Rory Woolsey

MARCH 20, 2012

Architects and engineers define scope in plans and specifications but for construction estimating this scope is incomplete. Successful "hard bid" contractors know very well that scoping construction goes well beyond the AE scope and must include field specific scope. Quantifying the project is the next step in the estimating process.

Estimating 40

Estimating Construction Overhead Structural Engineering 40

ProcurementExpress.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

What to do when you can’t afford a QS and you heedlessly bid less than a project ends up costing you? A proven way to find good contractors to add to your bid list, is to ask design consultants to refer contractors with whom they have worked with on successful projects. The project is almost completed and just figured that out.

Risk 52

Risk Construction Plans Structural Engineering 52

ProcurementExpress.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

What to do when you can’t afford a QS and you heedlessly bid less than a project ends up costing you? A proven way to find good contractors to add to your bid list, is to ask design consultants to refer contractors with whom they have worked with on successful projects. The project is almost completed and just figured that out.

Risk 40

Risk Construction Plans Structural Engineering 40

Rory Woolsey

MAY 31, 2012

Estimate Contingency: Defining and capturing the scope of work is the key to accuracy in estimating (and bidding) projects (particularly with renovation projects). Rory Woolsey has worked in Management and Engineering for the construction industry for 35 years, starting as a construction laborer in Billings, Montana, in 1972.

Estimating 40

Estimating Overhead Profitability Remodeling 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 6, 2022

The large majority of contracts, especially if teams are working from traditional delivery methods like the design-bid-build method, define how to work on individual segments of the job, but don’t showcase how it all ties together. Now, architects and structural engineers are working side by side with the general contractor.

Construction 52

Construction Estimating Design Budget 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Giana started her career in civil and structural engineering, working on both domestic and international programs. For ten years she delivered significant projects, proving her construction prowess and gaining experience across the engineering and construction industry.

Construction 52

Construction BIM San Francisco Management 52

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

HVACie extends the existing Industry Foundation Class Coordination View including equipment and system information streamlining construction shop drawing and fabrication. Life-cycle information exchanges have previously been identified in the structural steel domain—an analysis model, a design model, and a detailed model.

Documentation 40

Documentation Equipment Modeling Design 40

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

HVACie extends the existing Industry Foundation Class Coordination View including equipment and system information streamlining construction shop drawing and fabrication. Life-cycle information exchanges have previously been identified in the structural steel domain—an analysis model, a design model, and a detailed model.

Documentation 40

Documentation Equipment Modeling Design 40

Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Wind loads are quantified using ASCE/SEI 7, Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures, published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI). Criteria should be listed on the first sheet of the structural drawings.

Design 52

Design Commercial Architecture Engineering 52