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Estimating Procurement Public Works 
Civil + Structural Engineer
JANUARY 10, 2025
Public owners have become more aware of the importance of risk management and its impact on their programs. This reduced competition has led to bid prices significantly above independent cost estimates, forcing agencies to either secure additional funding, scale back project scope or delay projects.
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Construction Enquirer
JUNE 7, 2023
Twenty-four contractors have secured places on procurement group NEPO’s next-generation construction framework. The refreshed construction framework for councils and public bodies in the north east is estimated to be worth around £800m.
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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors
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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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Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Collaborative Construction Procurement Planning and Project Delivery is a robust process for consistently achieving long-term best value for all participants and stakeholders. are not suitable for work scope developing or costing. Tools and services should be procured to support owner requirements.
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Construction Law
DECEMBER 1, 2020
The UK’s poor procurement practices are highlighted yet again by the news that the £19bn Crossrail project can’t be completed with the money available to the project. Another chapter in the long history of analysing why the UK’s procurement practices are so poor has just been produced by the National Audit Office (see News).
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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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Roads Online
MARCH 25, 2024
The people who work to procure and supply steel for construction projects spend a lot of time in the pre-construction phase tabulating the amount of the material the project will require based off plan documents, along with the estimated cost. Doing it the old, paper-based way is like doing twice the work.”
Construction Daily News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plays a vital role in managing construction procurement for various projects across the state. Understanding the processes involved in KYTC construction procurement is essential for contractors and stakeholders looking to engage effectively.
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Job Order Contracting
APRIL 5, 2022
Public sector efficient physical asset management requires robust process, collaborative teams. Moving beyond traditional methods that are responsible for rampant economic and environmental waste requires that public sector real property leadership focus upon forward thinking and change management. Identify and prioritize work.
Civil + Structural Engineer
MAY 17, 2024
The Company will develop an advanced utility relocation (AUR) plan, coordinate public art integration and develop alternative alignments, preliminary cost estimates and 360-degree renderings while engaging the public and key area stakeholders throughout the project. Bowman trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol BWMN.
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Job Order Contracting
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Public sector facilities stewardship has traditionally received poor grades. The fundamental reason the assumptions most public sector professionals have are incorrect when it comes to life-cycle management of the built environment. Learn more about readily available solutions that work! contact-form].
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Job Order Contracting
MARCH 26, 2023
Significantly improve public sector facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes. Procurement Workflows A detailed scope of work and an associated detailed line-item estimate is required before any procurement evaluation and award. Are funds available? Is the right team available?
Job Order Contracting
JULY 19, 2020
2020 Guide to Construction Cost Estimating provides a road map for applying best management practices necessary to drive financial visibility and transparency. Since other levels or types of cost estimating can’t meet this level, care should be given as to what form of cost data is being use. Introduction.
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Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Innovative construction capital delivery for public sector owners can consistently enable quality, on-time, on-budget and fully compliant repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build outcomes. This results in a waste of public funds of 30%-40%+, or billions annually. . Continuous improvement.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 24, 2020
-+. Construction Cost Estimating – LEAN. This paper ” Construction Cost Estimating-LEAN” discusses the positive impacts of collaboration, a common data environment, and locally researched detailed line item construction cost data. Failure to adapt to readily available, proven and robust cost estimating practices.
Job Order Contracting
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Yet, despite is value, most public sector organizations have yet to deploy it. Questions every real property owners should ask before procuring a repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build service. #1 1 Can I objectively validate the cost estimate? #2 2 Is the cost estimate objective? #3
Roads Online
DECEMBER 10, 2023
million worth of betterment works will aim to increase the flood resiliency of roads in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. Works undertaken through the Infrastructure Betterment Program will complement the estimated $450 million repair and rebuild works underway on flood-damaged roads and bridges – also jointly funded by both governments.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 7, 2017
Define Construction Procurement. Define Construction Procurement… It’s easy to define construction procurement right? Improper construction procurement methods and a relative lack of competency on the part of procurement staff have greatly contributed to poor construction outcomes. Perhaps not.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Estimated at $215 million, the project is beginning the design process. Estimated to cost between $3 billion and $4 billion, the project will address critical issues like preventing bluff erosion along the current tracks and enhancing safety and efficiency. Procurement for the design-bid-build contract is expected sometime in 2024.
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Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 8, 2019
Accurate, detailed construction cost estimating is critical to the success of any repair, renovation, or new build project. Top estimators have years of experience and a working knowledge of construction means and methods. Detailed line item estimating is the more accurate and valuable for of construction cost estimating.
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Roads Online
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The Energy Storage and Recovery System works by recovering excess energy when the train brakes and storing it in a battery for later use. Once fully installed, Adelaide Metro will save an estimated 2400 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually. The hybrid-diesel train will be running on the Outer Harbor, Grange and Belair lines.
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Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 29, 2024
It was simply a way to speed procurement. Since that time JOC has evolved into an integrated project delivery (IPD) method that not only accelerates procurement, but also shorten project delivery times and reduces costs up to 30%-40%. are not appropriate and have shown to introduced significant errors in cost estimating.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 4, 2022
Unlock Public Sector Construction Productivity[1] with Proven Strategies: A White Paper. Internal and independent audits have found that many Job Order Contracting deployments have unfortunately degraded into a simple means of speeding procurement and also carry excessive administration costs tied to a percentage of construction costs.
Job Order Contracting
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Public Sector Facilities Project Cost Management is required to address traditionally elevated levels of economic and environmental waste. Public Sector Facilities Project Cost Management involves tracking costs in real time throughout the full life cycle of planning, procurement, and delivery. What Is a Project Expense?
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
4BT exclusively provides all of the following, without the need to pay a percentage of construction volume, which results in excessive cost and failure to meet public sector fiscal responsibilities. Improve work packaging and subcontracting to reduce project complexity. Integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Processes.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 31, 2019
LEAN Performance-based Construction Services Procurement and Project Delivery. Traditional procurement and construction delivery methods commonly produce poor outcomes. Appropriate Program, Project, Estimate, Document, and Workflow Management are equally important technology attributes. NOVEMBER 27, 2018.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 10, 2022
OpenBUILD(TM) is The ONLY Construction Integrated Project Delivery Solution with Locally Researched Cost Visibility with Program Management, Contract Management, Proposal/Bid/Estimate Management, Workorder Management , Project Management, Document Management, Team Management, Issues/Task Management, Workflow Management, and BIM integration.
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Value generation in public sector facilities management will rapidly become a mandate. The basics Step 1: Identify ALL Participants and Stakeholders and Meet with Them (Planning, Procurement, Designers, Builders, Building Users) Focus upon clearly defining and communicating desired outcomes for all involved.
Civil + Structural Engineer
JUNE 10, 2024
Today, users can procure a tension fabric building where every detail is developed with optimal utilization in mind. Estimating Simply getting a price quote for a fabric building may not feel like it qualifies as a service, and in the old days it often wouldn’t have been considered one.
Building Information Management
JUNE 19, 2013
Joint publication of BS 1192:2007 and BSI/CPI. Work with key agencies on pilot projects. BIM Industry Working Group. Public Procurement Service to fully adopt IFC-based open BIM. BIM as part of public sector building project procurement. Singapore BIM Roadmap 2012. Singapore BIM Roadmap 2012.
Job Order Contracting
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
The recently published survey of 243 owners (122 public, 121 private), 240 general contractors and 241 specialty trade. I can leverage data from previous projects to benchmark cost performance and improve future cost estimates. I can easily uncover cost details and create comprehensive financial reports from a single source of truth.
Building Information Management
OCTOBER 26, 2015
The Need for Credible Construction Cost Estimates. GAO and other studies/reports consistently report that errors and lack of due diligence with respect to original construction cost estimates are primary reasons for negative cost and schedule impacts, and overall poor project performance and outcomes.
Roads Online
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Most of the data presented in the dashboards is already in the public domain, coming from a range of public sources. The Pipeline seeks to provide a source of information on approved investment in infrastructure for the construction industry, in turn strengthening industry coordination for future infrastructure investment .
Building Information Management
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
Public sector projects would best be served in the short term by adopting collaborative construction delivery methods. getting stakeholders/participants to learn to work collaboratively (a requirement for BIM), and 2. BIM Technology and Process Road Map.
Roads Online
JULY 26, 2023
Roads & Infrastructure Magazine sits down with Donald Cant Watts Corke’s management team to hear about the company’s instrumental consultation works on the Warrnambool Line Upgrade, as well as why the current contract distribution model is leaving much to be desired. Leslie Chung, Director – Infrastructure – DCWC.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Innovative construction capital delivery for public sector owners can consistently enable quality, on-time, on-budget and fully compliant repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build outcomes. This results in a waste of public funds of 30%-40%+, or billions annually. owner leadership and support, and 3.)
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 16, 2021
If you are a public sector owner looking to put an end to underperforming facilities projects and excessive administration costs, rethinking job order contracts might be a good idea. Current JOC solutions integrate construction planning, procurement, and project delivery, associated participants and stakeholders, and more!
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Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Public and private sector real property owners pay the bills, thus are ultimately responsible. #2. Decisions made using “bad data” are estimated to have cost the industry $88.69 However, margins can be as high as 42% for remodeling, and 34% for specialty work. Specialty work. 23.53% over 2020. Industry margin.
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 10, 2019
Attention Public Sector Procurement and FM Professionals: STOP Paying too much for Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction. All renovation, repair, and new construction work should be based upon recent, similar work, as embodied within a LOCALLY RESEARCHED UNIT PRICE BOOK. The post appeared first on 4BT.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
OCTOBER 5, 2022
No two projects are the same, but if there’s one thing we know to be true, it’s that construction teams who work well together produce better outcomes. Collaboration takes hard work—especially on complex projects. Real-time updates and data sync to ensure teams always work with up-to-date information and files (e.g.,
Job Order Contracting
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Since other levels or types of cost estimating can’t meet this level, care should be given as to what form of cost data is being use. In the public sector, federal government contracts may require Davis Bacon Wage Rates or prevailing wage rates, or both, with the usage of the higher of the two.
Building Information Management
JULY 30, 2015
In use, since the late 1980’s, job order contracting, has proven to meet the needs for the timely delivery of quality work. Unit price book: Cost estimating and pricing for individual projects (task orders) is determined from a line item unit price book (UPB). Introduction.
Building Information Management
MARCH 19, 2015
JOC benefits Owners and Contractors alike in that it provide a means to expedite projects and assure better mutual understanding of work scope and costs. As transparency, process, and a unit price book (UPB) are central to a JOC program’s success, JOCs should not be run out of spreadsheets or generic cost estimating programs.
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MARCH 17, 2015
JOC benefits Owners and Contractors alike in that it provide a means to expedite projects and assure better mutual understanding of work scope and costs. As transparency, process, and a unit price book (UPB) are central to a JOC program’s success, JOCs should not be run out of spreadsheets or generic cost estimating programs.
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