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Objective, reliable, and veriable Construction Cost Estimates

Job Order Contracting

Objective, reliable, and veriable Construction Cost Estimates are critical to best value outcomes for all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities. The estimating process begins with a comprehensive understanding of your project’s scope of work.

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10 Foolproof Ways to Improve Jobsite Safety

Construction Business Owner

10 Foolproof Ways to Improve Jobsite Safety ccapoccia Sun, 07/30/2023 - 17:14 According to the National Safety Council (NSC), 70 million days were lost due to injuries in 2021 alone. The following 10 actions can help you create a safer business, improve jobsite safety and mitigate on-the-job accidents.

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Construction in Winter: Safety Tips to Know

Safety Services Company

Most of these incidents could have been avoided if employers had more safety precautions put in place during the winter months. Understanding and mitigating these risks is crucial for ensuring the safety and well-being of you and your team if you’re working in such environments. It can lead to unconsciousness and death.

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Your New Boss May Not Really Understand Safety | Part 2

FDR Safety

This article is apart of our “Tools For Building a Foundation in Safety” series by Luke Contos. strikes, lower productivity or quality attributed to the accident, absenteeism) need to be estimated and added into the cost of an accident. We highly recommend reading Part 1, which can be found here.

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Construction Cost Estimate

Job Order Contracting

To estimate, per the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is to produce a statement of the approximate cost. Construction cost estimators know there is a more to it than this definition indicates. Second, there is the estimating process and associated source materials. Estimate Considerations. Scope of Work. Quantities.

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8 essential steps for effective project cost estimation and budgeting

Fieldwire

Estimating project costs correctly and managing the budget accordingly are just as vital. All subcontractors make project cost estimation and budgeting errors. Follow these eight essential steps to estimate project costs and budget funds effectively to prevent grave miscalculations. Quality must take priority over price.

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Good Safety Signage

FDR Safety

There are good safety signs, bad safety signs and those that don’t tell you anything. An example of a “bad safety sign” is shown to the right. I would estimate that only 5-10% of identified high risk task elements result from the hazards of machine motion. Below is my idea of a good safety sign.

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