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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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Managing Change Orders

Job Order Contracting

Managing change orders for any size of repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project, whether IPD, alliance job order contracting, DB, DBB, ‘et al’, simply requires a robust preconstruction process in most instances. The post Managing Change Orders appeared first on 4BT.

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Infrastructure costs keep rising. Consider these approaches to mitigate them.

Civil + Structural Engineer

Public owners have become more aware of the importance of risk management and its impact on their programs. Several key strategies are emerging to maximize the impact of BIL funding while managing cost pressures. Bonding Capacity Large-scale projects also involve additional surety requirements.

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BSI bids to cut costs on infrastructure projects

Construction Enquirer

Experts suggest that a better approach to scope development and managing risk and contractual change could save up to £25bn a year on projects. Standards body BSI haslaunched a new whitepaper on how to minimise risks in infrastructure projects. It includes case studies including of Whitechapel Station and Associated British Ports.

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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.,