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Issues with Construction Cost Indexes, Location Factors, and Cost Estimating for IDIQ and JOC

Job Order Contracting

Independent research and professional experience has clearly demonstrated that the use of location factors/indices and economic indexes are do not enable reliable cost information capable of being used for construction planning, procurement, and associated project delivery. History of Cost Factors. Issues with Construction Cost Factors.

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. Locally researched labor, material, equipment, and productivity data is essential in the devlopement of a credible construction cost estimate. The follow elements are common to a credible construction cost estimate. ENR economic index, etc.)

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Job Order Contracting Operations Manual

Job Order Contracting

orders and actions required by the Procurement Authority, are planned and discussed to. Procurement Authority with input from the FM team., Construction equipment. Administrative equipment. Administrative services such as typing, transportation, reproduction, graphics, and. The procurement authority and.

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What is JOC

Job Order Contracting

The new method was designed to shorten procurement and overall project delivery times while also maintaining quality. State, County, and Local Governments, Transportation, Education, and Healthcare entities have begun to use establish Job Order Contracts. JOC also should not be used to simply speed procurement.

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PUMPED CONCRETE PUMP TYPES & SELECTION

The Constructor

This method is used where large quantity of concrete work is involved at greater height, where other means of transporting is not easy to do. There are basically two types of concrete pumps used for transporting , they are: 1. Concrete pumps have been known for more than 50 years. Direct acting concrete pumps 2.

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Talent and Tech: The Keys to Unlocking Prefabrication Success 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

There's a significant learning curve when it comes to using prefab for construction, and you need to ensure that you equip your teams with the right tools to get the most out of prefabrication. SiteSense Teams can track materials, inventory, tools, assets, and equipment with SiteSense.

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