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

Civil + Structural Engineer

Impact of High-Risk, Large-Scale Projects The increasing scale of infrastructure projects is one critical factor. Some companies have backed away from bidding on projects due to concerns about mitigating the risks involved, including attracting and retaining skilled labor.

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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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LAN to Lead Project Management for TxDOT’s 

Civil + Structural Engineer

(LAN) has been chosen to assist the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Houston District in managing the Seawolf Parkway Project. LAN’s involvement includes providing project management support, with Craig Hester, PE, senior technical leader, serving as project manager.

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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

Sixty (60%) percent of all project fail to meet both cost and and schedule targets. Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. Better Manage Construction Costs. Reasons for Poor Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Build Outcomes.

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Leveraging Project Data to Supercharge Construction Estimating

ENR Construction

The Problem with “Unknowns” in Construction Estimation A significant cause of project overruns lies in the estimating phase, primarily due to uncertainties and incomplete information. These unknowns complicate accurate construction estimating and often lead to financial and scheduling setbacks.

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Construction Work Packages

Job Order Contracting

Estimating costs and Optimizing costs – Current, objective, locally research granular construction task data organized using expanded CSI MasterFormat. Managing any type of construction project requires the ability to OBJECTIVELY VERIFY local market costs. That said, what is the standard/holy grail for validating work packages?

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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.