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Best Value Pre-Construction Tools and Services… and more

Job Order Contracting

Robust LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery processes provide a proven way to improve pre-construction stages as well as the full life-cycle from concept through completion and beyond. LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery.

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Improving Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

As a result of 1800+ tests, researchers have concluded that a primary cause in low project performance (time, cost and customer satisfaction) is the traditional owner-vendor relationship in which the owner uses a design, bid and build (DBB) approach. Overall focus must shift from first-cost mentality to life-cycle/total-cost-of-ownership.

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OpenJOC (TM) LEAN Job Order Contracting Framework

Job Order Contracting

Focus upon life-cycle costs in addition to first costs. Lower bid projects rarely provide the greatest long-term return on investment. Assure all projects are included appropriately in the budget. Make certain projects remain within the budget, or that the impacts of any cuts are known to management. viewed quite differently.

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Big dreams, big projects: How do you play and win?

Construction Marketing Ideas

These are the large-scale infrastructure and development projects, where costs are in the high millions or even billions of dollars and the life cycle from conception to completion requires a decade’s work or more. Some opportunities and competitions within the AEC community require incredible effort and resources.

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Developing a Job Order Contracting Program

Building Information Management

The traditional specification, design,and low bid award delivery system for minor construction or facility modification has the following deficiencies: Specifications and drawings are compiled by designers who often do not have the best construction experience. Construction tasks not included in the unit price book may be negotiated.

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Development of the Job Order Contracting (JOC) Process for the 21st Century

Building Information Management

The traditional specification, design, and low bid award delivery system for minor construction or facility modification has the following deficiencies: Specifications and drawings are compiled by designers who often do not have the best construction experience. Construction tasks not included in the unit price book may be negotiated.

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Job Order Contracting

Additional White Papers / References: ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management. Documents the incident reports with photos that can be immediately posted and time stamped. Automatically updates any changes to forms enterprise wide. FOUR BT, LLC WWW.4BT.US