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

MAY 28, 2024

While we are all aware of the high levels of financial and environmental waste associated with the construction and sustainment of the built environment, very little has been done to address the issue at the root cause level. . What’s needed to improve construction cost estimating? Join the converstation and make a difference!

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2022

A Relationship-based Approach to Sustainable Facilities Management is needed to meet current and emerging economic and environmental requirements. Automated Estimate Comparison. Budget and Estimate versus Actual and Committed Budget Tracking. Proposals/Quotes/Estimates. Activity Dashboard. Asset/Component Management.

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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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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 21, 2023

This enables simplified data management and the ability to update estimates with various other databases as needed. #4 Our platform can manage multiple Programs, Contracts, Proposals, Estimates, Work Orders, Documents, Forms, Contractors/Subconstractors, Teams, Buildings, Graphics, Issues/Tasks, and even leverage BIM information.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 3, 2025

The DoD’s reliance on “RSMeans “for FSRM (Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization) cost management, despite the availability of current and verifiable local cost data , likely stems from several historical and institutional factors: 1.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

Detailed line item construction cost estimating is a prerequisite to obtaining best value outcomes for facilities / built infrastructure repair, renovation maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects. A locally researched detailed line item construction cost estimating database plays a key role in this regards.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

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. Remember that a cost estimate is NOT then same a price estimate.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Sustainable management of the built environment, buildings, utilities, transportation, site, whether public- and private-sector begins with a single source of truth, and great teams of owners and design-builders across disparate domains.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 26, 2023

National Average Cost Data inaccurately estimates project costs and the use of location factoring or economic factoring are insufficient to rectify the issue. Facilities sustainment and repair as well as new construction costs have not been well represents of managed for decades across the Federal, State, and Local Government levels.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the Department of Defense (and the Federal Government in general) is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) and/or time-based cost variances.

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Estimating Defense Procurement Budget 240

Job Order Contracting

JULY 28, 2023

Cost effective facilities FSRM, Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization can now be accomplished with the integration of robust process and planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment (CDE) inclusive of current, local market, granular line item construction task data. Sustainment.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Leverage robust lean processes, locally researched detailed line item construction cost data, support services, and enabling technology to consistently delivery quality repair, renovation, sustainability, and new build projects on-time and on-budget at the lowest possible cost and with full financial visibility and transparency.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 18, 2023

While most facilities management professional are aware that detailed line-item cost data is required to achieve cost visibility and enable cost management, the dependence upon contractor or subcontractor estimates and/or historical data, and/or national average cost data and factoring remains the norm. Quantifying decision-making.

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BD+C

MARCH 20, 2023

3 ways prefabrication doubles as a sustainability strategy 0 qpurcell Mon, 03/20/2023 - 11:09 Modular Building Corie Baker, AIA, shares three modular Gresham Smith projects that found sustainability benefits from the use of prefabrication. Utilizing Prefabrication as a Sustainability Strategy 1.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The DOD fails to have accurate maintenance cost estimates and cannot efficiently allocate available funding to conduct adequate maintenance. The DOD’s failure to implement a sustainment management system remains an unacceptable reality. The DOD has at least a $137 billion deferred maintenance backlog.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

By utilizing modern techniques for cost control and budgeting, construction companies can accomplish accurate cost estimation, efficient budget management, and thorough financial control. Using innovative methods for cost control has many benefits, one of which is the capacity to produce precise cost estimates.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The following is an outline of basic Construction Cost Audit Fundamentals when reviewing a construction cost estimate and conducting a construction cost audit. Construction cost audit procedures involve a thorough understand of work scope and all phases leading up to and ending with the construction cost estimate.

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Construction Procurement Documentation CSI 226

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Furthermore, the administrative burden required for sustainable facilities management must be reduced as staffing levels continue to fall. Also, it is incumbent upon owners and building users to provide enough information to enable the builder to create a detailed line-item cost estimate and associated timeline.

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Management CSI Change Orders Budget 263

The Constructor

APRIL 15, 2020

The construction industry is one of the largest consumers of natural resources. It primarily uses 60 percent of the world’s natural resources.

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Industrial Sustainability Resource Construction 162

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Innovative construction capital delivery for public sector owners can consistently enable quality, on-time, on-budget and fully compliant repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build outcomes. Inadequate and unsupportable construction cost estimates. Inappropriate project delivery team. Where is YOUR organization?

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

OpenBUILD(TM) is The ONLY Construction Integrated Project Delivery Solution with Locally Researched Cost Visibility with Program Management, Contract Management, Proposal/Bid/Estimate Management, Workorder Management , Project Management, Document Management, Team Management, Issues/Task Management, Workflow Management, and BIM integration.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Integrated Project Delivery, IPD, for major new construction, and LEAN job order contracting, JOC, for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and minor new construction are proven examples of LEAN planing, procurement, and project delivery processes.

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Procurement Plans CSI Construction 213

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Site should be such in our country that early morning sun and late evening sun is accepted in the building in summer and maximum sun light is available in most of winter. Tweet Loading GET LATEST TOPICS IN YOUR EMAIL- SUBSCRIBE NOW.

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Building Radar

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

As the country focuses on sustainable development, key initiatives are being launched to address growing urban needs and support long-term economic resilience top construction projects. With a focus on modernizing existing infrastructure, Canada is positioning itself as a leader in sustainable urban development sustainable urban projects.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 17, 2025

Complex will develop 20 GW of clean energy projects and produce 1,500 tons per day of green hydrogen and 7,500 TPD of green methanol, sustainable aviation fuel and other derivatives, would finish in 2027, with second hub to complete by 2032.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Leverage robust lean processes, locally researched detailed line item construction cost data, support services, and enabling technology to consistently delivery quality repair, renovation, sustainability, and new build projects on-time and on-budget at the lowest possible cost and with full financial visibility and transparency.

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Procurement Innovation Products Plans 130

ENR Construction

JANUARY 16, 2025

Estimated $137B hydroelectric project, announced Dec. magnitude earthquake occurred on Jan 8generating major concern from opponents and skepticism if China will sustain the investment as it faces an economic slowdown. 25, would be three times larger than Three Gorges Dam and in region where 8.8-magnitude

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BD+C

JULY 17, 2024

Unlocking Sustainability: Smart Access in the Coworking Space 1 kcichowicz Wed, 07/17/2024 - 10:52 Office Buildings Smart building technologies, including modern access control systems, are transforming coworking spaces by advancing sustainability initiatives and offering new ways to create and operate efficient working spaces.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The DOD fails to have accurate maintenance cost estimates and cannot efficiently allocate available funding to conduct adequate maintenance. The DOD’s failure to implement a sustainment management system remains an unacceptable reality. The DOD has at least a $137 billion deferred maintenance backlog.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

1 FEDRAMP was initially establish to provide a standardized method for ensuring digital information security for federal government agencies. It was based upon NIST standards and other information available at the time.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 8, 2018

It would also require the seller to disclose the benefits of a solar panel system and an estimate of the cost to install the system. Forms required to implement the new law and to be included with contracts of sale for newly constructed homes, included the required costs estimates, are to be provided on the County website.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In fact, the International Energy Agency estimates that buildings are responsible for nearly 40 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Every step taken to make your facility more sustainable and reduce carbon emissions contributes to the collective effort to fight climate change.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance. LEAN construction cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery, drives optimal performance for the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects encountered by real property owners, facilities managers, and their service providers.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Still working with sticky notes and attempting to solve your facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and construction issues? Estimates are provided lump sums provided by subs and locally researched UPBs are not used. Here are six signs that it’s time to move beyond sticky notes… 1.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 13, 2022

Every day you make financial decisions about your company, which affect how successful and sustainable your construction business is. If you're responsible for the bookkeeping and all the paper management (bills, receipts, estimates, invoices), you could be making errors that affect your decisions.

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