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4 Words to Help Reset Your Company’s Core Business Basics

Construction Business Owner

Construction organizations continue to navigate challenging waters, seeking a delicate balance between an aggressive offense to stave off the lingering effects of COVID-19 and a long-term defense that must be defined today. 4 Words to Help Reset Your Company’s Core Business Basics. Alex Headley. Tue, 02/23/2021 - 08:13.

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A winning foundation: Solid defense with low carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

Low-volatile organic compound (VOC) materials were used inside the building to reduce the carbon and wider GHG impacts on the interiors and the players themselves. The project also integrated solar panels, low volatile organic compound (VOC) materials, and energy-efficient design to exceed LEED Gold standards.

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Construction Bid Win Percentage

Job Order Contracting

Streamlined Negotiations : When cost data is verifiable and defensible, theres less room for disputes, leading to quicker client approvals and stronger working relationships. Justify their pricing with objective, defensible data that withstands scrutiny. The bid is rejected as infeasible during review.

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Construction Cost Estimating Guide

Job Order Contracting

Importance of Verifiability and Actionability Forget “Accuracy”: There is no such thing as a truly “accurate” cost estimate, but rather a focus on creating defensible, verifiable, and detailed estimates.

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Construction Cost Estimating – Single Source of Truth

Job Order Contracting

Most federal government agencies incorrectly cost estimate, including the GSA, as they don’t understand this basic fact and do not have robust, organization-wide cost estimating practices. GAO-22-104481 – DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE DOD Should Better Manage Risks Posed by Deferred Facility Maintenance.

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Construction Cost Knowledge Management

Job Order Contracting

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.

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Benefits of Local Market Cost Data to Create Estimates – 4BT

Job Order Contracting

3 EASY TO USE – All line-item cost data is organized using expanded CSI MasterFormat. We also update our databased quarterly. #2 2 DYNAMIC – We listen to the needs of our clients and constantly add new line-items. #3