HardHatChat

JULY 11, 2013

The summer always brings more commercial construction activity, more bids, and, as a result, higher pricing. It’s a common misconception that commercial construction general contractors make money on the change orders that sometimes take place during a project. Englewood recently began work on Season’s 52 in Chicago.

Commercial 276

Commercial Construction Bidding Chicago 276

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 19, 2017

Estimates get thrown off, rush fees ensue, and general disdain for the job can surface. As a contractor, misquoting a job estimate can be massively detrimental; some jobs are shut down for weeks, months, or even dropped altogether. Accurate estimating ensures there is always enough money for materials, wages, and more.

Viewpoint 239

Viewpoint Construction Schedule Estimating 239

Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

While 27 percent of companies reported having a BIM/VDC department, 28 percent said they don’t bid on BIM projects. View, markup, and revision capabilities make changes visible to everyone in one source document to ensure everyone is working with the most recent data at all times. This data indicates the U.S.

BIM 223

BIM Contractors Software Software 223

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2023

Procurement Workflows A detailed scope of work and an associated detailed line-item estimate is required before any procurement evaluation and award. From start to finish, bidding and procurement workflows are dependent upon robust process and current, granular local market labor, material, and equipment construction task data.

Management 217

Management Procurement Forecasting Change Orders 217

Cassell Construction Estimating

JUNE 10, 2016

We’ve been working with Sage SQL Estimating over the past few months, and are becoming bigger fans of the recent updated version, 15.2. The upgrades over the past year and more enthusiastic client interest had prompted us to put together the first cut of feature comparisons between the 2 versions of Sage Estimating.

Sage 100

Sage Estimating Consulting Change Orders 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 8, 2017

Job Order Contracting versus Design Bid Build can help to measurably improve construction productivity, quality, delivery times, and overall satisfaction for all participants. Job order contracting saves significant time and improves quality, consistency, and overall satisfaction vs. traditional design-bid-build.

Bidding 100

Bidding Contract Design Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

OpenBUILD(TM) is The ONLY Construction Integrated Project Delivery Solution with Locally Researched Cost Visibility with Program Management, Contract Management, Proposal/Bid/Estimate Management, Workorder Management , Project Management, Document Management, Team Management, Issues/Task Management, Workflow Management, and BIM integration.

Procurement 220

Procurement Construction BIM Change Orders 220

Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 23, 2019

As a contractor, misquoting a job estimate can be massively detrimental; some jobs are shut down for weeks, months or even dropped altogether. Accurate estimating ensures there is always enough money for materials, wages, and more. Budget Inaccuracies.

Construction 237

Construction Software Software Estimating 237

Levelset

MARCH 11, 2022

Prioritizing a low bid over contractor performance is a lose-lose procurement strategy. Unfortunately, low bidding is an accepted practice for both owners and contractors alike. Owners will say that focusing on the lowest bid possible ensures they get a good price. Who’s responsible for low-bid procurement?

Bidding 98

Bidding Cash Flow Contractors Procurement 98

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2023

Using these granular elements and sharing the associated descriptions, l abor, material, and equipement details in a standardized format (CSI MasterFormat) with all project participants within a robust collaborative process is the path to significant cost savings and the mitigation of change orders, disputes, and waste.

Travel 176

Travel Construction Subcontracting CSI 176

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 16, 2020

The innovate and exclusive Collaborative LEAN Construction Software for the Enterprise or Single Organization offering all of these features. The innovate and exclusive Collaborative LEAN Construction Software for the Enterprise or Single Organization offering all of these features.

Software 135

Software Software Construction Estimating 135

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 23, 2021

4bt.us [contact-form] The post Innovative Solution Integrates Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery to Improve Construction Productivity appeared first on 4BT.

Procurement 130

Procurement Innovation Products Plans 130

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Some Advice on Change Orders » A Change (Order) for the Better? When clients ask me about change orders, I’m reminded of a well-circulated photo. The yacht is named “Change Order.” Discussion about change order difficulties tends to be one of two types.

Change Orders 120

Change Orders Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 26, 2012

Meet with them before every project to discuss not only the contractual provisions for scope of work and change orders, but also what you bid and why. Stay on Top of Changes. The profit you calculate when bidding a job can fluctuate dramatically as work progresses. Was your initial estimate off?

Change Orders 120

Change Orders Construction Profitability Software 120

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 11, 2022

National average cost data can be used for estimating projects. Economic factors can be used to update estimates and/or cost data. The application of a single factor to an estimate or cost database, for example the ENR cost index, results in gross errors. Line-Item Construction Cost Estimating. Collaboration is CRITICAL.

Estimating 130

Estimating Construction CSI Change Orders 130

Chianelli Estimating

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Is there a last minute bid opportunity that you need of assistance with? Do you have too many bids proposals to handle and not enough staff when a last minute “emergency” bid is due. Send your your blue prints to an experienced Construction Estimating Service. Preparation & submission of bid proposals.

Estimating 68

Estimating Contractors Bidding Guidelines 68

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

Construction Change Order Best Management Practices. Definition of a construction change order: A construction change order is work that is added to or deleted from the originally agreed upon and contracted scope of work which alters the original contract amount and/or completion date. Change Order Impacts.

Change Orders 100

Change Orders Contract Negotiation Management 100

Job Order Contracting

JULY 22, 2020

The fundamental issues associated with design-bid-build and even design-bid, are well known to experienced AECOO professionals (architecture, engineering, construction, operations, owner). Rampant waste and high levels of dissatisfaction of all participants and stakeholders are the norm.

Procurement 147

Procurement Plans Construction Bidding 147

Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Design-Bid-Build. Traditional design-bid-build (DBB) delivery process with design, bidding, and construction in separate, sequential steps. Construction contract is generally awarded to the lowest bidder and/or lowest qualified builder, who then utilizes the subcontractors included in his or her bid. Advantages.

Design 130

Design Bidding Engineering Construction 130

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2021

JOC is a program-centric environment within which a contracts, projects, bids, estimates, and work orders follow specified stages and work flows. JOC has improved significantly in its levels of comprehensiveness, and capabilities versus its early introduction to America in the 1980s. Reward is performance-based. JOC Benefits.

Contract 130

Contract Life Cycle Procurement Change Orders 130

HardHatChat

JUNE 23, 2015

Working with a commercial contractor on a negotiated-bid basis, as Englewood Construction does with long-term client American Girl, can minimize the likelihood you’ll hear “no” from your GC during the bidding process. It turns out we were right, as the true cost of the allowance item ended up being nearly $800k more than estimated.

Commercial 120

Commercial Contractors Bidding Negotiation 120

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

There are existing best management practices, tools, and support services for real property owners with appropriate leadership and competencies to support positive change. Change orders, errors, and omissions can be virtually eliminated.

Procurement 210

Procurement Plans Construction Renovating 210

Construction Cost Estimating

APRIL 25, 2019

Sage Estimating Sage Estimating can significantly accelerate the estimating process for several construction firms. Sage facilitates you to produce bids rapidly, precisely and positively with takeoff and cost databases. Download B2W Estimate B2W Estimate is useful for heavy civil construction estimating and bidding.

Bidding 40

Bidding Estimating Software Software 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 15, 2018

Change orders easily increased project costs by 50% or more, and claims and litigation were the norm, versus the exception. JOC contractors strive for: • Fast Delivery • High Quality • No Change Orders • No Warranty Hassles • Maximize budgets. 8-22% of project costs were being consumed in design and procurement.

Contract 100

Contract Change Orders Procurement Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 13, 2019

The OpenJOC(TM) Solution virtually eliminates the slow, costly, error prone, inefficient practices associated with design-bid-build, lowest bidder, and other traditional construction delivery methods. It embodies all of the fundamental aspects of LEAN construction, including: Collaboration. Long-term Relationships. Shared Risk/Reward.

Innovation 100

Innovation Construction Procurement Bidding 100

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 8, 2023

Connect the design phases with downstream tasks like scoping, estimating , and buyout by ensuring data flows smoothly into these various processes. This, in turn, leads to improved accuracy in project estimates , proactive risk management, and more effective resource allocation. How do you accomplish this?

Profitability 98

Profitability Bidding Estimating Risk 98

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Job Order Contracting 2021 is a competitively bid, firm, fixed-price, indefinite quantity contract, and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery program for as-needed construction services. The UPB reflects Contractors bid an adjustment factor (coefficient) that is applied to all construction tasks listed in the UPB.

Contract 130

Contract Bidding Procurement CSI 130

Carol Hagen

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

” Estimators will also love Bluebeam Revu. With the “built-in measurement tool, onscreen quantity takeoffs are calculated, totaled and stored in a list that can be summarized in Excel for estimates.” Underneath the project are more folders for RFIs, change orders, pictures, etc.

Industrial 142

Industrial Documentation CAD Estimating 142

Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 18, 2012

Construction Change Order Phobia. After Reviewing The QuickBooks Reports - We discovered a painful case of the dreaded disease I call "Change-Order-Phobia". The contractor immediately takes full responsibility for the problem rather than breaking an unwritten rule of admitting they were wrong in their original estimate.

Change Orders 48

Change Orders Profitability Work in Progress Construction 48

Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating Tool for General Contractors. General Contractors know the key to profitability is having accurate estimates for everything from electrical to concrete work. General Contractors are benefited with reduced costs while hiring or employing a full time Surveyor or Estimator.

Estimating 53

Estimating Contractors Software Software 53

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2022

A review of EVERY JOC contractor proposal/bid for JOC Program compliance. A detailed scope of work, completed after a joint site visit (owner and contractor) must fully defined requirements such that the contractor can create a detailed line item estimate using the associated locally researched detailed line-item unit price book.

Contractors 215

Contractors Contract Documentation Project Management 215

Constructonomics

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Bids will be collected December 30, 2009. . As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the General Services Administration is soliciting bids for design and construction of a replacement of air handling units, installation of photovoltaic arrays, and installation of a vegetative roof.

Philadelphia 115

Philadelphia Green Subcontracting AutoCAD 115

Construction Cost Estimating

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Creating bids with a simple pen, pad and calculator is possible but quite difficult. Construction estimating software like CBD Estimating by Comprotex Software, Inc. comes with pre-programmed Microsoft Excel formulas specifically designed to help you create bids. This exclusive video tutorial is presented by Bob Hall.

CBD Estimating 45

CBD Estimating Estimating Software Software 45

Construction Cost Estimating

MAY 28, 2014

Employing consistent methods helps different estimators to complete various parts of the quantity survey and can also be continued later by another cost estimator. Documentation - Documentation is a crucial part of cost estimation practice. The methods that meet the specific requirements of the client should be used.

Estimating 45

Estimating Documentation Bidding CSI 45

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2019

. • Prequalified shortlist of contractors that bid on multiple projects. Similar to traditional design-bid-build thus no additional training or enhanced skills required. Streamlines post-bidding award, security clearances, etc. . • Streamlines post-bidding award, security clearances, etc. MATOC/MACC Advantages.

Contract 100

Contract Construction Bidding Subcontracting 100

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 5, 2012

Evaluate Bidding Strategy. There are fewer projects to bid and what projects are available are being bid by more people. Consequently, the bidding climate is very competitive with some work going to people bidding below cost. change orders. It’s tough out there. Stay Connected. www.dexterchaney.com.

Construction 120

Construction Bidding Software Software 120

Construction Cost Estimating

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Trimble Accubid Classic is electrical estimating software helps out complete construction workflow. The expertises of this software are Electrical estimating to purchasing. Electrical estimating data used to develop bids should become the foundation for the rest of the construction workflow.

Estimating 45

Estimating Electrical Bidding Software 45