Untangling the Web: How Current Cost Data Reduces the Risk of Overruns for DOD Construction
Using current construction costs can deflate most typical cost risks with DOD construction projects.
Blog: Federal
Prepared, Not Scared: Emergency Construction Procurement
Breaking news: A disaster has hit your area. Every second counts. Discover how Gordian’s Job Order Contracting solution helps navigate the construction procurement journey through emergencies and natural disasters.
To Stay or to Go: Weighing the Financial Impact of Agency Relocation with the City Cost Index
How can you build an estimate for a large, complex project and be confident that your figures reflect actual market costs for different locales? It’s a difficult task. Luckily, there are tools designed to address this exact problem: The City Cost Index and predictive cost data.
Comparing 7 IDIQ Programs for Federal Construction Projects
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for contracting construction projects for the Federal government. One procurement tool used by military branches and Federal agencies is IDIQ contracting. But not all IDIQ programs are the same.
Implementing GAO Best Practices for Cost Estimating with RSMeans Data Online
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently updated their Cost Estimating and Assessment Best Practices Guide. Read this to learn how RSMeans Data Online can help Federal estimators apply the new GAO recommendations to construction cost estimates.
3 Reasons Federal Construction Procurement Can Be Slow
Here are three common reasons Federal construction procurement can be slow and how you can streamline the process with IDIQ contracts like Gordian’s JOC.
COVID-19: How Federal Agencies and Workers Are Adapting Amid the Crisis
Developments and directives to provide guidance and increased flexibility as Federal workers look to fulfill, or adapt, their agency mission in the face of COVID-19.
Comparing 5 Project Delivery Methods for Construction
We’ve been perfecting the Job Order Contracting process for over 30 years, but JOC is only one of many project delivery methods for procuring construction services. Knowing the differences between each method and when to use them can determine a projects’ success.
Cost Breakdown: 4 Reasons Stainless Steel Costs Substantially More in 2020
Stainless steel prices grew 7% from 2019 to 2020. Here are four factors attributing to the recent rise in stainless steel costs.
5 More Popular Questions from the 2020 Construction Cost Changes Webinar
After our 2020 Construction Cost Changes webinar, we sat back down with two of our data experts to answer your questions about RSMeans Data and construction cost changes coming your way in 2020. Here is the second part of our conversation.
