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Dependable Cost Estimating Software for Construction

Job Order Contracting

Objective, current, verifiable, and local granular construction tasks inclusive of labor, material, equipment, and productivity components as well as a unit of measure. The ability to create modified/custom unit price line items by adjusting labor, material, equipment, crew, and productivity data. Automatic cost estimate comparison.

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Asphalt, Bitumen and Tar – Types, Difference and Comparison

The Constructor

Difference between Asphalt, bitumen and tar, their types and comparisons of properties is discussed. These are generally used for pavement.

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Mivan Formwork – Components, Procedure, Features, Comparison, and Advantages

The Constructor

Mivan formwork is the advanced formwork system made of strong and sturdy aluminum components that has great strength, durability, simple to install,

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Construction Lead Services-Comparison of Dodge and ConstructConnect

Construction Marketing

When we did this comparison a few years ago, we were surprised that there were very few reviews of the services. Materials specified including company names and models if appropriate Value of the project and often value of major subcontracts. For commercial it may include medical offices, retail, parking garages, etc.

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Validate a Construction Takt Plan

Job Order Contracting

How to validate a construction takt plan: Validating an “optimized” TAKT plan is challenging, if not impossible, without access to an objective and granular local market database of construction tasks that includes labor, material, and equipment requirements. Here’s why this database is critical: 1.

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JOC Program Line-item Estimating

Job Order Contracting

cost analysis, tracking, and comparison. Regardless of the level of aggregation associated with a particular unit cost, it is critical to explicitly identify all the items that are included in each unit cost to enable the comparison of unit costs across projects and workorders! Fully audit cost estimate and actual cost information.

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Construction Bid Win Percentage

Job Order Contracting

Heres a deeper dive into the differences and their impact on winning bids: Local Market Cost Data Definition : This data is specific to a geographic region, reflecting real-time labor rates and trade variance due to workers comp and other variables, material costs, subcontractor pricing, and equipment rental costs in that area.

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