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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs is fundamental to achieving best value outcomes. Most Independent Government Cost Estimates are Not Well Documented. This has lead to the vast major of construction cost estimates (80% or more) being inaccurate. ” Preparing an Owner’s Estimate.

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4 Ways to Help Your Estimator Prioritize & Create More Accurate Bids

Construction Business Owner

All the time, effort and energy invested in winning a good construction contract or building a loyal customer relationship, which allows you to negotiate on a project, is wasted with an inaccurate or incomplete estimate. So, instead, you must help your estimator prioritize.

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The Rise of the Modern Estimator

Autodesk Construction Cloud

What we in America call Estimators, and what the rest of the world calls Surveyors, have been around for thousands of years. Today, estimators are the unsung heroes of a project team. That doesn’t mean they didn’t exist before then, because even God needed an estimate. Watch our Estimating Master Class.

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Quotes Vs. Estimates And Insights To Contract Negotiations

Contractor Bookkeeping

Offering an estimate or quote provides potential clients with a customized figure for what they can expect to pay based on what will be required to complete a specific project. The nature of some types of businesses makes it challenging to come up with a standard price list.

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Construction Estimating Made Easy

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Using a web- or cloud-based software solution is also the best way to increase your estimate accuracy and improve profitability. Quick, accurate estimates can be a fast and efficient way to grow your business. If you’re still using paper to estimate and bid, you know it can be a slow moving, time draining process.

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All things JOC – Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

How to line-time estimate. How to create an independent government estimate (IGE) in JOC. How to compare an IGE to a Contractor estimate. How to “negotiate” with a Contractor. The importance of locally researched cost data versus using factors or economic indexes. How to evaluate a JOC Unit Price Book (UPB).

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: ?Negotiating? JOC

Rory Woolsey

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. “Negotiating” JOC. I have been compiling and reviewing Job Order Contracting cost estimates (proposals) for over 20 years and I actually had a bit of an awakening at this symposium. Thursday, February 9, 2012.