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Enhance Construction Cost Estimating – 5 Steps

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Reliance upon traditional and flawed techniques of planning, procurement, and project delivery methods. Early and ongoing communication and collaboration among owners and design/builders during the planning, procurement, and project delivery phases based upon a robust integrated framework. Join the converstation and make a difference!

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Mitigating Uncertainty in Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Builds

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Current actionable information and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery teams are required to mitigate uncertainty. An objective, introspective look at your organization will more than likely result in a clear need for fundamental change and change management. CSI Masterfomat).

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Innovative Construction Capital Delivery for Public Sector Owners

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Enhancements to locally researched construction cost data and the integration with robust, proven LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery processes, support by collaborative cloud technology enable any public sector owner to deploy efficient, streamlined capabilities with complete cost visibility and transparency.

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Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

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Using these granular elements and sharing the associated descriptions, l abor, material, and equipement details in a standardized format (CSI MasterFormat) with all project participants within a robust collaborative process is the path to significant cost savings and the mitigation of change orders, disputes, and waste.

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Value Generation in Public Sector Facilities Management

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The basics Step 1: Identify ALL Participants and Stakeholders and Meet with Them (Planning, Procurement, Designers, Builders, Building Users) Focus upon clearly defining and communicating desired outcomes for all involved. An initial baseline Scope of Work including core requirements, scope, budget, and timeline should be the outcome.

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The Physics of Efficient Construction Delivery – Improving Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Builds

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. #4 Common data environment (example: Locally researched granular construction cost data, organized by CSI Masterformat). When used within a robust programmatic planning, procurement, and project delivery framework, it serves to virtually eliminate costly change orders and legal disputes. Owner Leadership and Commitment.

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Construction Cost Knowledge Management

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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. Traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methods have failed.