HardHatChat

JULY 27, 2020

Providing a clear scope of work and investing in quality architectural drawings are key to a successful client-contractor relationship, according to Englewood Construction. Be Selective in the Bidding Process If the project is a competitive bid, some clients are tempted to send it out for pricing to a laundry list of construction firms.

Commercial 240

Commercial Contractors Construction Bidding 240

HardHatChat

MARCH 19, 2012

How prepared and organized the owner/operator is in terms of having drawings done and hard delivery dates on the FF&E (fixtures, furnishings and equipment). Design process – this is where the architect creates drawings (typically 4-6 weeks). Bidding process – this is usually 2 weeks.

Schedule 258

Schedule Construction Budgeting Budget 258

BD+C

MARCH 17, 2019

That means sending the drawings out and getting contractors involved … Let’s get ready to rumble because “The Construction Bid Process ” is today’s topic. Every client wants to know what their project is going to cost and who’s going to build it.

Bidding 80

Bidding Drawings Construction Documentation 80

HardHatChat

JULY 11, 2013

The summer always brings more commercial construction activity, more bids, and, as a result, higher pricing. If there is one aspect of a commercial construction job worth extra investment, it is the planning and drawing stage. Englewood recently began work on Season’s 52 in Chicago. Don’t skimp on architects.

Commercial 276

Commercial Construction Bidding Chicago 276

Construction Dive

MAY 15, 2023

AI platforms can analyze drawing sets, automatically identify design-related risks to improve decision-making.

Bidding 125

Bidding Drawings Risk Design 125

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Your approach to bidding, especially in comparison to the competition, will be reflected in your hit ratio. The bid-hit ratio should be balanced, and you want the number of hits to be as high as possible. For example, if your bid-hit ratio is 3:1, it means that you get a third of the jobs you bid on.

Bidding 98

Bidding Certification Management Comparison 98

HardHatChat

JANUARY 19, 2010

I like caramel corn as much as anybody, but I would tell subs there were only two things we needed – a competitive bid and outstanding service. Without the best bid, we can’t win the project. And without the best service, the bid is meaningless. So, how do you ensure that you have and retain the best subs available?

Commercial 192

Commercial Bidding Construction Retail 192

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2020

Instant access to drawings using Building in Cloud built-in DWG viewer. Defined common data environment. Key performance indicators. Sample High-level Workflow. Common Data Environment. Upload and share documents and make them available to your whole team – including PDF, Word and Excel files, images and videos.

Software 179

Software Software CSI Life Cycle 179

HardHatChat

MAY 18, 2011

The retailer (or office tenant) brings in its drawings and asks the landlord for costs from commercial construction contractors to build out the entire space. Scenario A – The tenant agrees with the landlord’s bids, so the landlord pays for and manages the construction process. This is most popular with big retail leases in 2011.

Commercial 184

Commercial Retail Construction Bidding 184

ENR Construction

AUGUST 29, 2023

Germany-based RWE, which is developing offshore projects in New York and California, bid $5.6 million for its 102,000-acre site off Louisiana in the Aug. 29 Gulf of Mexico lease sale,

Bidding 69

Bidding Drawings Leases New York 69

HardHatChat

DECEMBER 15, 2009

As this year draws to a close, let’s look back on some of the highs and lows of what was a challenging year. Low – Chicago losing the 2016 Olympic bid. When Chicago lost the 2016 Olympic bid this fall, it was a devastating blow to the city’s restaurant and retail construction industry. High – Green building.

Commercial 196

Commercial Retail Chicago Construction 196

Job Order Contracting

JULY 26, 2017

16 Things Every Contractor Should Know When Bidding a Job Order Contract is just an introduction to anyone interested in JOC. For example, are drawings given to the general contractor 50% of the time? 16 Things Every Contractor Should Know When Bidding a Job Order Contract is just an introduction to anyone interested in JOC.

Bidding 100

Bidding Contract Contractors Electrical 100

HardHatChat

MAY 18, 2010

While some construction change orders will be out of your control, such as last-minute requests from a municipality, the majority of change orders happen because the full scope of work wasn’t included in the bid drawings. And that my friend is something you can control – design and construction.

Change Orders 174

Change Orders Commercial Construction Bidding 174

Wolgast Corporation

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Three-Phases to Design-Build Construction: Preliminary Design and Estimating Detailed Construction Drawings and Bidding Construction Step One/Phase I – Preliminary Design and Estimating In this First Step or Phase our Architect develops plans based on a needs analysis meeting with the building owner and representatives for a nominal fee.

Commercial 127

Commercial Drawings Bidding Budget 127

Carol Hagen

JANUARY 23, 2014

The problem comes in with the varying line weights on drawings. Many plans do not have layers activated so toggling the layers off/on doesn’t improve the drawing lines. I suggest you add Disable Line Weights before your next bid. Estimators will make it a best practice to Disable Line Weights.

Estimating 153

Estimating Drawings Software Software 153

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Procedure for Publicly Announcing Interview Scores and Open Bids. Letter of Invitation to Submit Bid and Interview-Phase II. Preparation of Bids. Bid Guarantee. Preparation of Bids. Bid Guarantee. Acknowledgement of Addenda to Invitations to Bids. Submission of Bids. Bid Results.

Contract 100

Contract Bidding Documentation Drawings 100

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 5, 2021

First is Autodesk Takeoff, a brand new 2D and 3D quantification solution that enables estimators to quickly produce accurate quantities for improved estimating and competitive bidding. This is especially helpful for self-performing general contractors and bid-build projects. Collaboration With Autodesk Takeoff.

Modeling 232

Modeling Environment Autodesk BIM 232

Construction Dive

JULY 23, 2014

By Bruce Jervis It has long been controversial: Should design professionals be directly liable to construction contractors for deficiencies in the drawings and specifications? On one hand, contractors necessarily rely on the design documents when bidding and performing the work. There are arguments on each side. ” Read more.

Drawings 56

Drawings Contractors Design Liability 56

BD+C

DECEMBER 4, 2013

HOK led the design team that developed the master plan for the Expo, which is expected to draw more than 25 million visitors from October 2020 through April 2021. Dubai has been chosen as the site of the 2020 World Expo. Dubai’s selection – themed "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future" – was announced Nov.

Bidding 89

Bidding Drawings Office Housing 89

Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Classification of civil engineering drawings and importance of engineering drawings Engineering drawings square calculate however engineers and draftsmen speak the styles for a building project to a contractor , builder, or technician. Tender drawings are geared up by engineers with clearness of sympathetic in mind.

Drawings 40

Drawings Engineering Bidding Agreement 40

FDR Safety

APRIL 1, 2013

One thing all engineers know is this: If you miss something in the bid specification and place an order for a machine or process, you will pay big time to get the added features. While in the competitive bid stage, many of those items might have been no cost.

Design 120

Design Bidding Safety Feasibility 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 18, 2021

Showing up with a 3D model when owners are in the process of bidding out work is a game-changer, particularly when the competition does not. Remember: Many owners that make decisions about the work to be completed are not construction professionals, meaning they are not accustomed to reading plans and 2D drawings.

BIM 308

BIM Contractors Modeling Software 308

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 3, 2023

Anyone who works in the construction industry is intimately familiar with different types of construction drawings. Here’s a simple primer for understanding the differences and the roles each type of drawing plays in the construction process. What Are Construction Drawings? But can you define the differences between them?

Drawings 52

Drawings Documentation Construction Change Orders 52

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

A detailed line item, and preferably locally researched (no use of cost factors) is used by the JOC contractor to prepare a propsal/bid for review by the USACE. The government will not provide the contractor with detailed Task Order drawings for projects that do not require a design.

Negotiation 191

Negotiation Contract Office Contractors 191

Construction Dive

MARCH 12, 2014

By Bruce Jervis The rule requiring pre-bid clarification of obviously ambiguous documents is founded in fairness and common sense. If a bidder is aware, or should be aware, of a mistake, contradiction or omission in the drawings and specifications, the bidder should not be allowed to financially exploit the error.

Bidding 53

Bidding Design Risk Contractors 53

Carol Hagen

APRIL 24, 2013

Perspective drawing and the volume tool . Perspective drawings and the perimeter tool. Knowing that you’ll all want to try these faster options and get more bids completed, I’m providing this handy reference document explaining the process using the Bluebeam Revu Measurement tools.

Estimating 111

Estimating Drawings United States Software 111

BD+C

OCTOBER 28, 2014

The design plans that Fentress draws up will serve as the basis for the city’s weighing bids from design-build firms to complete this project. City Commissioners voted unanimously (with one commissioner absent) in favor of Fentress over seven other contenders, according to the Miami Herald. Body Image: read more.

Miami 83

Miami Renovating Plans Drawings 83

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

Construction Junkie

MARCH 24, 2021

Autodesk Takeoff allows estimators to perform 2D and 3D takeoffs within Autodesk Construction Cloud, ensuring teams are using the most up-to-date set of drawings and allowing collaboration between team members. As the market evolves, data helps our teams bring more value, insight, and reliability to the table to remain competitive.”.

Autodesk 111

Autodesk Estimating Bidding Products 111

Pro Builder

JANUARY 6, 2021

Using the PlanGrid mobile app enables you to publish amended versions of construction drawings to a cloud server and share them. The app helps keep all design and building team members current with the latest drawing revisions, alerting users if they are viewing an outdated drawing. . . . Bid and trade management.

Mobility 107

Mobility Bidding Estimating Documentation 107

HardHatChat

AUGUST 21, 2012

The difference is we weren’t on vacation; we were bidding new restaurant and hotel construction jobs to keep up with the thousands of new residents moving to the area due to the oil boom. So many local subs are tied up on oil jobs that any other commercial project needs to draw subs from outside the area.

Commercial 214

Commercial Contractors Retail Construction 214

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Provide accurate cost assessments to guide budgeting and bidding processes. Through these tailored marketing strategies, the construction industry can continue to draw upon a diverse talent pool, ensuring its resilience and growth in the face of challenges and opportunities.

Construction 332

Construction Project Management Electrical Safety 332

Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

Construction management starts with a project owner sharing project information to contractors and subcontractors in order to solicit bids. Once the project owner receives all the bids, a contractor is then selected based on the lowest bid, best qualifications, or of best value to the company. The process.

Project Management 148

Project Management Management Construction Feasibility 148

Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In this case, a basis-of-design, commodity, stick-built curtain wall system can be shown on the architectural drawings and included in the performance specifications and can be competitively bid by the CM/GC after final construction documents are produced. Design team Architect: typically leads the design team.

Design 104

Design Fabrication Consulting Bidding 104

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Alternative Project Delivery (APD) offers the opportunity delivers significant added value versus traditional design-bid-build, design-build, Construction Management at Risk (CMAR), Agency?CM Additionally, the knowledge of contractors is leveraged in design phase, drawing on their experiences to improve the proposed solution.

Resource 164

Resource Procurement Life Cycle Construction 164

Carol Hagen

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Everyday PDFs are instrumental in the construction conversation to show mark ups on Microsoft Office documents, interactively draw on tablet PCs and then share these PDFs on Servers. ” Bluebeam is a PDF Editor’s dream and works well for Architects and Engineers from design development through bid and construction.

Industrial 142

Industrial Documentation CAD Estimating 142

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 8, 2023

Implement centralized and connected bid management Bid management sometimes feels like a whirlwind, where you’re tasked to review a slew of projects and go over numerous documents and information. When the process isn’t carried out efficiently, bid management takes longer and causes more stress than necessary.

Profitability 98

Profitability Bidding Estimating Risk 98