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STV Promotes Carol Rose, Philadelphia Rail Vehicles Expert, to Vice President

Civil + Structural Engineer

PHILADELPHIA, PA – STV, a professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today announced that Carol Rose, PMP, has been promoted to vice president. Rose joined STV in 1996 and has served in various capacities for rail vehicle procurement and engineering programs.

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Construction Procurement – Accelerate Change, or Fail

Job Order Contracting

Construction procurement planning is critical to the success of facilities management and all related repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities. Proactively making these changes requires leadership and competency in order to link previously disparate domains. Implement Best Value Construction Procurement.

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When Speed Counts: EPCM Delivery for Industrial and Manufacturing Projects

Civil + Structural Engineer

For owners facing this scenario, integrated services like the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) delivery method may be the best option for your project. Nevertheless, these additional costs are still significantly less than making changes during execution.

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Active Construction Cost Management – Government, Healthcare, Education, Transportation

Job Order Contracting

Active Construction Cost Management is important to any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build activity. Questions every real property owners should ask before procuring a repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build service. #1 Are all changes logged as well as notes included per line-item as to why changes were made? #7

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New Act no cure for procurement malaise

Construction Law

New legislation aiming to modernise the UKs public procurement system doesnt come along very often. The Procurement Act 2023 has been some time coming, after being subjected to delays since being announced by the previous government, which said it would be one of the biggest changes in UK procurement history.

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Improving the PROCURMENT MODEL for Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance and Construction

Job Order Contracting

Improving the PROCURMENT MODEL for Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance and Construction begins with a gap analysis, a quantitative review of the current situation and a target of how things can be when improved. The procurement model is broken. Current procurement models are inefficient due to the following… #1.

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Public Procurement of Construction Services

Job Order Contracting

Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. How Organizational integration and alignment of cultural, professional, management, and commercial interests is also required, both internally and with construction services providers. Anderson, S.,