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How to Write Tight Subcontracts

Construction Business Owner

Starting projects with excellent subcontractors and detailed subcontracts will help you make more money, finish faster and reduce field issues. However, it’s easy to gloss over proposals and hire subcontractors you like or know without performing a scope review or cost-estimating analysis.

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2020 Guide to Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

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. Introduction.

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Sage Estimating to Vista Exporting Tool

Cassell Construction Estimating

Intorducing The New Sage Estimating To Vista Exporting Tool Quickly convert your sage estimates into a viewpoint vista project management budget Works with the sage estimating versions 9.8

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LEAN construction cost estimating

Job Order Contracting

LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance. Currently available robust LEAN construction estimating, procurement, and delivery processes, services, and tools, make it possible to consistently deliver quality projects on-demand, on-budget, and on-time.

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Paving a Career Path in Subcontracting

Construction Business Owner

While that is inarguably a great career path, why not become an estimator or a superintendent? When the conversation turns to career paths, the typical response involves working as a project manager for a general contractor (GC). Rather than general contracting, why not consider a subcontractor, specialty contractor or supplier?

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Are You Holding Back Your Company's Growth?

Construction Business Owner

You priced estimates yourself, presented bids in person, signed every contract, made all the important decisions, negotiated subcontracts, ordered materials needed, supervised most jobs, handled all the paperwork, created invoices, paid the bills, met with customers and handled all the problems.

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Public Sector Facilities Stewardship and Data-driven Decision Making

Job Order Contracting

Lumps sum bids from contractors or subcontracts, historical costs, or benchmark cost data are reliable forms of cost estimation. Planning, procurement, and project delivery can be accomplished by disparate teams that lack integration through their respective life cycles. … Poor Assumptions Drive Disaster.