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Construction Cost Estimating Software vs. Spreadsheets – State of the Nation 2012

Building Information Management

Construction estimating involves the estimating of material, labor, equipment, overhead/profit and contingencies. Growing numbers of cost estimators now have the need to work with multiple projects, multiple estimates, and multiple contracts (IDIQ, JOC, SABER…) simultaneously and securely.

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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 enables the contractor to earn a profit over many jobs rather than one at a time and incentivizes a contractor to serve the customer effectively with high quality work in order to win additional job orders. These factors have led to increased quality in construction.4.

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

Building Information Management

A single award ID/IQ contract often makes it difficult for the government to secure the same price reductions and contractor performance improvements that would occur if the contractor was competing against other qualified contractors throughout the contract. These contracts have much of their pricing determined by pre-award competition.