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Your Favorite Construction Junkie Articles in 2020

Construction Junkie

Throughout the year, I worked hard to find helpful resources to help contractors navigate through the pandemic, like safety guides, webinars, deals on software, technology updates, and more. Click here to see the coronavirus resources for contractors… 3. Read the full story regarding headphones on the jobsite here… 4.

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7 Ways to Improve Construction Site Safety

Levelset

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), almost 3 out of 100 full-time workers were injured on the job in 2019. Struck-by : Building materials being unloaded overhead by cranes or booms frequently result in struck-by incidents. Common jobsite safety risks. Document & track safety incidents.

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Job Order Contracting Guide

Job Order Contracting

It is assumed that all workers are skilled for the particular task in concert with safety (OSHA) requirements. ESTIMATING PROGRAM SOFTWARE – The 4BT-CE UPB is available via cloud-based software that was design per our guidelines, or within 4Clicks Project Estimator Software from 4Clicks Solutions, LLC. [1]

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Solving the Labor Shortage in 12 Steps

Pro Builder

If OSHA is active in your area, all builders are forced to pay attention to site conditions, which helps even the playing field. But even without OSHA enforcement, maintaining safe sites sends a message to your trades that you care. We learned a lot about that during COVID-19. And a jobsite is never completely safe until it’s clean.

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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: Construction specifications - vital.

Construction Cost Estimating

Almost the entire CSI approved sections contain performance and safety obligations produced by agencies like the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and several other federal and professional organizations. Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering Software.

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FEDERAL JOB ORDER CONTRACTING – An Outline

Building Information Management

Software and hardware requirements / deployment methods. OSHA = Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The coefficient represents the contractor’s overhead costs and profit. The Unit Price Book – UPB. Unit Price Line Items. Content, Quantity. Considerations. Commercial and/or customer cost data. Technology.

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Job Order Contracting – Best Practices Implementation

Building Information Management

The Contractor shall furnish as part of its overhead cost, included in the coefficient, all necessary protective equipment, concrete mixing boxes, water barrels, wheelbarrows, hoes, shovels, tools, mortar boards, ladders, portable scaffolding, shop tools, hand tools, shop equipment, and fabricating items customary to the trade, etc.,