Stimulus

A great place to ask questions and discuss Cost estimating and Project Management with peers

Visit the our new Cost Estimating and Project Management FORUM at www.4clicks.com/forums and discuss a wide range of items: Visual Estimating, RSMeans Cost Data, UPBs, BIM, Contract Management, Project Management, JOC, SABER, IDIQs, MATOC, SATOC, MACC, Estimating… it’s up to you! This is an open site for Owners, Contractors, and AE’s to share information. Visit [...]

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New Legislation Introduced Intended to Improve Energy Usage

New Legislation Introduced Intended to Save Money, Improve Energy Usage in Federal Buildings The legislation addresses a number of ways to achieve high-performance buildings: life-cycle cost analysis, integrated design processes, building information modeling (BIM) and building commissioning. The legislation provisions would: •Use life-cycle cost analysis to assure that overall spending on design, construction and operations [...]

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Strong Demand for JOC!

Over 200 professionals attended the recent August 19th, 2010 webcast titled, “Job Order Contracting – The Stimulus- Ready Delivery Method”. The event, jointly sponsored by RSMeans and 4Clicks, drew a wide variety of professionals: Estimators, Facility Managers, CEOs, Presidents, Asset Managers, Planners, Engineers, Project Architects, Operations Managers, Accountants, Commissioners, Project Managers, and Construction Managers. Multiple [...]

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What are the top items facing public sector facilities professionals?

What are the top items facing public sector facilities professionals?  Please let us know! Here’s a start: 1. Tracking and maintaining building inventory 2. Tracking and maintaining the physical and functional conditions of building inventory in an accurate, consistent manner. 3. Managing facilities reinvestment on a defined / ROI-centric basis. 4. Dealing with sustainability / [...]

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