Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 23, 2020

5 Best Practices to Ensure Change Orders are not Bringing Your Company Down.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Adopt a digital drawing solution to communicate change orders in real time and minimize associated costs.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 24, 2014

Change order management is a challenge for almost all construction business owners. Fai Wong, owner of Level 8 Construction Inc. and a member of Construction Business Owner’s LinkedIn group, wants to know how to streamline this process.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 13, 2021

Any facilities owner or management professional can virtually eliminate change order for repair, renovation, and new builds. Early and ongoing communication, a common data environment, a collaborative mindset and an operating environment that facilitates best value outcomes for all participants, limits both risk and change orders.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Over the past 20+ years, Englewood has completed over 2500 commercial construction projects in the retail, restaurant, hospitality, senior living, industrial, cannabis, and automotive sectors. This proactive approach reduces costly revisions and unexpected scope changes, helping to keep the project on track.

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Lets Build

MAY 7, 2020

Change orders are common to construction projects. Free guide: How to reduce construction delays by more than 20%. Whatever is the case, it is important to know how you can more effectively handle a change order as it can change your project both time and money. What is a change order in construction?

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Here’s the beginning of a list of Construction Project Metrics.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 22, 2021

It’s not surprising that eighty percent of construction change orders are due to poor information early in the process. LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery is the only way to consistently minimize the number and impact of change orders.

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Construction Business Owner

JUNE 1, 2022

The AEC Professional's Essential Guide to Connected Construction. Embracing a new way of working to solve construction’s oldest challenges. Less rework means faster schedules, fewer change orders, and, more importantly, a less expensive and more profitable construction experience for the owner and contractor.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Construction Program Portfolio Management provides significant advantages to project management. Program management applies a robust process to each project and/or work order. This programmatic approach mitigates miscommunication, waste, and change orders. Learn more about Construction Program Portfolio Management?

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 31, 2024

How to Leverage Construction Metrics and KPIs for Profitability and Long-Term Growth Unlocking strategic insights for long-term profitability for your construction business. mhodges Wed, 07/31/2024 - 09:19 Long-term construction profitability requires a methodical approach based on timely, accurate, and complete information.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2025

Conclusion: Relying on national cost data plus a location factor creates systemic cost visibility and management failures , leading to 30%-40% errors, increased change orders, and loss of cost control. However, local roofing contractor quotes are actually $29 per SF , requiring a change order or budget increase.

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 16, 2016

A change order in construction contract is modification of a contract in writing. Types of change orders, its features and components are.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

What Is a Construction Change Order? According to some estimates, an average of 35% of projects experience at least one major change throughout the life of the project. As a contractor, change orders can leave you feeling like you’re trapped between a rock and a hard place. Key Takeaways.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The innovative 4BT OpenBuild/OpenJOC(TM) Framework integrates planning, procurement, and project delivery to improve construction productivity. The post Innovative Solution Integrates Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery to Improve Construction Productivity appeared first on 4BT. contact-form].

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 28, 2018

Budget is always a major consideration for our commercial construction clients, and as a general contractor we devote significant time to the budgeting process. If the client ends up wanting something other than what is in the drawings, it results in a change order. Getting Too Specific on Specifications.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2024

While we are all aware of the high levels of financial and environmental waste associated with the construction and sustainment of the built environment, very little has been done to address the issue at the root cause level. . What’s needed to improve construction cost estimating? Join the converstation and make a difference!

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The question of why commercial real estate construction contractors and developers should be adopting advanced, user-friendly technologies and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems is easy to answer.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 24, 2023

Construction Cost Estimating Facts Construction Cost Estimating Facts #1 There is no such thing as an “accurate cost estimate” Beware of any so called expert, estimating firm, or vendor using the term. #2 2 Construction cost estimating is NOT an art.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 26, 2023

Creating a detailed scoped of work is critical to achieving consistent best value outcomes for all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction activities. Request the full presentation… [contact-form] The post Creating a Detailed Scope of Work – Efficient Construction Project Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

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HardHatChat

JULY 11, 2013

The summer construction season often brings rising costs. Construction season is upon us, and you know what that means…rising commercial construction costs. The summer always brings more commercial construction activity, more bids, and, as a result, higher pricing. Don’t skimp on architects. Design Build Firms.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 23, 2020

Contractors cannot afford to leave money on the table — especially now — which means they need to pay more attention to contract issues that could affect their bottom lines.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Innovative construction capital delivery for public sector owners can consistently enable quality, on-time, on-budget and fully compliant repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build outcomes. 85% of all construction projects are over-budget, late, and/or poorly completed. Primary Causes of Construction Failures.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Subject – Process and a Programmatic Approach Drive Improved Construction Outcomes. The vast majority of scope changes and/or additional work/rework stem from 1.) These change orders can be reduced by: 1. The post Process and a Programmatic Approach Drive Improved Construction Outcomes appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Recognition of the root cause of construction project failures is the first step towards improvement. An unclear scope directly leads to confusion among project participants, scope creep, and change orders. contact-form] The post Root Cause of Construction Project Failures appeared first on 4BT.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 4, 2019

One of the biggest challenges for commercial construction firms today is the tighter project timelines that have become the norm at every phase of a project – from shorter deadlines for submitting initial bids and budgets, to quicker resolution on addendums and change orders, to compressed schedules for construction and delivery.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 23, 2022

Understanding the value of a locally researched detailed construction cost database is important to any real property owner, architect, engineer, or builder. Construction Cost Data. Construction Cost Changes. It is important to recognize the importance of detailed line item UPBs and furthermore that 1.) Learn more?

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 26, 2021

It’s nearly impossible to make any money when contracts allow just 10% and your subcontract only allows for 15% total overhead and profit markup on change orders, or time and material costs plus work. Fri, 03/26/2021 - 11:30. The typical commercial contractor’s annual overhead and profit markup look much like those in Figure 1.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Greater focus is required upon Construction Project Delivery Leadership in the public sector. Until information is shared in the above manner there can be no significant improvement of the extreme levels of waste associated with architecture, engineering, construction, or operations of the build environment.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 5, 2023

Alliance Construction Project Delivery is critical to public sector stewardship of the built environment. 2 Redesign, rework, and change orders are the norm vs. exception. #3 Arguably, positive financial and environmental outcomes are impossible without it! 3 Financial visibility and cost management are virtually non-existent.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Construction cost knowledge management is a component of integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. It is required in order to consistently achieve best value repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes. The post Construction Cost Knowledge Management appeared first on 4BT.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Lots of changes, problems, requests and trade-offs occur on construction jobsites to keep your projects moving. In your company, who decides if extra work is free?

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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.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 21, 2023

Divergence from the original plans on construction projects is unavoidable. But that doesn’t have to lead to a dispute.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 28, 2024

Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. How Organizational integration and alignment of cultural, professional, management, and commercial interests is also required, both internally and with construction services providers. Ballard, G.

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