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MARCH 21, 2025

DoD Construction estimating can be significantly improved with the use of local market, objective, and current construction cost data. Inaccurate data can lead to incorrect cost estimates. Cost data must be up-to-date, and reflect local market conditions (labor, material, and equipment), at a granular level.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 20, 2025

Finally, FAST and RELIABLE Cost Estimates for construction, renovation, repair, and maintenance are now possible with 4BT’s local market detailed cost data! The post FAST and RELIABLE Cost Estimates appeared first on 4BT. Learn Why 4BTs Data Structure Excels. Care should be given as to what form of cost data is being used.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 1, 2024

Keep Up With Construction Material Cost Changes Turn data into intelligence and empower your organization with the latest in construction cost Data Insights. This allows you to strategically evaluate and adjust your estimates and budgets based on how prices have fluctuated in past, similar market conditions.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Improve construction cost visibility and management with a LOCAL, CURRENT, OBJECTIVE, and VERIFIABLE Comprehensive Unit Cost Database with 90,000 granular construction tasks including labor, material, equipment, and productivity details.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 25, 2022

Estimate Your Way in STACK. With 4 different ways to estimate, you’ll love using STACK’s cloud-based software. Estimating is the backbone of a construction project, and it’s essential to get it right to win bids. We want you to succeed, and however your estimates need to be executed we are here with choices! .

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 8, 2023

Better estimates. current local market labor, material, and equipment costs – updated quarterly. Verifiable. appeared first on 4BT. appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 18, 2024

An important construction cost estimating inprovement is the use of current, objective, verifiable, and locally researched granular labor, material, and equipment construction tasks. Using “traditional” cost estimating solutions is no longer viable in today’s volatile and competitive landscape.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Valid construction estimates are based on processes and procedures, however, most organizations rely upon dated, ineffective methods. Cost and time estimates are imperative to the success of any construction project, both during construction and throughout the project life. 2 Detailed line item estimating.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 1, 2022

Construction Cost Estimating Factors 2022 – Construction Cost Estimating Factors that determine validity, transparency, and level of cost management capability. An estimate is no better than its basis. An estimate is a prediction and carries uncertainty. An estimate is a decision-making tool. CORE PRINCIPLES.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Engage in data driven cost estimating with objective, verifiable, and current local market labor, material, and equipment price books from 4BT (Four BT, LLC). contact-form] The post Data Driven Cost Estimating appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Create detailed line item estimates for ALL repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects. Use LOCALLY RESEARCHED labor, material, and equipment costs from an objective source. The need to improve construction cost certainty is critical regardess of whether repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build projects are invovled.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 25, 2023

4 Types of Construction Estimates You Need Learn about different estimating practices & why accurate cost data is essential mhodges Tue, 04/25/2023 - 14:35 Common Types of Construction Estimates Throughout all phases of a construction project, it is important that project owners have a good sense of what the total cost will be.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 23, 2024

Unlocking the door to Objective Verifiable Construction Cost Estimates is now possible with current, locally research line item labor, material, and equipment data from Four BT, LLC (4BT). Using “traditional” cost estimating solutions is no longer viable in today’s volatile and competitive landscape.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 27, 2023

Harness the Power of Estimating Data to Grow Your Business ccapoccia Sun, 08/27/2023 - 12:23 Estimating is the foundation of every profitable construction business. Accurate takeoffs are important for getting the correct material and labor quantities for your project.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Improving Multi-Trade Construction Cost Estimates is critical for any CM or real property owner. Leveraging current, granular, and locally researched labor, material, and equipment cost data enables CMs and real property owners to validate information, thereby improving multi-trade construction cost estimates.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 3, 2022

Savvy owners and design builders know how review construction cost estimates. The process is collaborative and involves cost estimators, facilities management, and procurement professionals. The post How to Review Construction Cost Estimates appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 26, 2022

Unit price construction cost estimating is the foundation of every reliable cost determination prior to procurement. Systems level estimating, historical data, assemblies, or square foot calculations should never be exclusively used to procure a repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build service. for the local market.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Advancing construction cost estimating data, tools, communications, and technology is central to achieving sustainable facilities management. Advancing Construction Costs Estimating Tools for Today and Tomorrow Local market research – To be relevant, construction cost data must reflect local market conditions.

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Calculating the cost of the concrete is an important step in the project estimate. The cost of concrete depends on the cost of materials, mix design,

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 24, 2023

Construction Cost Estimating Facts Construction Cost Estimating Facts #1 There is no such thing as an “accurate cost estimate” Beware of any so called expert, estimating firm, or vendor using the term. #2 2 Construction cost estimating is NOT an art.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 5, 2021

Construction cost estimate validation is a process to determine the relative level of reliability. Any use of the work accuracy with the word construction estimate is simply foolish. Construction cost estimate validation is basically an objective risk analysis and assessment of information reliability. via Four BT, LLC.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2024

Isn’t it time for owners, designers, engineers, and builders to STOP thinking about accurate construction cost estimates? The fact of the matter is that there is no such thing as an “accurate construction cost estimate” Measuring accuracy requires a reliable reference point or datum. and new construction service.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 27, 2024

It’s time to relearn construction cost estimating. Before relearning construction cost estimating, it’s important to hit your resent button. Also remember that there so NO SUCH THING as an “accurate construction estimate.” The following represent the new realities. Technology will not solve your problems.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs is fundamental to achieving best value outcomes. Most Independent Government Cost Estimates are Not Well Documented. This has lead to the vast major of construction cost estimates (80% or more) being inaccurate. ” Preparing an Owner’s Estimate.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

NEVER accept a lump sum estimate for a workorder/project without a full detailed line-item estimate and review of line-times and quantities. Fully audit cost estimate and actual cost information. The post JOC Program Line-item Estimating appeared first on 4BT. Verify all aspects of the direct work (e.g.,

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 9, 2021

Unit Pricing Estimating within the CSI MasterFormat is the most reliable and efficient means of ascertaining construction costs based on materials, labor, and equipment content, and it just got better. Unit Price Estimating. All costs are summed to obtain the total estimated construction cost. Submit a form.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 3, 2021

MasterFormat Construction Cost Estimating drives cost visibility, transparency, and best value outcomes. National average cost data, with or with the uses of factors for localization, does not accurately reflect site specific variables for labor, material, and equipment. Similarly, how are material and equipment costs researched?

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Over eighty percent (80%+) of all projects are late or overbudget largely due to an inadequately detailed and poorly communicated Scope of Work (SOW), including the failure to leverage readily available objective, current, verifiable, local market labor, material, equipment, and productivity data. 2 Is the cost estimate objective? #3

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 4, 2023

The validity of a construction cost estimate, the most important aspect, is often overlooked and resulting in billions of dollars was every year. A construction cost estimate must be independently validated. Key Principles There are key principles that should be adhered to when preparing a construction cost estimate.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. The follow elements are common to a credible construction cost estimate. Credible Cost Estimate Core Elements #1 Objectivity – The information used and those invovled in the creation of the construction cost estimate must be objective.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Objective, reliable, and veriable Construction Cost Estimates are critical to best value outcomes for all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities. The estimating process begins with a comprehensive understanding of your project’s scope of work. expanded CSI Masterformat ). #5

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The Constructor

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

We are all aware of the importance of estimation in any civil engineering work. The builder needs to have knowledge of the amount of work and the.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Defining a credible cost estimate is an important step towards improving construction outcomes. A credible cost estimate is one that has been derived using local market granular information. A credible cost estimate is one that has been derived using local market granular information. Learn more here… or ask a question.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2022

Should Areas Cost Factors be used for Construction Cost Estimating? As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the federal government is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) variances.

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The Constructor

AUGUST 6, 2022

The post How to Estimate Rate of Evaporation on Concrete Surface? If the rate of evaporation is high, concrete surface can lose water quickly, leading to workability issues and plastic shrinkage cracks. Plastic shrinkage cracks make the concrete vulnerable to ingression of water and chlorides and provide an unpleasant […].

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2021

Reliable construction cost estimating is important to real property owners, facilities management professions, architects, and engineers. If a job is estimated correctly all parties should have a detailed understanding of the scope of work, costs, time, labor, and materials required.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 19, 2020

2020 Guide to Construction Cost Estimating provides a road map for applying best management practices necessary to drive financial visibility and transparency. Since other levels or types of cost estimating can’t meet this level, care should be given as to what form of cost data is being use. Material costs are either.

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