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Construction Project Managers Go Mobile

Carol Hagen

Corecon is a web-based estimating, project management and scheduling system that has managed to roll-out mobile apps at no cost to the Corecon client. Bid Calendar. Schedules. . * Microsoft – Windows Mobile. Palm – Palm OS. Wait, you did read that correctly…the iPad too. Leads Listing. Lead Directory. *

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The Rise of Business Intelligence in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Business intelligence software allows a firm to control costs by better managing and anticipating labor, inventory, project costs and more in every process from bidding to building. This lets contractors smartly chase and bid for the right projects that provide the best potential for successful bottom lines.

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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

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.

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Solving the Labor Shortage in 12 Steps

Pro Builder

Many of those process deficiencies in areas such as scheduling, communication, and lack of POs were indeed hindering supplier/trade relationships, but there was one saving grace: Any invoice received by Monday was paid that same week on Friday, without fail. The result is tremendous variation in how homes are built, scheduled, and managed.

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Construction Scheduling is the most effective method to streamline a construction process

Construction Cost Estimating

Planning, scheduling and control of the functions, operations, and resources related with a construction project can bring great benefits to the construction ranging from conception to post-construction analysis. A construction schedule consists of a sequence of work tasks that are linked to each other in a logical manner.

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Should Owners Be Allowed to Delete Line Items of Work?

Construction Dive

By Bruce Jervis Some payment schedules are structured as line items of estimated quantities of unit-priced work. When pricing its bid, the contractor necessarily allocated project overhead and anticipated profit among the line items. A reduced scope of work should reduce project overhead costs.

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How Much Does Rework Really Cost Your Job and What Can You Do to Stop It?

Construction Junkie

Unsatisfied with stopping at direct cost, the researches at Navigant then turned their attention to overhead costs, which include managerial, supervisor, and site safety costs. With both the direct and indirect factors combined, it was determined that the median cost rework accounts for is 9% of the total project cost!