Construction Equipment

MAY 11, 2018

This week, the House of Representatives passed the Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act which seeks to provide more information and greater transparency for businesses on federal construction projects.

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Change Orders Housing Contractors Construction 69

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2023

When provided on a granular level, this shared information can also enhance the detail of the Scope of Work and mitigate change orders and rework, saving 30%+ of overall construction costs.

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Change Orders United States Design Construction 193

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 24, 2023

Wouldn’t it be great if the entire jobsite — the general contractor, subs, designers, owners, equipment vendors and material suppliers — were all working in sync with the data that shifts with each condition change, progress report, change order, telematics warning and machine inspection?

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Change Orders Inspections Equipment Materials 156

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery to reduce costs, change orders, and project timelines. Leverage actionable information to make better informed decisions. . • Incentivizing all participants to use appropriately competent people. Learn more? Contact Us.

Sustainability 223

Sustainability Change Orders Procurement US 223

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2024

Maximize available project budget via informed decisions made by shared, current, and objective information. Reduce the number of surprises, disruptions, and change orders. Owner leadership, capacity, and accountability. Join the converstation and make a difference!

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Estimating Construction CSI Procurement 191

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Today’s robust platforms provide employees companywide with “anytime, anywhere” information ranging from budgeting detail, permits, invoices and billing statements, to change orders, time sheets and blueprints from just about any mobile device or PC.

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Change Orders Permits Mobility Budgeting 237

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 20, 2022

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. Poor team relationships. CSI Masterfomat).

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Renovating Procurement CSI Organization 227

Job Order Contracting

MAY 24, 2023

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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Estimating Construction Defense Change Orders 224

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2023

Optimizing construction processes, projects, and work orders isn’t difficult if appropriate teams, process, information, and technology are present. Furthermore, leveraging valid information and quantitative KPIs (key performance indicators) supports knowledge building and continuous improvement. Number of change orders.

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Management Procurement Forecasting Change Orders 224

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Also, it is incumbent upon owners and building users to provide enough information to enable the builder to create a detailed line-item cost estimate and associated timeline. Step 4: Provide Easy, Shared Access to Action Information Leverage cloud technology to ensure information is current and instantly available to all team members.

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Management CSI Change Orders Budgeting 221

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Collaborative information sharing, on an early and ongoing basis is a fundamental requirement. Owner and design-builder planning, procurement, and project delivery teams MUST work together within a common information environment and share clearly defined, mutually beneficial goals. SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE.

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Procurement Construction Environment Renovating 219

NH Construction Law

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Over the past decade, Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) – computerized 3D portrayal of integrated building elements that allows a project or project subset to be built virtually before being built in the field – has become prolific in commercial construction.

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Modeling BIM Contract Documentation 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This helps teams share and centralize relevant information to external teams throughout the project, especially during handover. Markups | 3D Issue Markups on Web – Members can now add a screenshot to an issue on a 3D model, enhancing the visual information associated with the issue.

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Autodesk Products Change Orders BIM 105

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

Construction Change Order Best Management Practices. Definition of a construction change order: A construction change order is work that is added to or deleted from the originally agreed upon and contracted scope of work which alters the original contract amount and/or completion date. Change Order Impacts.

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Change Orders Contract Negotiation Management 100

Job Order Contracting

JULY 31, 2023

•Responsiveness of the contractor in terms of requests for site visits, requests for proposals, participation ins proposal evaluation, mobilization, daily site management, completion of required forms, and handover of required information post construction. Ability to collaborative work with owner staff in the scope of work definition.

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Contractors Life Cycle Change Orders Mobility 130

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2022

While there is a lot of talk about centralizing information, data must be current and actionable, as well as in a common format that everyone can easily understand. BIM Model Integration, Information Viewing/Access. Change Order Management. Be honest, is this the case in all your projects? Activity Dashboard.

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Sustainability Management Estimating Budgeting 234

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 27, 2022

Lack of change order collaboration between owners and GC’s. These issues become even more pronounced when dealing with change orders and increased costs. To promote better collaboration between teams, you can bring your contracts directly into Autodesk Build to speed up the change order process.

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Management Change Orders Autodesk Budgeting 98

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Owners are knowledgeable of cost management and implications as are design-builders, inclusive of assessing risk related to any changes or issues. Change orders are managed and virtually eliminated. Request information or set up a 15-minute introductory call.

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Sustainability Management Visualization Renovating 197

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 28, 2024

Collaboration, Integrated Information and the Project Lifecycle in Building Design, Construction and Operation.” References: AIA (2007). References: AIA (2007). Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide.” The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, DC AGC (2010). Construction Users Roundtable (CURT).

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Procurement Construction DC AIA 194

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 8, 2021

This can only be accomplished on an organization-wide basis by integrating People, Process, Information, and Technology using a common data environment (locally researched detailed unit line-item cost data, organized by CSI Masterformat), owner leadership and support, and leverage of core LEAN principles. For more information, just ask.

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Innovation Procurement Budgeting Budget 208

Building Radar

AUGUST 13, 2024

Change Orders and Modifications Change orders are amendments to the original contract scope, typically due to unforeseen conditions or changes requested by the client. Proper documentation and agreement on change orders are essential to manage costs and adjust project timelines.

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Legal Contract Change Orders Construction 52

Construction Today

MAY 23, 2024

This includes tools, materials, and a slew of information such as estimates versus actuals, local regulations, change orders, RFIs, submittals, and more. A change to one aspect of the… Source The post Although much of construction is the visible output of labor, the process for achieving the finished project is complex.

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Change Orders Regulation Estimating Construction 52

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2021

If the Contractor requires additional information to clarify the Detailed Scope of Work before preparing the Job Order Proposal, the Contractor will make such request so that the Job Order Proposal can be submitted on time. Any associated subcontractor information. Any required documentation and/or forms.

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Change Orders Documentation Drawings Contractors 205

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Zero verifiable cost information. Poor Awareness and Education is the Norm. Lack of integrated, collaborative planning, procurement, and project delivery teams. Lack of transparency and accountability in the public sector. Home grown project management and cost management systems, or outdated legacy systems.

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Procurement Construction BIM Change Orders 227

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 19, 2021

Every other factor… collaboration, information environment, team members, quality, project delivery method, materials, equipment, environment… impacts time. This enable over 90% of all projects and work orders to be consistently delivered on-time and on-budget, and to the appropriate specifications.

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Management Procurement Environment Life Cycle 233

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2023

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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Travel Construction CSI Subcontracting 182

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Integrating People, Process, Information, and Technology isn’t a simple task, but one that is required in order to drive efficient facilities management outcomes. Leverage information from participants and stakeholders on an early and ongoing basis. Improving Facilities Repair & Renovation Outcomes.

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Renovating Procurement CA Change Orders 130

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 26, 2021

Many public sector facilities professionals are well aware that actionable project (repair, renovation, new build) estimates should use current, locally researched unit price cost data, complete with labor, material, equipment, and productivity/crew information, in order to achieve reliable cost visibility and transparency.

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Change Orders Renovating Estimating Contract 130

Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 4, 2017

Critical information isolated in technological silos prevents efficient problem-solving and planning. Off-the-shelf solutions and spreadsheets make information difficult to retrieve and share. Change orders can delay the process. A central repository for information is the obvious answer to each of these concerns.

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Software Software Change Orders Project Management 130

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 13, 2021

The fact is that when a common approach is applied within a defined, collaborative environment, change order, errors, and omissions are minimized. 4bt.us – Your trusted information source for integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. via Four BT, LLC, www.4bt.us

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Contract Environment Change Orders Documentation 165

Fieldwire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Change orders : A change order is a written agreement between the owner or architect and the contractor that changes the contract amount, work requirements, and/or schedule. Each payment application builds on the one before it, so it’s important to be accurate, and double-check your figures before submitting.

Lien 98

Lien AIA Documentation Change Orders 98

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The best source of information for “construction” IGEs is a locally researched detailed unit price book. Unfortunately, most Government agencies use “historical information”, “parametric modeling”, or national average cost data and associated construction cost indexes and/or area cost factors.

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Estimating Contract Documentation Office 264

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2021

Successful Construction Project Delivery, whether repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, can only be consistently achieved with a primary focus upon People… then Process, Information, and enabling Technology. Who can offer change ideas (informally and formally)? Who assesses the impact of the proposed changes?

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Life Cycle Construction Renovating Procurement 130

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The ability to clearly define detailed line item tasks defining the desired scope of work is critical to mitigating errors and omissions, reducing the number of change orders, as well as achieving defensible cost visibility and transparency. Sharing information must become a desire, rather than an obligation, and the norm.

Management 262

Management Construction Procurement Defense 262

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2022

Proper implementation of the resulting programmatic approach to each project integrates internal external people, process, information, and technology. Significantly improved use of financial resources – fewer change orders and virtual elimination of legal disputes.

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Contract Procurement Renovating Change Orders 223

Job Order Contracting

JULY 11, 2023

There is no sole reliance upon emails or unorganized folders of outdated information. This improves the repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction design-build process and eliminates traditional adversarial relationships, and well as mitigated change orders and project delays.

Contract 130

Contract Change Orders Budgeting Budget 130

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2021

Ensure robust nontechnical risk management by developing long-term relationships with well defined roles, responsibilities, workflows, information requirements, and deliverables. Achieving this level of common information sharing alone would greatly reduce miscommunications, error and omissions, and change orders!

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Budgeting Budget Renovating Procurement 182