with Honolulu-based WCIT Architecture to design a proposal for the Barack Obama Presidential Center Library at the University of Hawaii. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Cultural Facilities Engineers Education Facility Facility Managers Building Team Government Buildings Higher Education'

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Digitial Dryshack #51: Report from NAVFAC Hawaii Scheduling seminar

Cassell Construction Estimating

Chelsea’s recent departure from Cassell Consulting for an engineering position at Schlumberger presented an unwelcome (due to her leaving) opportunity. She was scheduled to attend a seminar in Honolulu entitled P6 Scheduling Requirements for NAVFAC projects. Primavera Scheduling'

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Digital Dryshack #87: 10 Reasons D.O.D. Schedules get Rejected

Cassell Construction Estimating

firm providing scheduling training in Honolulu last week reminded me of the struggles most midsize contractors face when submitting an Initial Project Schedule (IPS) to NAVFAC or the Army Corps of Engineers. Working with a G.C. Most contractors produce a simple bar chart in MS Project for their typical jobs and aren’t familiar with P6.

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Dept. of Off Topic: Teena Marie

Revit OpEd

That drive home was interesting when the truck's engine seized up outside Phoenix. The week before the trip home to Atlanta I got to travel to Honolulu to do the lighting for her at a record company event, she performed the Tempatation's song "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch" with Carly Simon and Cyndi Lauper. Maybe I'm just hard on trucks?

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