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Change Management Estimating Risk Management 
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 2, 2025
Key issues related to cost factors: Fluctuating Material Costs: Prices of construction materials can significantly vary based on market conditions, supply chain issues, and seasonal fluctuations, making accurate cost estimations challenging.
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Roads Online
JUNE 15, 2023
Economic conditions are obviously a major one, economic downturns, recessions and changes in government policy can all impact the profitability of the construction industry. According to Chung, these challenges are often compounded by companies who have inadequate governance and risk assessment processes.
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Job Order Contracting
MARCH 7, 2025
Granular Local Market Cost Data is Essential for Cost Visibility & Management (Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, & New Builds) Using current, verifiable, and detailed local cost dat a instead of national averages with adjustment factors ensures: Cost transparency All labor, material, and equipment costs are broken down and verifiable.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 20, 2023
A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. The follow elements are common to a credible construction cost estimate. Credible Cost Estimate Core Elements #1 Objectivity – The information used and those invovled in the creation of the construction cost estimate must be objective.
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Roads Online
MAY 9, 2024
Enter Bluebeam, a powerhouse software tool designed to elevate construction workers’ project management capabilities. This powerful connection facilitates real-time updates, ensuring that changes made in PDFs are instantly reflected in quantity takeoff calculations.
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Job Order Contracting
OCTOBER 19, 2023
The below 12 Step Program for Creating a Credible Construction Estimate is a valuable tool for any real propery owner or services provider. #1 1 Define estimate’s purpose ■ Who will use the estimate and how. Monte Carlo simulation) to develop a confidence interval around the point estimate. ■
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Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Cost management involves different risks for all the parties involved, which highlights the need to manage risks properly. NEVER accept a lump sum estimate for a workorder/project without a full detailed line-item estimate and review of line-times and quantities. Verify all aspects of the direct work (e.g.,
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Civil + Structural Engineer
MAY 17, 2024
It’s estimated that we need to rebuild more than 230,000 bridges across the U.S., Lastly, AI can revolutionize how the government manages our most important projects. However, for the government to realize its ambitions, it must change its processes for managing major projects.
Civil + Structural Engineer
DECEMBER 18, 2023
CEC, which has managed some of California’s largest projects, including the restoration of the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge and the BART Transbay Tube Retrofit project, will leverage the tool to help build, analyze, and optimize project schedules to streamline execution and increase profitability.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JUNE 7, 2023
Inaccurate estimates might not be the root of all evil, but they sure can derail a project. Far and away one of the most common reasons, however, is inaccurate budget estimates. When it comes to construction, estimating costs is a towering challenge. When it comes to construction, estimating costs is a towering challenge.
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Job Order Contracting
MAY 4, 2023
The validity of a construction cost estimate, the most important aspect, is often overlooked and resulting in billions of dollars was every year. A construction cost estimate must be independently validated. Key Principles There are key principles that should be adhered to when preparing a construction cost estimate.
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Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Centralized Timely Construction Cost Data is a “single source of truth” that is mandatory for improving cost visibility and management for any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project. Adaptable to Market Realities: Ensures projects are not derailed by unexpected cost changes.
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CCR Magazine
MARCH 6, 2025
Overwhelmingly, digital risk, cyber security breaches, and the unknown liabilities associated with constantly evolving artificial intelligence technologies cause the most significant litigation trend concerns for the business owners and in-house lawyer clients responding to the Norton Rose Fulbright Twentieth Anniversary Litigation Trends Survey.
Civil + Structural Engineer
OCTOBER 2, 2023
By Steve Smith , EVP of Infrastructure at Graham Construction and Catie Williams, VP of Product Development at InEight A volatile risk climate worsened by ongoing reverberations from COVID-19, geopolitical conflict, and severe weather events is reshaping the traditional relationship between owners and contractors. Construction 4.0
Commercial Construction Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Working with some of the best Directors of Construction, architects, and project managers in the business, we understand that risk management is a core concern for our clients. From financial overruns to project delays, unexpected risks can impact budgets, timelines, and overall project success.
Civil + Structural Engineer
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Toll Brothers is acting as managing member and development lead for the project, overseeing approvals, design, construction, and sales. Bank OZK is delighted to finance another project for a quality sponsor like Toll Brothers and its partner Daiwa House,” said Dave Sarner, Managing Director of Originations at Bank OZK.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MAY 9, 2022
??Risk management has always been an essential element for success in construction, but things have certainly reached a whole new level in recent years. Needless to say, learning to manage risk amidst uncertainty might be more important than ever before. . We discuss: Their opinion on today’s biggest areas of risk.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JUNE 20, 2022
Estimating is one of the most complex parts of the construction process. And done inaccurately, you risk losing the bid, or worse, profits. . Thankfully cloud-based software solutions enable teams to create more competitive bids with accurate estimates faster. Connected takeoff and estimate . Ease of use .
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Civil + Structural Engineer
JUNE 28, 2024
By Victoria Salvador Project management in the architecture, engineering, construction, and owner/operator industry is part art, part science. Over time, technological change, labor shortages and the increasing complexity of projects have reshaped the role. However, you can only be as effective as the tools your organization provides.
Jonas Construction
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Last Updated on November 11, 2024 In today’s fast-paced construction industry, effective cost management is essential to protect profits and ensure project success. Rising material costs, labor shortages, and unpredictable project delays often result in costly overruns, putting project profitability at risk.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
MAY 3, 2024
HDR’s Construction Management Team Helped Deliver Landmark East Link Light Rail Extension Project The initial segment of Sound Transit’s 2 Line began operations April 27, the product of more than a decade of work to improve transit connections between Seattle, Mercer Island, Bellevue and Redmond. The Bellevue-Redmond segment of the $3.7
Civil + Structural Engineer
DECEMBER 1, 2023
More recently, a Minnesota Department of Transportation assessment of the state’s historic bridges resulted in the Third Avenue Bridge being included among 24 bridges selected for long-term preservation under MnDOT’s Statewide Historic Bridge Management Plan. The spandrels were straight, but we were working with a curved deck on top.
Civil + Structural Engineer
APRIL 28, 2023
a global leader in construction capital project management software, has announced new innovations that further realize its strategy of connecting 16 essential project controls business processes on a single, integrated platform. InEight Inc.,
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
The industry average of 25% largely reflects the inefficiencies in bid preparation, lack of trust in cost estimates, and inconsistencies in pricing. Enhanced Credibility : Using objective, third-party data builds trust with clients, as it demonstrates a commitment to transparency and fairness in cost estimation.
Rapport3
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
To make sure profits stay steady and grow, it's crucial to manage increasing costs for materials, labour, and operations. Rapport3, a powerful project management software designed for architecture firms, offers solutions to minimise the impact of inflation: Tracking Costs in Real Time Our software lets you monitor project costs in real time.
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iField Smart
APRIL 23, 2024
Building Better: Maximizing Efficiency with Construction Management Software Solutions Efficiency within the construction landscape points to accomplishing tasks, processes, and projects with minimum effort, resources, and time. Based on a report by Kings Research, the construction management software market will reach $21.67
CCR Magazine
MARCH 21, 2025
This is why smart, veteran managers use careful planning and robust workflows to improve their budgeting, employee onboarding, material and equipment purchases, and other operations. Improve Cost Estimates Although you create a budget and cost estimates at the very start of the project, these figures usually change along the way.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JUNE 8, 2023
Because preconstruction offers the biggest opportunity to de-risk a project. Connect the design phases with downstream tasks like scoping, estimating , and buyout by ensuring data flows smoothly into these various processes. This is where connected bid management solutions comes in handy.
Civil + Structural Engineer
JUNE 10, 2024
By John Clow, MentorAPM co-founder and COO The extreme weather risk to clean water infrastructure is up— way up. A smart way to protect and enhance those investments is with asset management, which helps utilities make risk-based decisions and derive maximum value from assets.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
JUNE 10, 2024
By John Clow, MentorAPM co-founder and COO The extreme weather risk to clean water infrastructure is up— way up. A smart way to protect and enhance those investments is with asset management, which helps utilities make risk-based decisions and derive maximum value from assets.
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Construction Marketing
MAY 17, 2023
These tools enable construction professionals to rethink every aspect of project planning, execution, and collaboration, whether it be through the use of project management software, virtual reality (VR), or building information modeling (BIM). Safety and Risk Management Safety and risk management are paramount in the construction industry.
CCR Magazine
JANUARY 25, 2025
Jobsight360 proudly announces the launch of its innovative construction management platform, a comprehensive solution tailored to meet the unique demands of the heavy civil and industrial construction industries. he Jobsight360 Construction Management Platform offers an enterprise-wide suite of features to simplify critical workflows.
In Eight
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Risk abounds in our everyday life. We make decisions on how we travel, work, socialize, and even eat and sleep based on the perception of risk. Dozens, if not hundreds, of tiny decisions are made when making seemingly mundane decisions, like when to change lanes while driving to what to order at a restaurant.
Job Order Contracting
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Traditional construction cost management remains problematic for most real property owners. Traditional Construction Cost Management Failure. I can accurately assess risk related to any changes, billing, or performance issues. My company’s cost management capabilities create a competitive advantage for us.
Rabbet
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
A real estate development project combines creativity, strategy, and resource management to transform visions into reality. Key Terms: Budget: A budget in a real estate development project is a financial plan that outlines the estimated costs and expenditures required to complete the project successfully.
Buildern
MAY 24, 2023
From crafting schedules and allocating budgets to nurturing a proficient workforce through comprehensive construction risk management training and drafting a symphony of contracts—the journey of a construction project is a tapestry woven with multifaceted administrative intricacies.
The Pro Builder
APRIL 26, 2024
Alleged Violations (and Changes to Come) From the NAR Commissions Settlement Lawsuits filed against the National Association of Realtors, namely a Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust suit , are changing the status quo of the buyer-agent relationship in a home sale quickly and potentially with great impact.
iField Smart
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Among these, construction management software (CMS) has become an indispensable tool, revolutionizing project planning, execution, and monitoring. Introduction: Historically, construction project management has been a complex and demanding task, often characterized by numerous stakeholders, intricate processes, and extensive documentation.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
The construction industry is no stranger to big changes. Every big change has certainly come with its challenges, but the construction industry has successfully overcome these pain points to advance processes and achieve new levels of efficiency. We are also an early mover in AI.
PN - Project Management
DECEMBER 10, 2024
The construction industry has embraced digital transformation, and big data is at the forefront of this change. Powered by big data, predictive analysis is becoming a cornerstone for construction management, enabling businesses to achieve greater accuracy, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JUNE 16, 2022
The masons, architects, blacksmiths, and painters then managed their little corners of construction, freeing the overseer to do their thing. . Plus, the risk in construction is increasing. Collaboration software helps to preempt that risk of disconnect. 2: Change Management Software. Today, little is different.
iField Smart
MAY 14, 2024
Constructing Efficiency: Exploring the Leading Construction Project Management Software of 2024 In 2024, the construction industry continues to witness a transformative shift towards digitalization and innovation, with construction management software playing a pivotal role in enhancing project efficiency and collaboration.
iField Smart
JULY 23, 2024
Top 10 Construction Scheduling Software: Empowering Projects for Success Construction scheduling software is an indispensable tool for modern project management. It ensures that everyone involved, from project managers to subcontractors, has a clear understanding of the project timeline, dependencies, and resource allocation.
LetsBuild
JUNE 2, 2023
Manual processes and tasks in designing, estimating, bidding and project management are primarily responsible for such lapses. Project managers are invested in changing this; they’ve turned to technology to streamline processes, ensure efficiency, and improve on-site and off-site coordination.
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