Running a Tech-Focused Construction Job-site
Guest post by Lonnie Tritz, Heavy Construction Industry Consultant – Caterpillar Inc. Get Rid Of The Paper Records And Go Digital Most contractors agree that project success is largely determined by four factors: time, cost, quality, and safety. But there isn’t a “one size fits all” approach. The same applies to technology in that each company’s journey […]
The Most Revolutionary New Construction Technologies
Guest Post by: Jason Hurdis, Sr. Market Professional, Caterpillar Inc. Tim Crane, General Manager Safety Services, Caterpillar Inc. The construction industry has transformed drastically over the past 20 years. Smartphone apps have enabled real-time information exchange; armloads of files and blueprints are being replaced by a few taps on a tablet. Technology is changing almost […]
Cost Estimate Planning, or not?
Cost Estimate Planning. Do you have a plan? Cost estimate planning is an activity that I always take it very seriously. I know some of the projects we work on are small(er) and do not justify implementing a full cost estimate development plan. For those projects, I implement the steps which I consider the most […]
Planning Your Cost Estimate For Success
Cost Estimator’s Biggest Challenge Cost estimate development is the roadmap to producing reliable cost estimates. But, as it turns out time is a hot commodity for a cost estimator, and to make the most of it, we need to plan ahead meticulously. If you make a living working for a construction firm, you know exactly […]
The Vital Skill Each Cost Estimator Should Master
Detailed Cost Estimating Skills And the secret is in the details! Throughout my 30+ years in the construction industry, many of those in the cost estimating field, I met great estimators and estimators lacking the confidence to say: Yes, I calculated this cost, this is how I did it, and this is the benchmark data […]
Survey Results – Cost Estimating
Cost Estimating Survey Results Yes, the survey results are in! A little while ago, I send out a survey to my LinkedIn connections. I wanted to see how well the cost estimating career is serving us, the cost estimators, through some slow economic times. From personal experience, cost-estimating jobs are not as volatile as other […]