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HCSS Highlights HeavyBid for Heavy Construction Bidding and Estimating

Civil + Structural Engineer

By automating cost entry, HeavyBid enables self-performing contractors and estimators to work faster than ever with increased accuracy, building initial estimates in minutes with multiple layers of cost detail. Within HeavyBid’s interface, it’s easy to import bid and pay schedules and automate codebook activity and resource entry.

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HCSS HeavyBid Pre-Construction Eases Estimating Workflow

Civil + Structural Engineer

HeavyBid Pre-Construction allows pre-construction teams to create activities and bid items instantly, either by generating them on the spot, duplicating them from past estimates, or selecting from a library of standardized work activities using HeavyBid construction estimating software.

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California Engineering Contractors (CEC) Adopts Industry-First Schedule Risk Analysis Tool from Planera to Manage Complex Projects

Civil + Structural Engineer

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.

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Best Practices for Project Scheduling and Time Management in Construction

CCR Magazine

Time management and proper scheduling are essential for construction projects to be completed within set time and budget frames. In this article, the author seeks to address some of the key measures and standards that should be adopted by construction managers and contractors to enhance scheduling.

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

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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12 Step Program for Creating Credible Construction Estimates

Job Order Contracting

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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Construction Cost Estimating Facts

Job Order Contracting

Construction Cost Estimating Facts Construction Cost Estimating Facts #1 There is no such thing as an “accurate cost estimate” Beware of any so called expert, estimating firm, or vendor using the term. #2 2 Construction cost estimating is NOT an art.