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Best Practices for Construction Document Management

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Document management might not sound glamorous, but effective document management is critical to the success of construction projects. As contractors move from pen and paper to digital, paperless operating environments, they have found a variety of solutions for document management available to them, some more sophisticated than others.

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You Need a Green Building Consultant (Who Speaks for the Trees)

Green Building Law Update

Whether that query is from a Fortune 1000 businesses or an architect, the answer is the same, have the owner engage an experienced green building consultant as early as possible in the project. My go to move is to recommend Lorax Partnerships based in Baltimore who are among the best of green building consultants we work with.

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You Should Not Contract With Your Environmental Consultant

Green Building Law Update

In an effort to mitigate risk you should not contract directly with an environmental consultant, but rather your attorney should contract with that consultant. What is described here is much more than simply good drafting of consultant contacts (e.g., And it may be much more than that.

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Selecting a Job Order Contracting Consultant

Job Order Contracting

Selecting a job order contracting consultant is important to the success of a Job Order Contract for Owners that are new to the concept, or who may wish to improve their existing program. First and foremost the Job Order Contracting Consultant must be Independent and Objective. Selecting a Job Order Contracting Consultant.

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Agency or JOC Consultant acts as CM

Job Order Contracting

” Either Agency or JOC Consultant acts as CM. Unfortunately, however, Job Order Contracts, in certain areas, primarily County, State, and Local Government, has been known to abuse JOC and allow JOC consultants to manage JOC programs and projects. Also known as JOC Consultant.” ” (Source: [link] ).

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GBCI Changed its Name and You Need to Change Your Documents

Green Building Law Update

Members of the environmental industrial complex that deal in matters of LEED should review their contracts and other documents and update them now. Green Building Council, and may be dependent on matters beyond Consultant’s control, such as Owner's use and operation of the Project.

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Auditor Recommended JOC Program Best Practices

Job Order Contracting

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST-Projects where the consultant, acting as project manager, reported directly to another consultant instead of reporting directly to the JOC program manager. Excessive use of consultants. If low bid is not selected, have a document separate from the scoring sheets with a thorough explanation.