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CHECKLIST - USACE SCHEDULE COST LOADING
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Ensure your NAVFAC schedule meets the cost loading requirements in the 01 32 17.00 20 specifications standards.
CHECKLIST - NAVFAC SCHEDULE COST LOADING
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Quickly and easily confirm your USACE schedule’s cost loading compliance with the 01 32 01.00 10 scheduling specifications.
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CHEAT SHEET - SCHEDULE LINKING TO USACE RMS SUBMITTAL REGISTER
Learn the 5 steps to link the schedule to the submittal register in RMS for USACE projects to improve visibility and minimize the risk of delays due to late or overlooked submittals.
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OUR PROCESS – CREATE A FOCUSED AND USABLE SCHEDULE TOOL
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Turn 100s or 1000s of scheduling pages into a brief, practical guide.
HOW TO REVIEW A CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AS A PDF: 4 TIPS
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Learn how to review a construction schedule in PDF format as the government (USACE, NAVFAC, VA, and AFCEC) or as the owner's representative.
This video shares four key tips to look out for when reviewing a construction schedule as a PDF if you don’t have access to scheduling software.
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EBOOK - MASTER USACE SCHEDULE INTEGRATION
Learn how USACE project schedules interact with progress payments, quality control, and the submittal register, explained through clear examples and actionable tips.
Get your free copy of our e-book, a comprehensive PDF compilation of our three-part USACE article series, created for USACE employees and construction contractors.
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How to Learn Primavera P6 Quickly: A Beginner's Guide
Successful alignment of the project schedule and quality control system ensures a smooth start of the first phase of the 3 Phase Quality Control system. Also, it enables accurate monitoring of...
USACE Series Part 2:
Schedule and Quality Control
USACE Series Part 1:
Schedule and Progress Payments
The Schedule of Values and Construction Schedule are combined into a single Cost-Loaded Project Schedule, used to determine progress payments and provide placement projections...
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TEMPLATE - SCHEDULE NARRATIVE EXAMPLE
This is a fully editable (word document) template of a schedule narrative example that can be used for project schedule submissions.
It's formatted to include the narrative requirements of the standard UFGS 01 32 01 specifications, with a detailed table of contents and guided example topics throughout.
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VIDEO TRAINING - SCHEDULE LOG REVIEW FOR MILCON REQUIREMENTS
To accompany our free Guide, this video walks through the steps to review a Schedule Log for military construction projects.
This video provides an example lesson from our signature training program Federal Scheduling Academy™.
Topics covered include requirements related to activities, logic, costs, SDEF, and P6. To view the video chapters, go here.
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CHECKLIST - SCHEDULE COST LOADING
Use this fillable PDF Checklist to review and confirm schedule cost loading requirements per the standard UFGS 01 32 01.00 10 specification.
Checklist items include requirements for cost loading distributions, required activity costs, cost loading settings, and cost loading reports.
Linking the schedule to the submittal register in RMS to auto-populate and auto-update the “Contractor Schedule Dates” columns provides the contractor and government teams visibility...
USACE Series Part 3:
Schedule and Submittal Register
Our Best Tips with Examples
In this article, we’re sharing tips for contractors who prepare construction schedule narratives that are submitted...
Construction Schedule Narratives
Scenarios and Examples
In this article, we discuss what schedule calendars are, see examples from P6, and through a variety of scenarios...
How Calendars can Make or Break your Schedule
Top 5 Takeaways with Examples
This article pulls out the top 5 things to know from NAVFAC's standard 01 32 01.00 20 scheduling specification, which can...
NAVFAC Scheduling Specification and Standards
In this article, we're going to talk about which schedule to use in a Time Impact Analysis (TIA) - a critical step to get...
Which Schedule to Use in a Time Impact Analysis (TIA)
A Step-By-Step Guide with Examples
A schedule's cost loading is 'balanced' when the schedule activities coded to a CLIN equal the value of the CLIN, and all...
How to Balance CLINs in a MILCON Schedule
If you're coming from the private sector, you may be surprised to learn how many requirements, restrictions, and overall...
New to USACE Schedules? 3 Things to Know
Your Project's Most Powerful Tool to Mimimize Risks
In this article, we're sharing out thoughts on why quality construction schedules...
Why Quality Construction Schedules Matter
Military and Federal Schedule Requirements
A schedule's level of detail is important because clearly defined activities allow...
Rule of Thumb: Schedule Level of Detail
What the S-Curve Tells You
A project's S-Curve communicates the pace of work and progress throughout...
S-Curve from a Construction Schedule (With Examples)
This article highlights the often-overlooked UFGS 01 32 01.00 10 scheduling specification section, which allows for simplified schedule updating and reviewing by considering an activity...
Schedule Status Flexibility
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A Breakdown of the Requirements
The schedule narrative communicates the context behind the schedule's data, and informs project stakeholders so...
USACE Schedule Narratives
The How and Why Behind the Requirements
If your federal project is using the standard UFGS 01 32 01.00 10 or 01 32 17.00 20 specification, you may see a section...
P6 Mandatory Requirements
Tips for 01 32 01 Cost Compliance
Navigating schedule cost loading for federal projects can be challenging. This article simplifies the process, providing...
Schedule Cost Loading
What is the SDEF, and how does it work?
In this article, we're going to explain what a SDEF (Standard Data Exchange Format) schedule file is, and how it's created...
USACE SDEF Explained
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CHECKLIST - USACE SCHEDULE COST LOADING
As the government or contractor, quickly and easily confirm your USACE schedule’s cost loading compliance with the 01 32 01.00 10 scheduling specifications.
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Published June 2021, Updated April 2023
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