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Contractors Are Renting Rather Than Buying More Equipment.

ENR Construction

White Papers. Equipment rentals allow contractors to shift downtime risk while trimming expenses, including licensing, insurance, taxes and debt, among others. The recession prompted many contractors to thin their fleets in order to lower overhead and generate cash. Safety & Health. Project Delivery. Associations.

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Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers | ENR.

ENR Construction

White Papers. To reduce overhead costs, contractors often give scheduling short shrift—assigning inexperienced or junior-level personnel to schedule complex, multimillion-dollar projects. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis. --> Companies. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. -->.

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Best Practices for Multiple Award IDIQ – Task and Delivery Order Contracting

Building Information Management

Prior to FASA, agencies used large single award (umbrella) ID/IQ contracts to avoid: (1) delays associated with awarding several individual contracts for each requirement and conducting recompetitions, and (2) the legal challenges of using multiple award contracts. Use of Multiple Award Contracts to Buy Information Technology (IT).