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Tips for Effectively Managing Your Construction Business

Construction Business Owner

If the office and field teams aren’t aligned, it directly impacts a project’s ability to stay on schedule and budget. Join us to learn best practices for managing and creating processes that reduce risk and improve visibility. PRESENTER'S BIO. . . . . . What can companies do to ensure every project runs smoothly? .

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Efficient Public Sector Facilities Management Solution

Job Order Contracting

Locally researched unit price cost data can be leveraged to detail labor type, time, and cost requirements, scheduling, and provide valid cost visibility. Lump sum or poorly detailed contractor or subcontractor quotes, historical cost data, or national average cost data do not provide any ability for cost management to an owner.

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Understanding Holistic Fleet Management

Construction Business Owner

Heavy construction requires heavy equipment, and how a contractor maintains and manages his or her fleet has a big impact on the ability to meet project deadlines and budget targets.

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Top 10 Great Benefits of Using Construction Scheduling Software

Lets Build

The Myth about Scheduling Software In the construction industry, people often assume that a construction scheduling software is a basic planning tool that helps managers construct pretty tables in order to present them in meetings with various stakeholders. I will be frank here and say that there is so much.

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12 Step Program for Creating Credible Construction Estimates

Job Order Contracting

. #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. ■

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Autodesk Build Brings Multi-Currency to Cost Management 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With the possibility of materials pricing rising, especially in today’s market, this presents risk due to currency exchange rate fluctuations. . Managing the procurement process and properly tracking costs with international suppliers is critical to help mitigate risk. This process isn’t always easy. invoices, pay apps, etc.)

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Technology will NOT SOLVE Construction Productivity Woes.

Job Order Contracting

Those doing the work do far more than complete repair, renovation, maintenance, of new construction tasks, they manage quality and develop creative solutions to ever-present variables. Performance is much more related to management philosophy. appeared first on 4BT.

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