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Digital Dryshack #92: 6 Tips: P6 Scheduling for D.O.D., 2016

Cassell Construction Estimating

We’ve recently returned from our 3-day, “P6 for Government Contracts” training session for Dawson Construction in Honolulu. One significant takeaway that reinforced what we were already noticing is that new government personnel are changing NAVFAC’s & USACE’s scheduling specs for recent projects.

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Digital Dryshack #92: 6 Tips: P6 Scheduling for D.O.D., 2016

Cassell Construction Estimating

We’ve recently returned from our 3-day, “P6 for Government Contracts” training session for Dawson Construction in Honolulu. One significant takeaway that reinforced what we were already noticing is that new government personnel are changing NAVFAC’s & USACE’s scheduling specs for recent projects. Not so anymore.

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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. Rarely are the rigorous and demanding scheduling complexities included in D.O.D. Working with a G.C.

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

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Schedule a 15-minute introductory call. Proceedings of the 2003 ASCE Construction Research Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii. If you are wondering how to How to Achieve 25%-30%+ average construction savings, it’s really simple. Just stop doing the same old things that will never work. Set up a 15-minute introductory discussion.

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Digitial Dryshack #51: Report from NAVFAC Hawaii Scheduling seminar

Cassell Construction Estimating

She was scheduled to attend a seminar in Honolulu entitled P6 Scheduling Requirements for NAVFAC projects. So I found myself at the Honolulu office of the AGC in Hawaii on a Tuesday morning in August, slightly before the 8am start time. It makes sense. Progress Override.

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Happy New Year!

Cassell Construction Estimating

December’s SureTrak training, (our first at Honolulu Community College), was well attended. Our followup training is scheduled for March. Yellowstone Traditions is a scheduled stop in Bozeman, either this month or in February. Summit Construction and Alan Shintani Construction sent personnel to the class.

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BC’s Blog December 08

Cassell Construction Estimating

Early December finds me on Oahu as well, teaching SureTrak at Honolulu Community College, and finishing up Beachside Roofing Hawaii’s estimating implementation and database. President-Elect Obama has promised us roads, bridges, and schools, and Honolulu voters backed Mayor Hanneman’s Light Rail initiative on Oahu.

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