HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This has allowed us to perform at a high level, ensuring quality finished products, a maintained schedule, and being mindful of the budget. One of the best sources of information on performance is other subcontractors. Here are several of the essential qualities we look for when we choose a subcontractor for a project: 1. It matters.

Commercial 295

Commercial Construction Schedule US 295

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

Credible Cost Estimate Core Elements #1 Objectivity – The information used and those invovled in the creation of the construction cost estimate must be objective. The reliance on outdated information (more the three month old) can introduce significant error. Primary data sources should be used whenever possible.

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Estimating CSI Life Cycle Construction 217

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 4, 2022

Warranty information. Extended warranty information. Contractor information. Preventive maintenance plan, schedule, and procedures. Testing equipment and special tool information. Safety precautions and hazards. Cleaning recommendations. Maintenance and repair procedures. Spare parts and supply list. Operating log.

Schedule 224

Schedule Safety Equipment Plans 224

Cassell Construction Estimating

MARCH 29, 2024

At the end of this training, attendees will be able to setup and build a schedule, print reports and update progress for timely project management decisions, throughout the duration of the project. This course can be completed onsite or online. 60-page reference manual included. 60-page reference manual included.

Honolulu 130

Honolulu Schedule Contract US 130

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 4, 2022

Facilities Preventive Maintenance requires the following information to minimize downtime and unscheduled maintenance and repairs. Manufacturer’s schedule for routine preventive maintenance, inspections, condition monitoring (predictive tests) and adjustments required to ensure proper and economical operation and to minimize repairs.

Equipment 227

Equipment Schedule Inspections Safety 227

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Robust Process Integration + Common Shared Cost/Technical Information + Supporting Tech = Measurably Improved Cost Management. Integrating People, Process, Information, and Technology with proven industry best practices and organization-specific requirements into a proven cost management solution. 43%-77% increase in productivity.

Renovating 241

Renovating Estimating Construction Procurement 241

Best Practices Construction Law

DECEMBER 11, 2019

A number of families will be traveling this holiday season, and some are travel-savvy enough to check out travel websites for real-time traffic information and identification of construction delays. However, the different methods of schedule analysis can lead to varying results. Include accurate as-built information.

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Schedule Compensation Claims Travel 71

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 19, 2023

. #1 Define estimate’s purpose ■ Who will use the estimate and how. Required level of detail, and overall scope. #2 Monte Carlo simulation) to develop a confidence interval around the point estimate. ■ Monte Carlo simulation) to develop a confidence interval around the point estimate. ■

Estimating 222

Estimating Life Cycle Documentation Schedule 222

Jobsite with Procore

JULY 27, 2022

How efficiently teams can work will have a direct impact on a project’s budget, schedule, and profit margins. More often than not, the successful completion of a renewable energy project hinges on a productive workforce firing on all cylinders from groundbreaking to handover.

Products 52

Products Profitability Budgeting Budget 52

NH Construction Law

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Over the past decade, Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) – computerized 3D portrayal of integrated building elements that allows a project or project subset to be built virtually before being built in the field – has become prolific in commercial construction. This is not your father’s CAD system.

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Modeling BIM Contract Documentation 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

With such long time-tables, it’s difficult to plan for unforeseen schedule disruptions while managing the many moving parts of a project. Arguably the toughest part of a project manager’s job is managing the impact of those schedule disruptions across several teams working on the same project. . Key features of new Schedule Tool .

Autodesk 52

Autodesk Schedule Cash Flow Forecasting 52

Revit OpEd

JUNE 27, 2013

When you use a schedule that includes elements that are in linked files you can also include two parameters for the linked file. Tips Schedules Linked Files' My reply to a thread at AUGI this morning prompted me to post this. I''ve probably mentioned this in the past but it''s easy to overlook.

Schedule 49

Schedule 49

HardHatChat

AUGUST 9, 2023

At Englewood , we now believe lead times need to be the primary driver of the project schedule. It is important to secure this information right from the outset because materials should drive design decisions in the market, especially where schedule and cost are very important or critical to success.

Commercial 156

Commercial Management Construction Equipment 156

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We don't always throw around the word "revolutionary," but building information modeling (BIM) has truly been that over the last few decades. At its core, BIM represents an all-encompassing strategy for creating and managing information about a built asset. Remember, BIM is all about creating and managing the information of buildings.

BIM 98

BIM Modeling Schedule Visualization 98

Jobsite with Procore

APRIL 14, 2022

How efficiently your team can work will have a direct impact on a project’s budget, schedule, and even your profit margins. More often than not, successful completion of a construction project hinges on a productive workforce firing on all cylinders from groundbreaking to handover.

Products 52

Products Profitability Budgeting Budget 52

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Also, it is incumbent upon owners and building users to provide enough information to enable the builder to create a detailed line-item cost estimate and associated timeline. Step 4: Provide Easy, Shared Access to Action Information Leverage cloud technology to ensure information is current and instantly available to all team members.

Management 215

Management CSI Budgeting Budget 215

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 27, 2022

Collaborative, real-time technology enabling team access to current documentation and information. Support for repair, renovation, scheduled, unscheduled, and preventive maintenance, and appropriate new construction. Common data environment, including current, detailed, locally researched unit price cost data. Fully compliant.

Contract 200

Contract Renovating Budgeting Budget 200

Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

In simple words, a project schedule is a kind of document that gathers all the important works so that project can be delivered on time. Besides that, it also provides automated email alerts so that team members can be aware about their scheduled tasks’ time and manager will know when someone’s availability has changed.

Schedule 40

Schedule Project Management Construction Resource 40

Job Order Contracting

JULY 12, 2023

4BT Job Order Contract Enterprise Management System  Program Management o Ability to roll up program, project, and workorder schedule, resource and budget data o Multi-year, multi-contractor, multi-UPB, project management o Capture initial planning and detailed Scope of Work requirements o Track variance from cost and schedule baselines across the (..)

Contract 130

Contract Management Schedule Budgeting 130

Job Order Contracting

MAY 24, 2023

3# Detailed knowledge of local market labor, material, equipment, and productivity information a granular level is required to produce a verifiable and defensible construction cost estimate that is actionable. There is no “secret sauce”, there are no “short cuts”, and technology in itself is not a solution.

Estimating 218

Estimating Construction Defense Change Orders 218

HardHatChat

MARCH 4, 2019

One of the biggest challenges for commercial construction firms today is the tighter project timelines that have become the norm at every phase of a project – from shorter deadlines for submitting initial bids and budgets, to quicker resolution on addendums and change orders, to compressed schedules for construction and delivery.

Project Management 349

Project Management Commercial Management Construction 349

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 18, 2024

When your communication is all over the place, it’s easy for critical information to be overlooked or lost. Doing so speeds up the flow and frequency of information, enhances transparency between team members, and improves decision-making. Correspondence reduces double-entry, so there’s less chance of errors and information loss.

Project Management 80

Project Management Management Autodesk Schedule 80

Construction Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

These tools enable construction professionals to rethink every aspect of project planning, execution, and collaboration, whether it be through the use of project management software, virtual reality (VR), or building information modeling (BIM). In addition, QR codes can also be a great solution if you want to keep your information in safety.

Innovation 254

Innovation Construction Safety Budgeting 254

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

We can schedule elements that are in linked files but there isn''t a schedule that is only interested in telling us what linked files there are. What if we want to document what files are linked into our model and include this information on a sheet? Add the new schedule to the sheet.

Schedule 63

Schedule Documentation Revit Modeling 63

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2023

Locally researched unit price cost data can be leveraged to detail labor type, time, and cost requirements, scheduling, and provide valid cost visibility. Furthermore, leveraging valid information and quantitative KPIs (key performance indicators) supports knowledge building and continuous improvement. Health and safety incident rates.

Management 218

Management Procurement Forecasting Change Orders 218

Construction Superintendent Magazine

APRIL 15, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration scheduled an informal public hearing to discuss OSHA’s proposed rule to extend the compliance date for the crane operator certification requirement and the existing phase-in requirement that employers ensure that their operators are qualified to operate the equipment.

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Certification OSHA Schedule Washington 40

Revit OpEd

APRIL 14, 2013

In my griping about schedules in my previous post I mentioned (in an addendum) that we get a new feature in Revit 2014 that provides some measure of control over column width. The Revit 2014 Modify Schedule/Quantities ribbon interface now looks like this. Tips Schedules New Features Dept. Btw, bummer. Your mileage may vary.

Schedule 65

Schedule Revit Travel 65

Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 29, 2013

Some key players within the construction community like architects, engineers, public and private owners, construction managers, contractors , subcontractors, and designers will find the event very useful for them to get acquainted with various “tips and tricks” which can be applied to scheduling their construction projects.

Schedule 69

Schedule Construction Change Orders Estimating 69

Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The plan should have all the information needed to facilitate swift action and highlight any potential issues. Your construction plan should include clear goals, schedule, budget, equipment, dependencies, and team members. This will free up your schedule and enable you to direct your time to more demanding areas.

Construction 322

Construction Budgeting Budget Materials 322

Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 17, 2016

Many delay, disruption, and loss of productivity claims are lost or substantially reduced in value because mistakes, errors and carelessness are reflected in the original schedule and plan of operations. Incomplete schedules. Schedule does not “tie in” to the anticipated means and methods and/or estimate.

Schedule 48

Schedule Contractors Claims Documentation 48

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 26, 2021

Policies and Procedures for implementing cost, schedule, and quality control throughout an organization, and its real property portfolio, have been available for decades. Robust Cost, Schedule and Value Management Programs focus upon fundamental principles that support long-term, mutually beneficial relationships and outcome-focus teams.

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Management Construction Schedule Organization 130

Cassell Construction Estimating

AUGUST 25, 2012

She was scheduled to attend a seminar in Honolulu entitled P6 Scheduling Requirements for NAVFAC projects. Saito provided some excellent perspective on his department’s scheduling requirements. In other words, keep the schedule reasonably concise, and expand within this particular report instead. It makes sense.

Hawaii 100

Hawaii Schedule Honolulu Alaska 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A LEAN construction solution integrates People, Process, Information, and Technology throughout planning, procurement, and project delivery, to consistently enable best value outcomes for all participants and stakeholders in terms of quality, time, and cost. Schedule a 15-minute introductory call. Request the LEAN construction eBook.

Procurement 219

Procurement Construction Renovating Plans 219

Revit OpEd

OCTOBER 14, 2016

I wrote an earlier post describing a way to create a schedule of linked files. I read a thread at RFO asking about including the current file in the schedule too. This is a schedule of Levels (since all projects have at least one). I can use the same approach to get that result too.

Schedule 40

Schedule Modeling 40

Lets Build

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The heartbeat of your project is your schedule. By arranging smaller tasks into a detailed daily schedule, you get to precisely map out your next steps, have better project control and anticipate delays before they could cause any huge issue. Learn about the three secrets of achieving that.

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Schedule Project Management Site Plans 147

Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Schedule delays and disputes over time extensions or impact costs are a major source of claims on a construction project, often because the contractor did not prepare a comprehensive or accurate baseline schedule or did not properly update the schedule as work progressed. Read more.

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Schedule Construction Claims Documentation 48

Construction Equipment

MARCH 22, 2013

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a third informal stakeholder meeting to solicit comments on the crane operator certification requirements in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard. The meeting will be held from April 3 from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.

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Schedule OSHA Certification Washington 67