Job Order Contracting

JULY 12, 2023

The Benefits the 4BT JOC Program Solution With 4BT you can rest assured of a compliant, efficient, and low cost 4BT JOC Program Solution. We started our company to specifically address the major shortcoming of traditional “leading JOC consultants” and “national average cost data providers” We provide you, your organization, and your awarded JOC contractors with several advantages you need for a successful JOC Program, including; Simplified Program Management: The is n

Procurement 130

Procurement Consulting Change Orders Risk 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 12, 2023

4BT Job Order Contract Enterprise Management System  Program Management o Ability to roll up program, project, and workorder schedule, resource and budget data o Multi-year, multi-contractor, multi-UPB, project management o Capture initial planning and detailed Scope of Work requirements o Track variance from cost and schedule baselines across the JOC Program  Projects & Workorders o Manages and tracks all phases of the project and workorder lifecycle o Schedule and budget estimation o Cur

Contract 130

Contract Management Schedule Budgeting 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 16, 2023

Reinforce detail unit line-item construction cost estimating today with CURRENT LOCAL MARKET DATA. Professional teams, processes, collaboration, and standardized information drive higher productivity. Cost visibility and transparency are critical to overall project success. Accurate construction cost estimates based upon industry standards and produced in a timely manner can now be the norm with 4BT’s local market line-item construction cost databases.

Estimating 100

Estimating Construction Procurement Environment 100

Job Order Contracting

JULY 18, 2023

Systems thinking and Job Order Contracting can be integrated to achieved significant improvement is repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction outcomes. Reach out to learn… What is Systems Thinking? The Scope of Job Order Contracting with a Systems Thinking Structure Asset Value Optization Strategies, Policies, Objectives Implementation Requirements Team Members Behaviors and Relationships Quantification of Organization Outcomes Maintaining Alignment, Sustainability, Leadership,

Contract 130

Contract Renovating Organization Sustainability 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 19, 2023

Understanding that process drives construction outcomes is a critical learning for real property owners, designers, and builders. The application of systems thinking to ALL projects via a robust PROCESS ensures consistently well planned, executable quality outcomes on time and on budget. Focus upon initial planning and the development of detailed and well communicated Scope of Work and the associated invovlement of all stakeholders is Step #1.

Construction 130

Construction Procurement Budgeting Budget 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 20, 2023

Work scope visibility is critical to efficient construction outcomes. A well defined and well communicated scope of work is a fundamental requirement in order to consistently acheive quality outcomes on time and on budget. “A detailed, well communicated Scope of Work enables teams to have complete visibility of the requirements and the issues of the project on an early and ongoing basis.” “You need fully transparent, objective information in order to create an accurate detailed Scope of Wo

Construction 132

Construction Budgeting Budget Organization 132

Job Order Contracting

JULY 24, 2023

Zero credible cost visibility and inability to enable cost management… another instance of Government attempt to compete with the private sector and lack of capable and continuous accountable leadership. DoD hasn’t achieved a clean audit since independent audits were initiated in 2017. DoD FSRM, Builder SMS, Continued Examples of Lack of Governance, Accountability, and Leadership We determined that the risk assessment and control environment components of federal internal control w

Defense 134

Defense United States Inspections Accounting 134

Job Order Contracting

JULY 24, 2023

The ONLY cost estimating solutions with C URRENT, LOCAL MARKET, LINE ITEM construction cost data! $1500/Year. Estimate FASTER and with CONFIDENCE! [contact-form] The post Take CONTROL of your CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATING appeared first on 4BT.

Estimating 131

Estimating Construction 131

Job Order Contracting

JULY 26, 2023

National Average Cost Data inaccurately estimates project costs and the use of location factoring or economic factoring are insufficient to rectify the issue. The traditional use of national average cost database and location factors has resulted in significant lack of cost management across the public sector. Facilities sustainment and repair as well as new construction costs have not been well represents of managed for decades across the Federal, State, and Local Government levels.

Estimating 130

Estimating Sustainability Management Construction 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 26, 2023

Here’s an example of a JOC Program workflow. Objective, current, and verifiable data and a robust collaborative workflow form the foundation of a successful JOC Program. For example, cost analysis, a critical component of any JOC Program Workflow becomes meaningless if the unit price book is not locally researched, or simply wrong. A locally researched, current unit price book is a prerequisite to a good estimating outcome and associated review and approval process.

Overhead 131

Overhead Profitability Foundation Estimating 131

Job Order Contracting

JULY 27, 2023

Developing an efficient JOC Program Framework requires a commitment to collaborative and integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery teams. Unfortunately most JOC Programs outside of the DoD sector, simply use JOC as a means to speed procurement with little attention paid to JOC administration costs and the issues with the excessive use of “JOC Consultants” Mutliple independent third-party audits have clearly demonstated the pitfalls of this approach, common to the Count

Procurement 140

Procurement Education Accounting Management 140

Job Order Contracting

JULY 28, 2023

Cost effective facilities FSRM, Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization can now be accomplished with the integration of robust process and planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment (CDE) inclusive of current, local market, granular line item construction task data. To support the cost effective FSRM, processes and teams collaboration with a digital cloud environment which embeds appropriate robust process to ensure proper governance.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Life Cycle Estimating Management 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 31, 2023

JOC contractor evaluation is an ongoing process, begining with their response to a Job Order Contract Request for Propsals for design-builders and continuing throughout the life-cycle of the JOC Program. Here is a considerations for JOC contractor evaluation. •Responsiveness of the contractor in terms of requests for site visits, requests for proposals, participation ins proposal evaluation, mobilization, daily site management, completion of required forms, and handover of required information p

Contractors 130

Contractors Life Cycle Mobility Change Orders 130

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 4, 2023

MOST Construction Cost Data is Useless due to archaic research methods and cannot provide cost visibility or enable cost managment capability for local markets. Robust Construction Cost Data Research 1. Comprehensive, granular, line item tasks including a description, and individual data components for labor, material, equipment, and productivity (crews). 2.

CSI 114

CSI Construction Overhead Profitability 114

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 4, 2023

Many in the public sector are unaware of the construction cost estimating issues caused by the use of national average cost data and location factoring. Here’s short summary of those problems noted by independent third parties. “ Location factors are used during preliminary project evaluations. They are not intended to be used when preparing appropriation-quality estimates.

Estimating 171

Estimating Construction United States New Mexico 171

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 7, 2023

We source and maintain current, LOCAL MARKET GRANULAR COST DATA that is superior to the traditional use of “national average cost data” and location factoring. Significantly improve cost visibility and cost management for ALL your facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects. #1 Over 85,000 line items available. Granular line items for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds organized by expanded CSI MasterFormat.

Estimating 130

Estimating United States New Mexico Renovating 130

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2023

Objective, verificable, and actionable Construction Cost Data is now available for any location throughout the United States. The ability to for owners and design-builders to share objective local market standardized cost data is critical to cost visibility and cost control. When provided on a granular level, this shared information can also enhance the detail of the Scope of Work and mitigate change orders and rework, saving 30%+ of overall construction costs.

Change Orders 188

Change Orders United States Design Construction 188

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 5, 2023

Alliance Construction Project Delivery is critical to public sector stewardship of the built environment. Arguably, positive financial and environmental outcomes are impossible without it! Current Situation #1 Initial budgets for Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Builds are almost always exceeded. #2 Redesign, rework, and change orders are the norm vs. exception. #3 Financial visibility and cost management are virtually non-existent. #4 A robust, common process is NEVER employed. #5 Sco

Environment 175

Environment Procurement Change Orders Renovating 175

Job Order Contracting

MAY 9, 2023

“stepwise methodologies can be superior to the industry-leading continuous methodologies employed by BUILDER SMS in service-life prediction accuracy and decision-making versatility as ensembles.” “the asset management industry must move away from just focusing on when a component will fail and consider the strategic points throughout a component’s life when targeted maintenance or repair may be beneficial” – Improving Data-Driven Infrastructure Degradation Forecast

Forecasting 199

Forecasting Employment Infrastructure Modeling 199

Job Order Contracting

MAY 8, 2023

Better estimates. Verifiable. current local market labor, material, and equipment costs – updated quarterly. Detailed line item data organized with expanded CSI MasterFormat 2X+ faster than manual or spreadsheet estimating Complete audit trail Remove data sharing barriers – Copy, paste, share estimates securely Mitigate errors and omissions Export to spreadsheet or PDF Cloud, SQL technology [contact-form] The post Better estimates. appeared first on 4BT.

Estimating 246

Estimating CSI Security Organization 246

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 13, 2023

SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE your JOB ORDER CONTRACT Sustainable Facilities Management #1 Put People First: Center your JOC Program around integrating your Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Teams and enabling internal and external professionals to reach their full potential and perform their best sets up your organization for best value achievement. #2.

Contract 162

Contract Procurement Organization Contractors 162

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 13, 2023

Job Order Contract CORE REQUIREMENTS drive efficiency. They are critical to enabling optimal performance and achieving satisfaction for all participants and stakeholders. Traditional JOC Programs have proved challenging and costly to many participants as they tend to be structured to favor owners and are costly. Also, they fail to bring together the right people, owners, and design-builders, together in a collaborative environment.

Contract 220

Contract Organization Procurement Management 220

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 12, 2023

Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Maintenance is possible through the implementation of robust, innovative Job Order Contracts. Create a strategic plan and use it as a guide Find the gaps in current JOC performance Improve value streams to meet the performance and adjust JOC Program accordingly Create new metrics to support new ways of thinking and acting Understand JOC administration costs Manage operations on a performance basis Improve and integrate Planning, Procurement, and Pro

Renovating 200

Renovating Sustainability Contract Procurement 200

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 5, 2023

Job Order Contracting should be an integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery environment where, All parties are aligned and focused on the activities that affect actual work outcomes Owners actively participate and are not simply focused on procuring services and managing the contract Teams/crews plan their work and deliver on those plans collaboratively and transparently The knowledge of those doing the work is leveraged Locally researched unit price cost data validates costs Learn

Contract 162

Contract Procurement Plans Environment 162

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 24, 2023

Significant improvement of evaluation and maintenance building infrastructure is required to reverse the legacy of environmental and financial waste. Significant Improvement of Evaluation and Maintenance of Building Infrastructure requires accelerated adoption of readily available robust programmatic tools and support services that analyze and reduce both risk and cost.

Infrastructure 222

Infrastructure Risk Procurement Budgeting 222

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Best Value / LEAN Construction and LEAN Production are not the same. Best value / Lean construction is an integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery process that uses robust workflows, a common data environment, and collaborative teams to increase productivity, profits, and innovation in the industry. The terms “Best Value” and “LEAN” can be used interchangeably.

Products 225

Products Construction Procurement Environment 225

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

OpenBUILD(TM) is The ONLY Construction Integrated Project Delivery Solution with Locally Researched Cost Visibility with Program Management, Contract Management, Proposal/Bid/Estimate Management, Workorder Management , Project Management, Document Management, Team Management, Issues/Task Management, Workflow Management, and BIM integration. You might think that with industries’ worst record of accomplishment, that the AECOO and Facilites Management Sector, would be focused upon cost manag

Procurement 221

Procurement Construction BIM Change Orders 221

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 30, 2022

4BT, founded in 2016, is a certified veteran-owned small business (VOSB), and was founded by JOC program management, technology, and cost data experts with decades of experience with industry sector leading organization including the RS Means Company, LLC, 4Clicks Solutions, LLC, and VFA, Inc. 4BT provides a complete range of JOC tools and services, including but not limited to, enterprise JOC knowledge management technology, locally researched facilities repair, maintenance, and construction co

Contract 214

Contract Procurement Consulting Liability 214

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 29, 2022

Select, define, clarify, and cost all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds. Leverage current, granular, local labor, material, and equipment costs to ensure a detailed, well communicated Scope of Work. Define and clarify problem situations and address via collaborative methods. Standardized repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build processes and workflows and continuously improve.

Renovating 42

Renovating Procurement Plans Equipment 42

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 26, 2022

Construction productivity solutions are readily available that integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery to consistently enable on-time, on-budget, quality outcomes with full financial visibility and compliance. “Procore”, “Revit”, (insert any tech) are not solutions. They don’t embed robust programmatic frameworks and current verifiable granular local market task data.

Products 226

Products ProCore Construction Procurement 226

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 26, 2022

Here a list of the root causes of construction project variability resulting in 85% of ALL repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds being… late, over budget, unsatisfactory to one or more participants or stakeholders, or otherwise economically or environmentally wasteful. Addressing the Root Causes of Construction Project Variability can easily result in 10 to 30 percent reductions in expected completion time and cost savings of 10 to 25 percent or more.

Construction 216

Construction Procurement Renovating Budgeting 216

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 25, 2022

Improving public sector facilities life-cycle management is critical to the economy, the environment, and to our safety. What changes are necessary for improvements in repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build policy and practices are required? Can currently available alternative methods provide measurable improvement? What are the barriers to change in policy, practices, tools, and services?

Life Cycle 203

Life Cycle Management Procurement Renovating 203

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2022

Optimizing repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction outcomes isn’t difficult. It does, however, require a robust LEAN Job Order Contracting programmatic framework. Real property owner leadership and commitment to fundament change are the first step. The combination of owner support and a programmatic LEAN JOC Program integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery teams to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds on-ti

Contract 218

Contract Procurement Renovating Change Orders 218

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 6, 2022

Occupation title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile). (Source: Business Employment Dynamics). Construction and Extraction Occupations. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. Employment by Occupation. Construction Trades Workers. Boilermakers. Data series. Employment, Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons. 2021.

Construction 151

Construction Employment Equipment Concrete 151

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 5, 2022

Public sector efficient physical asset management requires robust process, collaborative teams. valid data and enabling technology. Moving beyond traditional methods that are responsible for rampant economic and environmental waste requires that public sector real property leadership focus upon forward thinking and change management. Robust, integrated LEAN asset planning, procurement, and project delivery solutions are readily available to establish efficient physical asset life cycle managemen

Management 223

Management Procurement Life Cycle Equity 223

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Job Order Contracting is a LEAN process and should never be used to simply speed procurement or bypass critical assurances against improper practices. Many public sector organizations don’t have a complete view of their JOC processes. FIVE issues associated with inefficient and ineffective JOC PROCESSES. Higher Costs. Less Organizational Efficiency.

Contract 213

Contract Procurement Organization Consulting 213

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 4, 2022

What should be in a Facilities Operations and Maintenance Data Package? Safety precautions and hazards. Cleaning recommendations. Maintenance and repair procedures. Warranty information. Extended warranty information. Contractor information. Spare parts and supply list. Environmental conditions. Lubrication data. Preventive maintenance plan, schedule, and procedures.

Schedule 224

Schedule Safety Equipment Plans 224