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What is XPD Best-Value Procurement?

Best Value Procurement in Design-Bid-Build

Budgets – To Share or Not To Share?

Contracts – What Value Do They Bring?

Proposal Contents – How Much Is Too Much?

Customer Performance Report

Business Case for Professional Development & Training

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PROCUREMENT

GENERAL

EDUCATION

Video Resources

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Pre Proposal Meeting – Part 1 Pre Proposal Meeting – Part 2 Utilize the XPD Approach Performance Metrics Construction Industry Bringing Clients Group Together

UTILIZING THE XPD APPROACH

University of Minnesota

CASE STUDY

United Airlines

CASE STUDY

City of Peoria

CASE STUDY

GSA

CASE STUDY

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Tom Schleifer joined the construction industry at age 16 and has served as a construction foreman, field superintendent, project manager, and vice president. He also founded the largest international consultancy firm serving the contract surety industry. Tom brings more than 50 years of contracting and consulting experience to his presentations and has developed tools, guides, and articles to help contractors survive in this fast paced industry.

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