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Construction Cost Estimating Software vs. Spreadsheets – State of the Nation 2012

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While accurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project, most construction cost estimators (over 55%) continue to rely primarily upon manual methods, hard copy documents, or electronic spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel.

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NIBS – Building Innovation 2012 – January 7th-11th, 2012, Washington, D.C.

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Federal Government — the world’s largest facility owner and procurer of design and construction services. 4Clicks.com – Premier cost estimating and efficient project delivery software. 4: Building Innovation 2013 is where the popular and informative buildingSMART alliance Conference is on the schedule.

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Job Order Contracting – Integrated Project Delivery for Renovation, Repair, Sustainability, and Minor New Construction

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Job Order Contracting is a high performance delivery method that delivers superior quality, schedule, and cost results over other traditional design-bid-build. JOC is one of the few construction delivery methods to require joint “pre-construction”services by the Contractor and Owners. JOC alters the paradigm.

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What is JOC – JOB ORDER CONTRACTING? A JOB ORDER CONTRACT?

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Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, and indefinite quantity type contract used to execute sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM) projects at the installation. JOC is flexible and responsive and reduces engineering and procurement lead times. – INCOM 2009. – Tex.

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Cloud Computing is More Important than BIM?

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– The acceptance and increased use of collaborative construction delivery methods such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Job Order Contracting (JOC). . CEASEL’s focus is upon transparent construction cost estimating and efficient project delivery.

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National Construction Contracts and Law Survey – UK – 2012

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NBS National Construction Contracts and Law Survey 2012. From March to April 2012, NBS a survey about contracts and legal issues within the UK construction industry. to understand, among other things: The different contracts and procurement methods being used. by Adrian Malleson. The number and kinds of disputes taking place.

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Federal Construction Delivery – Time for LEAN

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Lean = Job Order Contracting, JOC, Integrated Project Delivery, IPD… “Lean is a system of project delivery in which improvements in the overall process are sought concurrently and continuously throughout the inception, design, construction, and commissioning of the project. Charles Darwin.