Carol Hagen

APRIL 24, 2013

Bluebeam Revu’s measurement functions provide quick methods for estimators to take-off length, area and quantities. Perspective drawing and the volume tool . Perspective drawing and the volume tool . Perspective drawings and the perimeter tool. The 3 Wall Area Measurement Methods for Estimators using Bluebeam Revu.

Estimating 111

Estimating Drawings United States Software 111

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 15, 2021

100% real-time view of all you JOC Programs, Contracts, Projects, Proposals, Estimates. Does your technical team (engineering/facilities management) and procurement team review detailed line-item estimate prepared by your JOC contractor(s)? Cam your JOC software view and access Revit drawings, images, documents, etc.?

Contract 264

Contract Procurement Estimating Management 264

Carol Hagen

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Construction companies are bombarded by documents daily and making those documents electronic will reduce paper right? If your construction accounting system doesn’t have at minimum a drag n drop feature for documents and emails, it’s time to look for an integrated, comprehensive replacement solution. Not so fast.

Mobility 204

Mobility Office Documentation Construction 204

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Manage buildings, teams, projects, documents, drawings, estimates… anywhere, anytime. Also view link documents, add notes, etc. The post FM & Cost Estimating Tools in the Cloud & Free – 2018 National Commercial Construction Cost Database appeared first on 4BT. to BIM files. link] Watch the video!

Estimating 100

Estimating Commercial Life Cycle Documentation 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2020

Upload and share documents and make them available to your whole team – including PDF, Word and Excel files, images and videos. Upload and share documents and make them available to your whole team – including PDF, Word and Excel files, images and videos. Instant access to drawings using Building in Cloud built-in DWG viewer.

Software 179

Software Software CSI Life Cycle 179

Carol Hagen

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Everyday PDFs are instrumental in the construction conversation to show mark ups on Microsoft Office documents, interactively draw on tablet PCs and then share these PDFs on Servers. ” Estimators will also love Bluebeam Revu. It then sets a pointer to the document in the ECM where the original document resided.

Industrial 142

Industrial Documentation CAD Estimating 142

Carol Hagen

MAY 22, 2013

When estimating the financial impact of these changes, subcontractors are often pressed for time and need an efficient way of locating the differences between plan sets. Document comparison is just one way to save time and reduce risk. Bluebeam Revu Construction Industry - Software addenda Bluebeam estimating light table revisions'

Plans 146

Plans Comparison Estimating Documentation 146

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As teams get larger and construction projects become more complex, proper document management needs to be an integral part of your workflow. Poor document management is detrimental to a project and can lead to delays, budget overruns , and rework. trillion in 2020. trillion in 2020. billion in rework alone annually.

Documentation 98

Documentation Management Construction Change Orders 98

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 7, 2023

Inaccurate estimates might not be the root of all evil, but they sure can derail a project. Far and away one of the most common reasons, however, is inaccurate budget estimates. When it comes to construction, estimating costs is a towering challenge. When it comes to construction, estimating costs is a towering challenge.

Estimating 98

Estimating Construction Budgeting Budget 98

Construction Junkie

MARCH 24, 2021

Autodesk Takeoff allows estimators to perform 2D and 3D takeoffs within Autodesk Construction Cloud, ensuring teams are using the most up-to-date set of drawings and allowing collaboration between team members.

Autodesk 111

Autodesk Estimating Bidding Products 111

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 24, 2022

New opportunities and challenges highlight the importance of producing accurate estimates. In an industry with razor-thin margins, incorrect estimates can lead to a major hit in profitability and wreak havoc on your company’s finances. One of the best ways to do this is to use construction estimating software. .

Estimating 94

Estimating Software Software Construction 94

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Furthermore, I am not just taking about a estimating program with a unit price book. I am taking about technology that supports JOC Program, Projec t, Estimate , Documen t, Issu e, Task , Contractor , and Subcontractor Management … at a minimum! Below is a partial list of functions and documents associated with a components.

Contract 147

Contract Estimating Conference Drawings 147

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Project, Estimate, & Document Management. Everything you need is at your fingertips, just click, drag & drop, set quantities, and build a detailed unit price JOC estimate! JOC Project Managers, estimators, technical and non-technical teams can access and review activities real-time.

Contract 100

Contract Estimating Project Management Documentation 100

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 23, 2022

With rising material costs and razor-thin margins, construction professionals must ensure that project costs and materials are precisely estimated so they can make accurate projections and optimize their bids. . While each project is unique, estimators often rely on years of knowledge of what materials are required to complete the project.

Estimating 105

Estimating Autodesk Documentation Bidding 105

The Constructor

MARCH 20, 2012

The required amount of cover will always be specified on the design drawings, but no time should the cover be less than the maximum size of aggregate plus 5mm. The second part is carried out by a surveyor, who will check the steel levels against the required levels from the design drawings.

Concrete 250

Concrete Foundation Materials Design 250

Chianelli Estimating

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Good Estimators like to be challenged. To them there is something exciting about conquering your opponent, even if it’s only a set of drawings or is it more? . Chianelli Estimating loves a challenge. There is an ego which refuses to Aside from being at war with the project documents there is. not your only rival.

Estimating 68

Estimating Bidding Drawings Documentation 68

Wolgast Corporation

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Three-Phases to Design-Build Construction: Preliminary Design and Estimating Detailed Construction Drawings and Bidding Construction Step One/Phase I – Preliminary Design and Estimating In this First Step or Phase our Architect develops plans based on a needs analysis meeting with the building owner and representatives for a nominal fee.

Commercial 127

Commercial Drawings Bidding Budgeting 127

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The government will not provide the contractor with detailed Task Order drawings for projects that do not require a design. For Projects that require actual design, the government will provide the contractor with the minimum design documents and drawings considered necessary to estimate, propose and construct these projects.

Negotiation 191

Negotiation Contract Office Contractors 191

Pro Builder

JANUARY 6, 2021

The Punch List app purports to generate simple PDF files including progress photos, notes, and other site audit documents and email them to clients, homeowners, inspectors, and partners. It documents walk-throughs and closeouts, ensuring important items are reported and quickly addressed. . Estimate and invoice tracker.

Mobility 107

Mobility Bidding Estimating Documentation 107

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

However, informal (shop) and as-built drawings, incidental to the job, reflecting the plan of action and the completed project, are anticipated under a JOC. as-built drawings and warranties). Architect-engineer services as defined in FAR 36.102 and Design-Build requirements as defined in FAR 36.3 shall not be acquired under a JOC.

Contract 264

Contract Office Negotiation Documentation 264

Construction Cost Estimating

JANUARY 22, 2020

This is called the drawing, a visual representation of the project with dimensions and appropriations so that civil engineers can understand what the architect actually wants them to build. To make sure there is no misinterpretations, one needs to follow some basic steps to understand the drawing.

Drawings 52

Drawings Engineering Visualization Documentation 52

Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. Material takeoff or estimating sheet is the general form of listing and taking off types, sizes and quantities of material required in a bidding process of any construction work. This list is generated by analysis of a blueprint or other design document. Join our estimating forum.

Estimating 63

Estimating Materials Construction Software 63

Carol Hagen

MARCH 27, 2012

The flexible interface is designed to provide the necessary tools for accessing and managing the documents that you need, when you need them, especially Construction Plans and drawings. update hyperlinked documents, and create zone awareness for markups with Spaces. Use Links to easily create and.

Modeling 111

Modeling Plans iPad Drawings 111

Chianelli Estimating

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

All the painstaking details; drawing upon drawing, revision after revision as the project documents are developed. Better yet, the committee believed the estimated cost from the accounting department would be met.The final design is complete and is now ready to go out to bid. .

Bidding 100

Bidding Estimating Budgeting Budget 100

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

8) inadequate preparation and review of contract and shop drawings. (9) Other common causes of structural failure are: (5) lack of appropriate professional design and construction experience, especially when novel structures are needed. (6) 6) complexity of codes and specifications leading to misinterpretation and misapplication. (7)

Concrete 230

Concrete Foundation Engineering Design 230

The Constructor

MARCH 19, 2012

For anything other than most smallest of concreting jobs e.g. walls over 1m in height, a drawing should be provided, showing what formwork is required. This need not be an intricate design drawing, a simple sketch is usually sufficient. The below picture shows part of a concrete structure soon after the formwork has been struck.

Concrete 223

Concrete Foundation Materials Design 223

CivilJungle

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Concept drawing can also be used to explore more technical aspects of a design providing an initial response and possible solutions to problems, constraints and opportunities such as service layout, structure, method of construction, paths and shading, patterns and calculations, the relationship between aspects of size etc. Scale Drawing.

Drawings 52

Drawings Architecture Design Drafting 52

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Does your technical team (engineering/facilities management) and procurement team review detailed line-item estimate prepared by your JOC contractor(s)? Can you automatically compare two estimates (government and contractor) and show differences in seconds? Cam your JOC software view and access Revit drawings, images, documents, etc.?

Contract 130

Contract Procurement Estimating Management 130

Construction Cost Estimating

APRIL 29, 2013

Many Contractors prefer to price their projects using Labour, Plant and Materials rather than composite rates applied to a bill of quantities document. In such condition, a plastering / dry lining Sub Contractor for example might need to price a project through a drawing he received electronically from a Main Contractor. Read more'

Estimating 45

Estimating Drawings Documentation Maine 45

Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

Contractors and subcontractors give project owners their cost estimates for the project to be completed. Once feasibility is determined and all stakeholders and parties agree to advance the project, a project charter or project initiation document (PID) is then created, which includes the business case and the business needs.

Project Management 148

Project Management Management Construction Feasibility 148

Construction Cost Estimating

AUGUST 5, 2019

Construction estimator is mainly liable for completing any building construction projects successfully. The construction estimator has to create accurate estimation and it depends on various requirements. As for instance, he/ she should have sound knowledge for regarding drawings properly.

Estimating 40

Estimating Drawings Construction Documentation 40

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Contractor prepares/updates Detailed Scope of Work referencing any sketches, drawings, photographs, and specifications required to document accurately the work to be accomplished and prepares a detailed line-item proposal of the planned work activity using the current unit price book (UPB).

Change Orders 130

Change Orders Procurement Contractors Documentation 130

DebunkTheBIM

JANUARY 16, 2011

I prepared a file that shows the basic principles of A3 based ‘picture book documenting’. am sick today – so blog a bit off-beat too)

Documentation 48

Documentation Drawings Estimating Architecture 48

The Constructor

MAY 29, 2012

Here the data is fed into the agency’s database such that it can gain an overall picture of the state of the bridge and calculate an estimate of likely future expenditure. The information collected in a bridge inspection reports is sent to the highways agency. Not all the components of a bridge is deteriorate at the same rate.

Inspections 203

Inspections Concrete Foundation Roads 203

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

NEVER pay a “JOC consultant” a fee on the total JOC construction dollar amount if the JOC contractor plays a role in determining if a project is awarded or not… and never pay a fee of more than 1%-2% in ANY event, Required collaboration of all participants, Require initial and ongoing training, Assure shared risk/reward, Develop long-term (..)

Contractors 133

Contractors Project Management Consulting Contract 133

Pro Builder

JUNE 8, 2021

Simplify Your Takeoffs from Hardcopy Drawings. Using rulers on construction documents is a hassle. Scale Master Classic gives you fast, accurate takeoffs from blueprints that you can use for estimating or building. kcichowicz. Tue, 06/08/2021 - 12:23.

Drawings 40

Drawings Documentation Estimating Construction 40

Construction Cost Estimating

JANUARY 1, 2019

Estimate is a raw calculation on quantities of various works and their expenses which are made by the experts of the proper field before a project gets complete. Accuracy of an estimate depends on the experience, ability and judgment power of the estimator. So, Approximate estimate = rate of 1m2 2.

Estimating 45

Estimating Drawings Documentation Subcontracting 45