A long time 4Clicks’ client, JBI Construction, was asked to build a 9-11 Memorial for the Peterson Air Force Base, as part of a joint venture partnership with SB Construction. On April 30, 2010 a piece of damaged steel was delivered to the JBI Construction warehouse, a floor beam from the World Trade Center. Designed and managed by the 21st Civil Engineering Squadron via a SABER contract, construction was a...Continue Reading
MasterFormat® Updates: Did you know Masterformat2004 will now be revised annually each spring? Did you know there is now a new Division? The major updates to MasterFormat2004 are: A new division, Division 46 – Water and Wastewater Equipment, which significantly expands the document’s coverage of environmental engineering specifications Revisions to Division 44 – Pollution and Waste Control Equipment, so that it complements the addition of the new Division 46 New...Continue Reading
How many times have you heard … RSMeans costs are “too high” or “too low”? …. You can’t use RSMeans for replacement value? RSMeans is the “Bible” for most, if not all, experienced and successful cost estimators. RSMeans is an excellent cost basis to derive construction/replacement, renovation, repair, and maintenance values. Proper adjustments in forming an estimate based up localized experience, conditions, and knowledge can then be applied to supplement...Continue Reading
Another great question from a 4Clicker – “What’s the difference between construction cost estimating, and construction cost engineering”? “Construction Cost Estimating” is the process/service of determining the future cost of a construction project/program for a new building, or the repair, maintenance, renovation, or renewal of an existing building ( or other physical infrastructure asset – dam, roadway, bridge…) computed on the basis of available information . The use of a...Continue Reading
Today’s professional estimators understand the value of a dynamic currently priced cost database. Did you know that as e4Clicks Project Estimator users you are the ONLY estimators to have access to 400,000 dynamic, up to date, currently priced line items? Every line item and modifier is completely built out in e4Clicks for them. Locate and use full line item descriptions, images, references, almost immediately. Modifiers are ready to use, you...Continue Reading
