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Construction Project Managers Go Mobile

Carol Hagen

Update September 27, 2010: Project Manager views Job Alerts on iPad using Corecon Mobile. Update: Project Manager uses iPhone to access construction documentation. Construction Project Managers main line of communication is their mobile device. The list is impressive: iPhone 3G Project Menu.

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What’s in a JOC Coefficient

Job Order Contracting

Here’s a listing of what is typically included in a construction contractor’s Job Order Contract coefficient… Contractor’s overhead and profit. Subcontractors’ overhead and profit. Project management and supervision. Office management and equipment. Traffic and work site signs and barriers.

Overhead 100
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Construction in the Metaverse – Is the Future Closer Than We Think?: Overhead in the Big Room

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Bidding and designing made easy . “It It would help and improve the bidding and designing processes.” – an assistant project manager. Maybe the metaverse can make it more interactive, enabling people to operate a door or open up a ceiling access hatch and see what’s planned for the overhead space.

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Understanding the Contractor’s Job Order Contract Coefficient

Job Order Contracting

Example include, general and administrative and other overhead costs, insurance costs, bonding and alternative payment protection costs, protective clothing, equipment rental, and contractor’s profit. Subcontractors’ overhead and profit. Project management and supervision. Office management and equipment.

Contract 100
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Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders.

Job Order Contracting

Construction Project Delivery Overview & Comparison. Design-Bid-Build. Traditional design-bid-build (DBB) delivery process with design, bidding, and construction in separate, sequential steps. Bid shopping can occur and actual overhead and profit amounts are unknown. Advantages. Design-Build.

Design 130
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JOB Order Contracting FAQs

Job Order Contracting

Is there a specific project management software or estimating software that works best with your data? For example, if a UPB should reflect the local cost of construction minus contractor profit and overhead. Thus a contractors bid co-efficient for standard hour construction is generally in the 1.10-1.30

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

But I have been surprised at the number of contractors who tell me that they have bid for jobs at break-even or at a loss. ” Every construction project is a gamble – you’re betting that your estimate is accurate, that labor and material prices don’t go through the roof, etc. Committing Intentional Project Communications.