What are Construction Site Layout Considerations? [PDF]
The Constructor
MAY 3, 2020
Many considerations need to be accounted for while setting the layout of the construction site, for example, considerations for site access, offices.
Top 2023 Security Trends For Construction Site Security
Construction Marketing
JANUARY 6, 2023
Are you ready to equip your construction site with top-tier security solutions? Keep reading as we delve into the top 2023 security trends for construction site security and how these trends can fortify your security against the modern threat environment. Integrated Security Camera Systems. RFID Tracking For Tools. Going Keyless.
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Common construction cost estimating problems
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 2, 2025
Hidden Site Conditions: Unforeseen site conditions like soil instability or unexpected utilities can lead to significant cost increases if not properly assessed during the initial estimating phase. Regular Market Monitoring: Tracking current material prices and market trends to ensure accurate cost estimations.
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DoD Construction Estimating
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 21, 2025
Historically many DoD sites have use “national average” cost data and have attempted to localize information with “area cost factors” and/or other forms of “cost indexes” This traditional method can introduce significant errors in cost estimation as demonstrated by several independent sources.
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The Way Construction Finance Should Be
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The Way Construction Finance Should Be Empowering builders to secure the best financing that is seamlessly streamlined to the job site. Promote to rotator No Main Image Sponsored by Sponsor Link [link] Tags CoFi Lending Construction Accounting & Finance Social
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Early Collaboration: The Key to Commercial Construction Risk Mitigation
HardHatChat
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
During this stage, the client/GC team collaboratively address site assessments, permit requirements, and scheduling, leveraging the GC’s practical experience in the field. This approach ensures that changes are essential, justified, and financially accounted for.
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Boost Construction Performance with Technology
Construction Business Owner
DECEMBER 30, 2024
The Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction reports that construction accounts for about 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions. While the IoT provides incredible opportunities for site monitoring, predictive maintenance, and supply chain optimization, data privacy and security regulations may impact implementation.
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How General Contractors Work with Commercial Architects to Mitigate Risks and Deliver Superior Commercial Construction Projects
HardHatChat
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Accountability: Clear communication protocols make tracking progress easy and identify areas needing attention. Englewoods collaborative approach with architects focuses on: Site Analysis and Feasibility Studies: Identifying potential issues such as soil conditions, zoning regulations, or utility access.
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5 tips that every site foreman should know about
Lets Build
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Being a site foreman in a construction project is like being an orchestra conductor. Almost everything that happens on the field goes through your hands and you have to be the glue between the office and the site. How to effectively run a construction site as a foreman. The reason? But it’s time to dig a little deeper.
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5 steps to effectively run a construction site as a foreman
Lets Build
OCTOBER 18, 2021
A site manager is one of the central gears of every construction project. Let alone the time spent trying to ensure that all issues are fully documented, nobody arrives on-site in vain and that material orders don’t get delayed, misplaced or even worse damaged. No two days are the same, but one thing is certain.
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JOC Program PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT – It’s all about empowerment and accountability
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
JOC Program productivity improvement is supported by the following factors: #1 Organizational development & leadership #2 Common data environment (CDE) #3 Monitoring and continuous improvement #4 Compliance #5 Enabling Technology #1 Organizational development & leadership Owner and services partner leadership, commitment, capacity, and (..)
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Good communication on the job site: Connect your teams and see everything
Lets Build
OCTOBER 2, 2020
The construction site is where the money is being made or lost. No matter what, you should always be able to have a clear and complete view of your on-site progress against your plan. A construction-specific tool can give you the context you need and become your eyes on the site at all times.
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Bringing your programme to the site: How to know everything and build better
Lets Build
MARCH 11, 2021
Many project and site managers tell us that they have to spend up to 50% of their time each week on planning. So it all boils down to this idea: if you know what is happening on site you build better and faster. Learn more: 5 tips that every site foreman should know about. Prioritise adoption on site.
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Construction Cost Factors – What you should know
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 30, 2024
Cost factors may not account for these changes, leading to significant discrepancies between estimated and actual costs. Lack of Project-Specific Information: Cost factors are based on average conditions, and they may not take into account the specific conditions of a project site.
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Construction Marketing: Tips for Building a Better Audience
Construction Marketing
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
But you do need a clear and easy-to-navigate site that shows your address, phone number, and email address. Even if the site is one page with contact information and a list of the types of jobs you do, it’s better than no website. A higher ranking means more people can find your site using a search engine. Use a Blog.
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Validate a Construction Takt Plan
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 26, 2024
Materials: Precise material quantities and delivery schedules are essential to ensure that the right materials are on-site when needed, avoiding delays or overstock. Equipment: The availability and allocation of equipment must be aligned with the TAKT plan to avoid bottlenecks.
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15 Tips For Starting Your Own Roof and Guttering Business
Construction Marketing
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Roofing isn’t a one-person job; you’ll need, at least, two roofing contractors to work on a single site. If you have more projects, you’ll need to hire more workers to go to various working sites. 10) Business bank account and credit card. 11) Accounting. 8) Brand name. Brainstorm on your brand name.
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Creating a JOC Coefficient?
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 1, 2022
Site cleanup. Transportation of contractor’s personnel to, from, and within the job site. Adjustment factors to account for small jobs. Federal unemployment insurance. Mobilization and demobilization costs. Supervision. Quality control. Shipping of all materials to the jobsite. Lodging and per-diem. Submittals.
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£20m of missing kit blows hole in Speedy accounts
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 22, 2023
Hire giant Speedy saw profits slump in its latest accounts after £20m of kit was discovered “missing” earlier this year. stock deficit in smaller site items like scaffolding towers, fencing and non-mechanical plant. The hire giant launched a probe in February after a count-up of its kit revealed a £20.4m from £29.1m. from £29.1m.
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Actionable Construction Cost Data
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 22, 2024
Granularity and Specificity : Locally researched cost data offers detailed, project-specific information, capturing variations in costs within specific locals, regions, or even specific sites. It can account for local variations in labor, material, equipment and site conditions.
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Introducing ClearSky Smart Fleet™ from JLG®
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Korry and his team built ClearSky Smart Fleet, and it was up to me to make sure that the solution fully accounts for everything our customers have told us they want and need from a fleet management system. We need to account for a specific machine on a lot where hundreds of identical models are stored.
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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust
HardHatChat
AUGUST 28, 2018
We also always recommend our clients invest in a proper existing conditions survey, which will alert us to any site issues we’ll need to mitigate and plan for in the budget. But in reality, the quality of plans we receive to work with at this stage varies widely.
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Dollar Saving Tips for Contractors
Viewpoint Construction Technology
MAY 16, 2019
This helps avoid too little or too many crew members on site. You can avoid paying employees to stand around and wait by watching the job progress, following the weather, assessing individual worker speed and accounting for construction delays. Start your project by scheduling your work crew efficiently from day one.
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7 Ways Contractors Can Save Money
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JULY 27, 2017
When you’re dealing with jobs that are in the six, seven, and even eight figure budgets, project management can become very complex with many variables to account for. As industry costs and fees increase, these tips can help you get some relief from draining the project account. Design effectively. Invest in technology.
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Liquidated company fined for safety failings that led to an employee’s death
Construction Law
MARCH 28, 2025
A company now in liquidation has been fined 90,000 and ordered to pay costs of 28,956 following the death of worker Maciej Rozanski who fell through a roof on a site in Dudley. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.
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How to calculate and improve labour productivity in construction
Lets Build
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
The construction industry has a unique problem when it comes to calculating and improving labour productivity: Every project consists of a wide variety of tasks that differ from site to site. However, this doesn’t account for a project’s work conditions. The organisation, management, and safety on the construction site.
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Scottish government aims to eradicate low cost tenders
Construction Law
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
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Crane collapse leads to large fine
Construction Law
OCTOBER 18, 2024
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Judge advises parties to consider regional courts
Construction Law
OCTOBER 31, 2024
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Roofing contracts investigated for suspected bid rigging
Construction Law
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raided several construction sites and offices to gather evidence for a bid rigging investigation focussing on roofing contracts at schools. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.
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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 20, 2021
10% are due to site related productivity issues, most of which could have been foreseen. Field supervision, fringes / burdens, site establishment / temporary facilities, small tools, scaffolding, construction equipment, heavy lift cranes, clean up, field expenses, etc. are all defined.
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5 Smart Approaches for Streamlining Your Construction Project
Construction Marketing
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Such tools also make assigning duties to your team members and tracking execution easy, enhancing accountability. Consider holding team meetings once every week at the construction site and encourage your workers to assist each other where necessary.
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What are Preliminaries in Construction Contracts?
Lets Build
MAY 11, 2022
The easiest way to define preliminaries in construction is as a group of items necessary for a construction company or contractor to complete a project but that won’t become a part of the finished work—site overhead, scaffolding, powering the site, etc. Site security. Site-based services. For example: Provisional sums.
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Company fined £1.6 million after lifting sling snapped and killed worker
Construction Law
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. A contractor has been fined £1.6
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7 Ways Construction Companies Can Keep Their Workers Safe
Construction Marketing
MAY 19, 2021
As an employer, you should ensure that your construction site offers maximum safety and security standards to its workers. Here are critical steps you can undertake to enhance safety at your construction site. As a CEO, you should set safety standards for all people accessing the construction site. Keep track of all machinery.
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Issues with Construction Cost Indexes, Location Factors, and Cost Estimating for IDIQ and JOC
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 19, 2020
Indefinite Delivery and Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) and Job Order Contracts (JOC), as well as other multi-year construction contracts require a way for contractors do account for cost impacts associated with various contingencies. Although using construction cost factors to localize cost data is faulty concept it remains common practice.
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North Sea licences challenge goes to High Court
Construction Law
MARCH 28, 2025
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ChatGPT Answers – RSMeans versus locally researched cost data
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 30, 2024
Advantages of Locally Researched Construction Cost Data: Accuracy for Specific Region: Locally researched data is likely to be more accurate for a specific region or locality, as it takes into account the unique factors that influence construction costs in that area.
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Construction Law
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
The High Speed Two (HS2) programme has become a casebook example of how not to run a major project, says the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee in a new report. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. See the panel to the right.
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40 AI pilot scheme succeeding in spotting bid rigging
Construction Law
JANUARY 9, 2025
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New issue of Construction Law arrives with subscribers
Construction Law
DECEMBER 12, 2024
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Developers commit to doubling speed of remediation for dangerous cladding
Construction Law
DECEMBER 6, 2024
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HSE confirms increase in fatal injuries in construction
Construction Law
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
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Viewpoint Construction Technology
MARCH 14, 2018
In construction, jobsites and their conditions are never the same, which means processes can vary from site to site. For example, drones can be used to record real-time construction data on the job site. Improve Communication and Collaboration. Good communication throughout the construction organization can be hard to come by.
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