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8 Main Types of Construction Contracts

Autodesk Construction Cloud

You describe what will be delivered when, how much the customer owes, and sign on the dotted line. Knowing which contract to use when is critical to ensuring a successful outcome in delivery, customer satisfaction, and profit. They also include overhead costs such as insurance, mileage, a portion of your office rent.

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The Future of the New-Home Design Studio

Pro Builder

And, as builder profits increasingly depend on improving cost efficiencies and generating higher options revenue, the design studio environment needs to work better and deliver more results. Rising, and often unpredictable, cost increases are squeezing profit like never before. Because as home prices rise, so do buyer expectations.

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Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’

Pro Builder

Process Perils and Profit for Home Builders. Those of us around for the “dot-com revolution” just over 20 years ago will vividly recall the plethora of latest, greatest technology that promised to change the home building universe forever. Building Lean? Beyond Value Engineering. Apply technology. Study your last 25 or 30 variances.

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Prepare for Management Compensation and Bonus Reviews

PSMJ Resources

This guidance applies to both prime and subconsultants for state Departments of Transportation (DOTs). DOT is increasing their scrutiny of Local Project Administrators (LPAs) and expecting these administrators of federal grant funds to adhere to the same guidance as in the AAAHTO Guide.

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Data Scientists Reveal 5 Surprising Construction Insights to Manage Risk 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

An example of a data point might be the number of overhead mechanical racks installed on the job that day, or logging the root cause of a safety incident. From here you can apply more context and processes to an increasing number of information sets, which means you can start to connect the dots and identify patterns.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

Businesses in an FTZ may see a reduction in duties on labor, overhead and profit. ERMCO, Firestone, NSK Steering Systems, Nortek, Dot Foods, PolyOne, Hexpol, Heckethorn Manufacturing, Colonial Diversified Polymers, SR Global, Royal Building Products, Rough Country and more. FTZs jumped 24.8 highway 90; and.

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Best Practices for Multiple Award IDIQ – Task and Delivery Order Contracting

Building Information Management

The contractor’s coefficient is based on cost elements such as overhead, profit, minimum design costs, G&A expenses, bond premiums, and gross receipt taxes. Interagency usage can serve to reduce the overhead associated with multiple acquisitions. Use of Multiple Award Contracts to Buy Information Technology (IT).