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A Perfect Storm of Challenges: State of the Concrete Industry

For Construction Pros

While price pressures remain, improved procurement practices and inventory planning have helped avoid the worst delays. Index-linked contracts are becoming more common, helping firms manage cost fluctuations with clients. These actions have helped reduce some of the shock of 2025’s tariff-driven inflation.

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Slow & Steady: State of the Concrete Industry

For Construction Pros

These types of disruptions have made procurement planning far more complex and less predictable. Modern construction software solutions can centralize financial, operational and project data, helping companies identify cost increases linked to tariffs and adjust procurement strategies accordingly.

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Why Caterpillar 303.5 CR Next Generation Leads the Mini Excavator Segment

For Construction Pros

Business New Auction Tool Cuts Crane Rental Costs and Speeds Up Bidding MYCRANE MYCRANE’s new auction feature offers real-time bidding from verified suppliers, helping customers save up to 20% on crane rentals and reduce procurement time by 60%.

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New partnership model proposed for next generation privately funded infrastructure

Construction Law

Development, building and property services specialist Wates Group has launched a white paper calling for the government to rethink its position on private finance to deliver real growth for the UK economy. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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Unlock Public Sector Construction Productivity – A White Paper

Job Order Contracting

Unlock Public Sector Construction Productivity[1] with Proven Strategies: A White Paper. Integrated Project Planning, Procurement, and Delivery. Assure your project planning, procurement, and delivery initiative will have a financial benefit. First, a few things to consider. Take BIM for example. Fully Compliant.

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Unit Price Book Selection

Job Order Contracting

White Paper: How-to-Select-a-JOC- Unit Price Book – – A JOC Unit Price Book, UPB is very important to the quality, integrity, productivity, and transparency of any Job Order Contract. The fundamental objects become assigned cost drivers for the specific task.

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Learning about Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

JOC is both a procurement mechanism and a project delivery method. When designed and managed properly, JOC integrates planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and teams under a consistent programmatic workflow. Do I need to procure a set of technical specifications from a JOC products and services provider?

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