UK Construction Blog

JULY 26, 2024

Navigating the construction industry can be challenging, especially when it comes to managing risks and ensuring financial protection. Construction insurance provides the necessary coverage to safeguard against various risks such as property damage, accidents, and unforeseen events.

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Building Radar

AUGUST 5, 2024

With rising material costs and tighter schedules, optimizing construction procurement strategies is essential for enhancing efficiency and reducing costs. Understanding Construction Procurement Construction procurement involves acquiring goods, services, and contracts necessary for completing a construction project.

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Jonas Construction

MARCH 20, 2024

Imagine overseeing a construction project where you’re unsure about the cost of materials, labor, and other overhead costs. From tracking costs to ensuring projects stay within budget, a project cannot be successfully completed without accurate accounting data and reporting.

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Buildern

MARCH 10, 2023

Construction payment management can be a challenging process, as common issues such as payment disputes, lack of proper documentation, and poor cash flow management often occur. This article provides practical tips and strategies for managing payment disputes, creating proper documentation, and optimizing cash flow management.

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Roads Online

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Rich River Asphalt General Manager Darren Wilson explains how the machines have revolutionised the company’s offerings. As Rich River Asphalt General Manager Darren Wilson recalls, after a thorough search, Quality Fabrication & Engineering’s offerings caught the company’s eye. “We

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Construction Marketing

AUGUST 3, 2022

None of this would be possible without efficient and careful construction project management planning and construction managers. Construction project management plays a vital role in ensuring that all the buildings around us are built safely and on time. What does the construction project management team do? .

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Stonemark

AUGUST 8, 2020

Budget-busting design omissions, unforeseen conditions and everything in between can affect a project’s bottom line; for this reason, construction project risk management is one of the most vital functions of cost estimation. Common risk factors on construction projects include: Feasibility. Inaccurate quantity takeoffs.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

By choosing the right one for your project, overall risk can be reduced, and budget and schedule can be better managed. There is no optimal project delivery method, but choosing the right method for your project helps reduce risk, improve your schedule, and keep your budget on track.

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Field Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

Estimating project costs correctly and managing the budget accordingly are just as vital. Subcontractors getting awarded a contract spells financial disaster if the bid is too high to be competitive or too low to be profitable. All subcontractors make project cost estimation and budgeting errors.

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Field Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It affects the safety, efficiency and quality of the work, and the overall satisfaction of the general contractor and project owner. You need to show care to your team members, the general contractor and project timelines. Without proper planning, there may be an increased risk of delays. Why does it matter to the task?

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Wolgast Corporation

APRIL 25, 2022

When the time comes to move your business to its own brick and mortar (or any other building material) building, or expand to a bigger building, you have an option to keep your capital in your business rather than spend it on a loan to cover construction costs. I’ll explain more about how it works below. How it Works.

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In Eight

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The company’s third such report to date, the Outlook is based on a survey of 300 large-enterprise and construction professionals and consists of 26 questions designed to gauge general confidence and optimism levels across the industry, and assess track records, plans and attitudes towards digital transformation.

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CCR Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Swinerton , an industry leading general contractor with nationwide offices, announces the promotions of four executives in its Atlanta office. Parker Schoening , previously a Senior project Manager, is promoted to Project Executive. Roya Vermillion was promoted from Senior Project Manager to Preconstruction Executive.

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Jonas Construction

APRIL 12, 2024

Contracts are Long-Term The length of time from recording the signatures on a contract to finishing the building and handing it over to the customer is another factor. This time frame is much longer than the shorter contracts that other industries work with. Many construction project contracts span several years.

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Jonas Construction

JANUARY 30, 2024

The pandemic and subsequent economic uncertainties have exacerbated the shortage across all kinds of construction jobs, including project managers, general laborers, and skilled workers like electricians, welders, and carpenters. This feature allows project managers to monitor progress and make quick decisions.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 3, 2021

It’s safe to say that cost overruns in construction projects have become an industry-wide status quo. To know how to address cost overruns in construction projects, it’s important to understand the root of the problem. How Proper Planning Can Help Keep Your Project on Budget.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This is costing the global economy more than $2 trillion each year. As a subcontractor, you’re often at the mercy of the general contractors you work with and are required to use their project management tools. Subcontractors can minimise risk with the right construction software management tools. Cost savings.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

By addressing the urgent need to adapt to new technologies and methodologies and manage risks, this panel will foster dialog and collaboration among industry professionals. Learn how industry leaders are using connected data to reduce risk in innovation and embrace new business models.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 18, 2022

. – Jimmy Christianson, Vice President of Government Relations, Associated General Contractors of America. Industry leaders from Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America and Shumaker Advisors joined me to talk about what the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) really means for the future of the industry.

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Levelset

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This specific coverage can be tailored to meet the needs of your contracting business. If you’ve been named as an additional insured on a general contractor’s policy, you might wonder if you receive business property coverage from the GC’s insurance. How much does an equipment floater cost?

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Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2016

Job Order Contract Coefficient – Training 101. UNDERSTANDING a Job Order Contract COEFFICIENT. Sales tax on material and equipment costs. insurance costs. bonding and alternative payment protection costs. Sales tax on material and equipment costs. insurance costs. Quality control.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In a perfect world, a contract should include a clear set of instructions that conveys well-defined expectations to all parties concerned. This episode of Autodesk’s Digital Builder podcast addresses the most common challenges with contracts and how simple adjustments can ensure you fully understand what you’re signing.

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CivilJungle

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Information of Construction Risk Management. Construction risk management is a long steep process, in which we have to calculate the all-possible risk and determine the process by which we can reduce this type of risk. Where we identify, analyze the risks and work over them.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

UNDERSTANDING THE CONTRACTOR’S JOB ORDER CONTRACT COEFFICIENT. A Job Order Contract Coefficient is a numerical factor that represents costs (generally indirect costs) not included in the unit price line items within the Unit Price Book, UPB, associated with the Job Order Contract. Quality control.

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Jonas Construction

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Enter process management. This, in turn, can help make the entire organization more cost-efficient and, best of all, predictable. Process management is important because it helps to improve overall operations. Project Initiation (Steps 1 – 2) The first stage of the project management life cycle is project initiation.

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The Construction Seyt

MARCH 6, 2023

Government Contracts in the Construction Industry Between Amy Hoang , Stephanie Magnell , Erica Bakies , Sarah Burgart , and others, we offer some of the finest advisors and counselors in the country. Rebecca Woods chairs the Seyfarth Atlanta Litigation group and co-chairs the Commercial Litigation practice group.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 21, 2022

When a general contractor has a project to deliver, they will split it up into packages, such as drywall, plumbing, or mechanics, and invite subcontractors to bid on specific parts of the job defined by these specialties. . General contractors often have to outsource parts of the project to third parties. Subcontracting. Scope of work.

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In Eight

MAY 25, 2023

However, during execution of a project, these finance-oriented systems can create obstacles for the project teams responsible for managing a specific project. By contrast, Project-oriented systems allow for greater control and flexibility, while providing strategic insights to the project team members. costing more dollars and hours).

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Develop Coaching

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Type of Construction: Residential Construction: Generally, profit margins in residential construction tend to be on the lower end of the spectrum. Size of Projects: Small Projects: Smaller projects might have higher administrative time as a percentage of the total project cost, affecting profit margins.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The main reason construction businesses implement an integrated project management system is for the visibility that they can gain over every aspect of a project. Here’s a list of key reports that you should be able to pull at any moment from your construction project management software: Basic Accounting Reports. Payroll and HR.

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PN - Project Management

MAY 30, 2022

Where to start, what are the pitfalls, how much will it cost, will it be completed on time? Instead, focus on setting a realistic budget with the help of your finance team or project manager. In addition, you also need to make space for unexpected costs to prevent delays.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As one of the main contributors to cost and time overrun, change orders are a nightmare for all. This is a chance for everyone to get to know key stakeholders, breaking down siloes between procurement and legal, scheduling and management, and so forth. However, if there’s a problem, you want to catch it up front.

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cnstrctr

JANUARY 4, 2020

A construction contract is a tool that you can use to help outline these requirements. What exactly is a construction contract, how can it be used and what are the different types? A construction contract is a document that outlines the roles and responsibilities between two or more parties on a project. Lump Sum Contracts.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 15, 2016

When you deal with construction claims, many believe that the largest component of any request for additional compensation is generally labor costs. In general, labor productivity refers to the measurement or unit of work that is accomplished for a designated period of time. Restricted site access.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 23, 2019

Billion – Annual Operation Costs $7.92 – Average O&M Costs per Square Foot $27.49 – Average Lease Costs per Square Foot. I first started working with public facilities and physical infrastructure capital planning and management decades ago. Agencies provide full year costs. million acres $16.5

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Practical Law Construction

MAY 6, 2020

Last year Build UK (BUK) published its non-binding recommendations on the contract terms its members should (as a minimum) refrain from using. BUK also suggests that a fitness for purpose requirement may result in higher costs and a more cautious approach to design. Unquantifiable risk.

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Jonas Construction

AUGUST 20, 2024

Effective cash flow management and data accuracy are crucial to maintaining financial health and operational efficiency for construction and service businesses, like specialty and mechanical contractors. In today’s competitive and operationally complex construction industry, businesses face numerous internal and external risks.

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