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Redefining Construction Document Management

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Once building begins, plans, specs and drawings are tweaked as efficiencies are noted, errors are corrected or work gets completed throughout the process. Paper has been the traditional format for plans, specs and drawings in construction. An entire project can come to a screeching halt while paper plans are replaced.

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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

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In a best-case scenario, a general contractor budgets a job based on thorough architectural and engineered drawings that encompass not only the client’s design intent, but also careful planning for everything from mechanical systems to cosmetic finishes. Getting Too Specific on Specifications. Competitively Bidding the Project.

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Best Practices for Construction Document Management

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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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Innovative LEAN Job Order Contracting Knowledge-based System

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Four BT, LLC (4BT) exclusively provides the Innovative LEAN Job Order Contracting Knowledge-based System.

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Common construction cost estimating problems

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Insufficient Contingency Planning: Not allocating enough contingency funds to cover unforeseen issues can leave a project vulnerable to cost overruns. Poor Communication: Lack of clear communication between estimators, designers, and project managers can result in misunderstandings and inaccurate cost estimations.

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Building in Cloud – Collaborative Construction and FM Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Document Management within Building in Cloud allows you to manage all the information connected to it (metadata), not just the document content, including version, status, upload date, etc., Building in Cloud allows authorized team members to access and share documents, manage tasks, or troubleshoot.

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JOC Procedures

Job Order Contracting

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). Owner regularly inspects the site.