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Construction Cost Optimization

Job Order Contracting

Labor Based upon contract requirements, local labor costs may be sourced from published Davis Bacon Wage Rates, or published state data sources, or directly researched local prevailing wage rates with appropriate inclusion markups for worker compensation, unemployment, liability insurance and allowance for small tools and consumables.

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2020 Guide to Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

liability insurance and allowance for small tools and consumables. Liability insurance based upon local contractor rates is also added as a percentage. The base rate does not include overhead and profit, however, can be added if needed. General overhead and profit can be added by percentage if desired. General Conditions.

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CCIP & OCIP: A Guide to Controlled Insurance Programs in Construction

Levelset

Construction insurance can be confusing. Each contractor and party to the project has their own insurance, which may or may not be adequate to protect the work they’re performing. Learn more: What types of insurance do contractors need? Learn more: What types of insurance do contractors need? CCIP vs. OCIP insurance.

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

coefficient (reference table of allowable overhead). ORGANIZATION NAME Technical Staff / Facilities Management Department Representative(s) and authorized ORGANIZATION NAME Procurement Authority review the Contractor’s Proposal. The UPB costs should NOT include contractor overhead and profit. Insurance, fringe.

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Is Your Accountant Helping Or Hurting Your Construction Company?

Contractor Bookkeeping

I understand because as a child growing up in a construction family in the 1960''s I remember when the "Traveling Bookkeeper" would arrive at my parent''s home to do their contractors bookkeeping. My Mom would have all the receipts and cancelled checks organized in boxes and file folders the "Traveling Bookkeeper". Underground.

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New And Restarting Contractors

Contractor Bookkeeping

As their business grows they like to take time off and enjoy travel and vacations. Maybe you began your company with a few friends and relatives and thought your overhead expenses would be low since you worked out of your home. This Means You Have Overhead - Not just office overhead, you have field overhead too.

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A glossary of terms with reference to Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

Fringe Benefits - labor cost elements which are provided to pay for benefits received by workers, such as health insurance, pension, training, etc. Bond - in construction, a performance bond is a surety bond issued by an insurance company or a bank to guarantee satisfactory completion of a project by a contractor.