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USACE Schedule Cost Loading Checklist

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USACE Schedule Cost Loading Checklist

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

NAVFAC Schedule Cost Loading Checklist

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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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Provide your construction team with a clear, easy-to-follow tool that directs their focus to the most impactful work. 


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HOW TO REVIEW A CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AS A PDF

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Learn how to review a construction schedule in PDF format as the government  or 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.

Master USACE Schedule Integration

Starting with a new software can be quite intimidating, and Primavera P6 is no exception, especially if you're a newcomer. Traditional training methods can involve lengthy sessions, travel, and...
How to Learn Primavera P6 Quickly

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 Schedule and Quality Control

USACE Series Part 2: 

Schedule and Quality Control

USACE Cost Loaded Project Schedule

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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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

USACE Schedule and Submittal Register
Construction Schedule Narratives - Our Best Tips with Examples

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

How Calendars can Make or Break your Schedule

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

NAVFAC Scheduling Specification and Standards

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

Which Schedule to Use in a Time Impact Analysis TIA

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)

How to Review a P6 Schedule Log

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

USACE Construction Schedules

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

Why Quality Construction Schedules Matter

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

Rule of Thumb: Schedule Level of Detail

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

S-Curve Construction Schedule Example

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

An Overlooked (But Beneficial) Part of the Scheduling Specification

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The schedule narrative communicates the context behind the schedule's data, and informs project stakeholders so...

USACE Schedule Narratives

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

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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

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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