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Infrastructure costs keep rising. Consider these approaches to mitigate them.

Civil + Structural Engineer

On one hand, the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has catalyzed unprecedented infrastructure investment, while on the other, rising costs for materials, labor and energy are squeezing project budgets and complicating project planning and execution. That fosters a vicious cycle of reduced competition and further escalating costs.

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Building world-class hotels: The power of preconstruction and self-perform services

Construction Dive

This means minimizing disruptions during renovations and delivering exceptional quality for new projects. Through an ingrained collaborative culture, PCL adds value to these projects right from the start by leveraging extensive data from past successes to advise on cost, schedule and constructability.

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Dynapac and Leica Geosystems launch automated steering and screed edge control for asphalt pavers

Civil + Structural Engineer

Dynapac and Leica Geosystems are introducing a new integrated interface for auto-steering and screed edge control for the Dynapac SD25 and XD25 Highway Paver series. The system enhances site sustainability by optimising material usage, minimising waste and ensuring more accurate material estimation throughout the paving process. .

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How Accurate Cost Estimation Can Make or Break a Construction Project

UK Construction Blog

The post How Accurate Cost Estimation Can Make or Break a Construction Project appeared first on UK Construction Blog. In an era where project complexity, cost, and schedule pressures continue to grow at an unprecedented pace, inaccurate construction estimates are no longer acceptable. What Causes Estimating Errors?

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Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

Job Order Contracting

Controlling construction costs is not rocket science, nor does it involve time travel. Any real property owner can control construction costs for facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects. Controlling Construction Costs is not rocket science 1.

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Valid Construction Cost Estimate Creation

Job Order Contracting

Valid construction cost estimate creation is the goal of every professional estimator. Using the final construction cost, for example, is just plain silly as there are far too many variables involved in the outcome. Nonetheless validity of a construction cost estimate is critical to cost management.

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Intelligent Compaction Paves the Way to the High-Tech Roadbuilding of Tomorrow

For Construction Pros

Several states have required compaction data for a few years now, so its not just HMA pavers relying on advanced sensors to record real-time data for quality control officials and contractors’ review. During IC, DOT officials and contractors work together to improve pavement quality through uniform density. Your Cruise Control?