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Common construction cost estimating problems

Job Order Contracting

Hidden Site Conditions: Unforeseen site conditions like soil instability or unexpected utilities can lead to significant cost increases if not properly assessed during the initial estimating phase. Regular Market Monitoring: Tracking current material prices and market trends to ensure accurate cost estimations.

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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.

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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). Any required documentation and/or forms.

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5 steps to effectively run a construction site as a foreman

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A site manager is one of the central gears of every construction project. Let alone the time spent trying to ensure that all issues are fully documented, nobody arrives on-site in vain and that material orders don’t get delayed, misplaced or even worse damaged. You have to document everything no matter what.

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Integrated Project Delivery Software and Support Services

Job Order Contracting

Early and ongoing involvement of internal and external teams, inclusive of joint scope and schedule development Reliance upon local, on-site service delivery partners (AEs, builders…). Upload and share documents and make them available to your whole team – including PDF, Word and Excel files, images and videos.

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Construction Photography Best Practices

Carol Hagen

MultiVista , a national firm, captures visual as-builts indexed according to your architectural drawings. Using photos and videos of your project progress, documentation includes that of subcontractors, before work is hidden behind walls, buried in concrete or above ceiling tiles. Using photos to clarify site conditions can help.

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10 Essential Types of Construction Documents

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Construction documents help keep your projects organized and guide the construction process from start to finish. Having access to these construction documents puts information into the hands of the right people at the right time, so decisions can be made quickly and action can be taken to finish projects on time and within scope. .