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8 Must-Haves for a Construction Management Platform

In Eight

To those who have been part of large-scale construction projects, however, full life cycle means beginning with trying to win the work if you are a contractor and trying to account for the full scope, cost and schedule of the asset you are building if you are an owner. You may even have multiple RFI workflows within a single project.

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Preconstruction Meeting: A Quick Guide to Success   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Overall, nearly a third of building projects fail or underperform. These are essential for preconstruction planning and for kicking off builds and keeping them strong throughout. Review drawings and designs one final time At the start of the meeting, all drawings and designs should exist in a state of approval.

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Construction Budgeting 101

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Build relationships with people who are honest, transparent, and good at communicating. By managing your budget during preconstruction, you’re able to consider the entire building process before breaking ground, ultimately helping you mitigate risks and cost overruns. securing permits, drawing up paperwork, etc.).

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Demystifying fire-retardant treated wood specifications

Construction Specifier

The building and fire codes require FRTW to be impregnated with chemicals. The specification summary section should include both, as interior and exterior FRTW can be used in many applications where noncombustible materials are required by building and fire codes. The building and fire codes contain prescriptive requirements for FRTW.

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8 Buildxact Alternatives and Competitors to Try: Build Smarter, Not Harder!

Buildern

Purchase Orders and Variations Efficiently managing purchase orders (POs) and variations is crucial in the construction industry, ensuring projects stay on budget and on schedule while documenting any approved changes. Construction projects involve a large volume of documents, including drawings, specifications, contracts, and permits.

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Job Order Contracting Operations Manual

Job Order Contracting

administration functions; payment disputes, appeals, total or partial contract termination (including task order termination) and contract closeout. In addition to these responsibilities, the Owner logs in the job order request, validates the requirement, sets priorities, and obtain appropriate approvals. Requirements Review.

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Ten Warning Signs A Project Is In Trouble and What To Do About It

DRB Development Solutions

Code official approval can delay the design process, but more often, lack of a continuing dialog with the code officials leads to a delay in receiving final sign-off on the building and the certificate of occupancy. Examples would be interim sign-off of building officials such as code enforcement and close in inspections.