e4Clicks Project Estimator Users, please consider attending our SPOTLIGHT WebCast, 8/23/2012, 3PM EST. Re-pricing an estimate for year-end that wasn’t awarded last fallout? Have a new year-end project similar to an existing one you’ve already done? Come join us! We want to show you how you can shorten down the time it takes to finish your next proposal. Registration Link: www.4Clicks.com\events\spotlightContinue Reading
Maintaining balance across the financial, environmental and operational aspects of every decision, every material and every system. Job Order Contracting – JOC and SABER are great construction delivery methods for sustainability projects. JOC and SABER allow more projects to be done on-time and on-budget, by local contractors who are motivated to succeed.Continue Reading
– e4Clicks Project Estimator Introductory Training – 4clicks.com/training o August 8-9, 2012 – Ontario, CA o August 14-15, 2012 – San Antonio, TX o October 17-18, Colorado Springs, TX – JOC Certificate Program – Alliance for Construction Excellence – ACE – www.ace4aec.com/course/job-order-contracting-joc-certificate-program-08272012 o August 26 – December 10, Phoenix, AZContinue Reading
Some of us may believe that “leaving construction and that in the hands of the professional contractors” is the solution to the inefficiencies of our industry. In reality, lack of a collaborative approach to construction among Owners, Contractors, and AE’s is the primary source of most cost overruns, legal issues, and overall poor project management. Decades of low productivity and associated high levels of waste have been the hallmarks of...Continue Reading
The Value of Dynamic Costs for Job Order Contracts: Adjusting the costs within a Unit Price Book (UPB) on a regular basis, typically each year, helps to mitigate risk for both the Owner and Contractor by more accurately reflecting actual costs. UPBs can be research and republished annually to reflect a higher degree of accuracy or adjusted using appropriate factors or indices.Continue Reading
