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Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

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Consistently delivering quality projects on time and on budget simply requires leadership, accountability, and commitment. Validate Contractor and Subcontractor Quotes Obtaining comparative bids on all subcontracted work will not provide sufficient cost visibility. Controlling Construction Costs is not rocket science 1.

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Improving Construction Project Outcomes

Job Order Contracting

Robust processes and tools are readily available to assure the delivery of quality projects on time and on budget. From a historical perspective, traditional methods such as design-bid-build and others have failed. Owner leadership and commitment to drive required process changes is “all” that is needed. Tools and Services.

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Considering a Job Order Contract?

Job Order Contracting

All prequalified contractors invited to bid should submit sealed bids based on one or more adjustment factors / coefficients to the unit prices listed in the approved JOC unit price book (UPB). The approved JOC unit price book should be locally researched and organized using CSI Masterformat. no use of economic cost factors).

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Value-based Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery

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Value-based construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently enable quality projects, on-time and on-budget. A locally researched detailed line item unit price book, organized using a standard data format, i.e. CSI Masterformat, is a key CDE element.

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Optimizing Construction, Repair, Renovation, and New Build Outcomes

Job Order Contracting

Let’s start with what methods will NOT WORK if used on their own… Design-bid-build. A process, with associated workflows and tools, that… Allows the consistent delivery of quality projects on time and on budget independent of size, scope, and complexity. Last Planner / Last Planner System. CM@R/CM@Risk. Design-build.

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Commercial Construction CSI – How to Uncover the Demons in Your Construction Site

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It was a case for the Englewood Construction CSI team. Englewood Construction's team is always ready to solve the latest construction CSI case. We were pulling a feeder cable through a Chicago retail construction project when we heard the explosion. Then, the transformer blew out. What the heck happened?

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The Proven Construction Project Delivery System

Job Order Contracting

The consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction is routine for facilities management professionals with appropriate leadership skills and competency. Long-term relationships built upon mutual trust and respect. Shared risk/reward.

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