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Council of Professional Surveyors

COPS Baseline 2-4 : Six Month Forecasting

COPS Baseline 2-4 : Six Month Forecasting tool is a linked spreadsheet that provides Surveys Managers with the ability to determine their total staffing needs by individual and classification on…

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Council of Professional Surveyors

COPS Baseline 2-6: Go/No-Go Decision Public Client

COPS Baseline 2-6: Go/No-Go Decision Public Client Worksheet to help make go/no-go decision for jobs with public clients. Available for immediate download in MS Word format.

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Council of Professional Surveyors

COPS Baseline 1-1: Creating an Effective Mission Statement

COPS Baseline 1-1: Creating an Effective Mission Statement COPS Business Practices Committee  Available for immediate download. Hard copy not available. Publication one of seven related to the Seven Baselines of…

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Council of Professional Surveyors

COPS Baseline 2-2 Manpower Management Spreadsheet

COPS Manpower Management Spreadsheet COPS  The purpose of this spreadsheet is to forecast your month ahead and allocate your resources to meet those needs. It will clearly show you any…

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Council of Professional Surveyors

COPS Baseline 2-1 Project Estimating Spreadsheet

COPS Job Estimating Spreadsheet COPS  Job estimating spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel format to help with your proposals.  Available for immediate download. Hard copy not available.

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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE Tool 8-2: Contract Clauses & Commentary

Do you and your associates find it daunting to keep on top of ever-changing contract clauses that you are asked to review and accept? Do you feel that contract clauses…

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CASE Tool 9-2: Quality Assurance Plan

CASE Tool 9-2: Quality Assurance Plan    CASE Tool No. 9-2: Quality Assurance Plan provides guidance to the structural engineering professional for developing a comprehensive detailed Quality Assurance Plan suitable…

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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE Tool 7-1: Client Evaluation

CASE Tool 7-1: Client Evaluation CASE    Do you know who your best clients are? Do you know where you should be focusing your marketing and sales efforts to maximize…

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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE Tool 8-1: Contract Review

CASE Tool 8-1: Contract Review CASE    Do you (or your legal counsel) review every contract to find onerous clauses? Do you know what they are? Do you always find…

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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE Tool 5-4: Negotiation Talking Points

CASE Tool 5-4: Negotiation Talking Points provides an outline of items for your consideration when you are in a situation in which you are pressured to agree to lower fees.…

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