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Using RSMeans Cost Data for Job Order Contracting – JOC – October 2013

Building Information Management

The follow are excerpts from a RSMeans White Paper. This database would be referenced for estimating, negotiating, project control and closeout. “Traditional construction delivery methods are fraught with problems. Architects and engineers spend countless hours attempting to design and specify their projects completely.

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Integrated Project Delivery – IPD, Job Order Contracting – JOC, BIM, and Efficient Project Delivery

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Project delivery methods must therefore be a component of BIM, a fact many/most 3D visualization software vendors appear to have ignored. Recently, several organizations collaborated together and published a white paper titled Integrated Project Delivery for Public and Private Owners. Negotiation. Contractor proposal.

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

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The contractor’s coefficient is based on cost elements such as overhead, profit, minimum design costs, G&A expenses, bond premiums, and gross receipt taxes. NIH used group software tools to help industry build consensus and reduce project time while monitoring, supporting, and documenting the discussions and processes involved.