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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

Sixty (60%) percent of all project fail to meet both cost and and schedule targets. Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. The errors and poor processes result in change orders, project delays, and legal disputes. are all defined.

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Commercial Construction Project Management Trends: How to Survive the Incredible Shrinking Timeline

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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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Efficient Public Sector Facilities Management Solution

Job Order Contracting

From start to finish, bidding and procurement workflows are dependent upon robust process and current, granular local market labor, material, and equipment construction task data. Number of change orders. Joint site visits are also necessary prior to the contract award. Sample KPIs include: • Labor productivity rates.

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The Most Common Reasons Construction Projects Are Delayed

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Delays can be caused by anything: the client, the crew, equipment malfunctions , weather … the list goes on. When a job is behind schedule, it impacts everybody on the project, and likely the next scheduled project or build. Stay on top of schedules and budgets to avoid delays. Subcontractor schedules.

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Construction Cost Estimating Facts

Job Order Contracting

3# Detailed knowledge of local market labor, material, equipment, and productivity information a granular level is required to produce a verifiable and defensible construction cost estimate that is actionable. There is no “secret sauce”, there are no “short cuts”, and technology in itself is not a solution.

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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

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Mechanical equipment is a big line item for any construction project, but it’s always a budget watch-out when a client’s drawings include manufacturer-based specifications rather than performance-based requirements. If the client ends up wanting something other than what is in the drawings, it results in a change order.

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Construction Change Orders

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Don’t Be Caught Short on Construction Change Orders. It’s easy for contractors to overlook the real cost impact of construction change orders on their projects. The construction change order must be analyzed for the overall impact on the construction project timeline as well.