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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

This practice would not only provide requisite transparency, but also improve early, ongoing, and higher quality project work scope. Typical construction project stake holders include: Owners (management, engineering, contracting/procurement, building users), Contractors, Subcontractors, and Designers/Architects.

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Improving Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Educational and training programs must focus upon asset life-cycle management and modeling. Overall focus must shift from first-cost mentality to life-cycle/total-cost-of-ownership. Faster project delivery, financial transparency, and less required project management are additional benefits provided by JOC.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

These factors include… poor formal and professional education in the domain, low investment in research and development, deep rooted project culture, perceived long life-cycle of associated return on investment, resistance from construction projects’ participants and stakeholders, and lack of real property owner leadership and competency.

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Construction Cost Estimators, BIM, and Efficient Project Delivery

Building Information Management

Google Spreedsheets, et a - and dedicated cost estimating/project management software do not have limitations. That said, it’s a statistical result, as most estimators also work independently and/or on smaller jobs , and/or do a limited number of estimates , and/or work in relatively specialized areas.

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Facilities Operations & Maintenance Management

Job Order Contracting

Appropriate decision-support tools and services (technology, data, and consulting/education/support) must be included to enable consideration of life-cycle costs and financial resource prioritization. Leadership without excessive management. Life-cycle / total cost of ownership management techniques.

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10 Construction Certifications and Where to Get Them

CivilJungle

Construction Management Certification Institute (CMCI). Project Management Institute (PMI). These days, construction managers are most likely to hold a bachelor’s degree in materials construction, construction engineering, construction administration, or construction science. Project Management Institute (PMI).

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Public Sector Real Property Management – Quality Construction Cost Estimating – Earned Value Management

Building Information Management

This practice would not only provide requisite transparency, but also improve early, ongoing, and higher quality project work scope. Typical construction project stake holders include: Owners (management, engineering, contracting/procurement, building users), Contractors, Subcontractors, and Designers/Architects.