“Over 265 written and audio recordings on construction subjects including, but not limited to, Spearin Doctrine, timely notification, claim preparation techniques, contra proferentum, unilateral change orders, the cost versus price, plan constructability review, bid escrow, proposal terms and conditions, vendor quote analysis, and Eichleay Formula. www.sjcivil.com , 2016 – present.” – Scott Jennings
Your Equipment Rates: Where to Start
Executive Summary Whether in an estimate setup or change order negotiation scenario, if you do not...
The Leonard Curves: Another Tool in Labor Loss Quantification
Executive Summary Charles Leonard performed a study which resulted in the Leonard Curves. These...
Going “Legit”: Lose the Brown Paper Bag
Executive Summary If you’ve been running the accounts receivable and accounts payable out of a...
Jet Grout in Five Minutes
Executive Summary Jet grout has been, and continues to be, a successful means of ground...
Engine Failure Makes Engineers Great: Redundancy
Executive Summary On February 20, 2021 a Boeing 777 airplane lost an engine during flight over...
What a College Degree Says
Executive Summary A college degree sometimes seems overrated as it isn’t necessarily a measure of...
Contingency Doesn’t Exist When Low Bid Wins
Executive Summary When an owner determines the method of award is that the low bid wins, they...
Bucketing – the Proper Claim Accounting Method
Executive Summary The categorization of costs incurred in a changed condition scenario is critical...
K.I.S.S. – Keep It Simple Stupid
Executive Summary There’s power in simplicity. Harness the power to more efficiently communicate...
Scott Jennings, P.E.: Subject Matter Expert
Mr. Jennings has decades of experience in the construction industry, from contractor to executive....
Incidental: What’s in a Word?
Executive Summary The word “incidental” is common to the construction industry and it can be...
Toolbox Tech on the Connected Jobsite
With the growing amount of technology being developed and used in the world and on construction...