Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Requisite tools and support services are readily available and include but are not limited to the following.

Contract 197

Contract Procurement Renovating Budgeting 197

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2022

They are used in the development of construction cost budgets and project estimates. The use of area cost factors (ACFs) for capital planning budgeting or estimates for construction repair, renovation, and new build projects remains a fundamentally flawed approach. The result is the misuse of billions of dollars. – GAO.

Estimating 217

Estimating Construction Procurement Budgeting 217

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2023

As noted by Deming, 85% of all failures are due to management and lack of process versus those doing the work! 1998, Krafcik, The Triumph of the Lean Production System The post Technology will NOT SOLVE Construction Productivity Woes. appeared first on 4BT.

Products 184

Products Construction Procurement Management 184

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Compliance with federal, state, and local procurement & prevailing wage laws. Infrastructure Improvements. The post On-Demand, On-time, On-budget, Quality Construction Services – LEAN Job Order Contracting(TM) appeared first on 4BT. Robust constructor and subcontractor selection and tracking. Building Renovations.

Contract 100

Contract Budgeting Budget CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

1 Job Order Contracting (JOC) is suitable for a wide range of facilities and horizonal physical infrastructure construction projects, including repairs, renovations, maintenance, sustainment, and new construction. Note: New construction is best limited to “minor” new construction requiring minimal design.). #2

Contract 211

Contract Procurement Renovating Budgeting 211

Construction Law

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The UK’s poor procurement practices are highlighted yet again by the news that the £19bn Crossrail project can’t be completed with the money available to the project. Another chapter in the long history of analysing why the UK’s procurement practices are so poor has just been produced by the National Audit Office (see News).

Procurement 52

Procurement Estimating Schedule News 52

Job Order Contracting

JULY 1, 2019

Any real property owner can develop and deploy a robust Framework for Integrated Facilities Planning, Procurement, and LEAN Project Delivery. People, Process, Information, and Technology are central components to optimally planning, planning, funding, maintaining, and managing facilities and other forms of physical infrastructure.

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Management CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I can dynamically track every dollar in my budget and forecast critical costs with real time data from the field, while staying in sync with the accounting system. Facilities and other physical infrastructure construction, repair, renovation, or maintenance cost management is impossible without the following basics.

Management 207

Management Construction Forecasting Organization 207

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Construction Cost Management is now possible with the adoption of a robust programmatic process that integrates associated planning, procurement, and project delivery activities and people, information, and enabling technologies. Planning, procurement, and project delivery are not integrated.

Management 130

Management Procurement Construction Change Orders 130

Construction Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has called on Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt to include a range of policy measures in his Spring 2024 budget, including using some form of Private Finance Initiative type of funding.

Finance 52

Finance Infrastructure Accounting News 52

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Unless the fundamental root causes are addressed, there is little hope of for ending the endemic economic and environment waste associated with building and other forms of physical infrastructure. The latest stimulus package, like those before them, will not even address the issue. #1. Levels of waste currently average 20%-50%+. #4.

Aconex 190

Aconex Aconex Remodeling Budgeting 190

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 11, 2020

Integrated project delivery tools and support services are now available for the repair, alteration, modernization, rehabilitation, and minor new construction of infrastructure, buildings, structures, or other real property. via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us

Renovating 152

Renovating Procurement Budgeting Budget 152

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 7, 2022

The public sector could easily save 30%-40% of its budgets in this area with the basic implementation of robust, integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery methods. Adopt and implement robust LEAN, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. Path to Improvement. Measure productivity.

Management 228

Management Construction Procurement Renovating 228

Job Order Contracting

JULY 11, 2023

Leveraging 4BT data, software, and services, you can integrate internal and external PLANNING, PROCUREMENT, and PROJECT DELIVERY processes and teams within a robust, compliant, and efficient environment. Secure Cloud Technology: Amazon East/West cloud infrastructure and CMMC LvL 2 compliant for DoD use.

Contract 130

Contract Change Orders Budgeting Budget 130

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Construction cost knowledge management is a component of integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methods have failed. It is required in order to consistently achieve best value repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes.

Management 260

Management Construction Procurement Defense 260

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2023

ERP, CMMS, IWMS, even BIM have all FAILED to produce measurable improvement with respect to the ability to consistently deliver QUALITY repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds ON TIME and ON BUDGET. Thiis is a fact that few software vendors want you to know. Not Rocket Science. The only barrier is the will to do so.

Management 225

Management Organization Construction Software 225

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2019

Owner Leadership and LEAN Construction Procurement and Project Delivery Save Time and Money. Neither BIM, nor mobile systems such as Field Data Collection, have delivered on the promise of improving the AECOO sector’s procurement and project delivery woes.

Procurement 100

Procurement Life Cycle Legal Mobility 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 1, 2019

. ” You will also find terms such as “black belt”, “kaizen”, and “Last Planner” While some of this information can be useful to those learning about LEAN procurement and construction delivery, not one is a LEAN procurement and construction delivery method. But, that’s for another time.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Renovating Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 13, 2019

LEAN Infrastructure Asset Management. Detailed, locally researched unit price line item item cost databases and LEAN construction procurement and project delivery methods are fundamental to best value LEAN asset management. Educating all real property owners and service providers in this regard is critical.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Procurement Renovating 100

Chianelli Estimating

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The goal of building a single-family home is to not only build to specification while remaining on-time and on-budget but to do so in a way that adheres to local and state regulations. They are: Scope and Budget. More specifically, the scope and budget sub-phase. Materials purchases are made from vendors (Procurement).

Construction 60

Construction Procurement Budgeting Budget 60

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 9, 2019

Construction Cost Control Speed Procurement, Limit Waste, Mitigate Risk. Capital costs associated with repairing, renovating, and constructing buildings and other forms of physical infrastructure are out of control for many, if not most real property owners. Costs vary widely by location and remain hard to predict.

Renovating 100

Renovating Procurement Construction Risk 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 24, 2021

An integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery solution that drives consistent on-time, on-budget, quality outcomes at a fair price. Best value management of the total cost of ownership for facilities and other physical infrastructure is best accomplished with implementation of robust programmatic methods.

Renovating 182

Renovating Life Cycle Visualization Environment 182

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 25, 2018

Over 90% of all repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects can be accomplished on-time, on-budget, on-demand, and to the satisfaction of building owners, users, and construction contractors… with complete financial transparency and in full compliance. Improve Building User Satisfaction.

Renovating 100

Renovating Sustainability Life Cycle Construction 100

Construction Law

MAY 2, 2023

To even the most casual observer of the UK’s public sector procurement performance it must be obvious that something, or more probably things, is seriously wrong. The UK’s record on infrastructure investment is lamentable. More than 80% of the planned increases have been reversed.

Foundation 52

Foundation Infrastructure Budgeting Budget 52

Construction Law

MARCH 31, 2021

One thing that can be confidently said about the newly announced National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) is that it won’t be funding very much of the procurement of the UK’s national infrastructure.

Banking 52

Banking Budgeting Budget Green 52

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 24, 2018

LEAN construction delivery methods are process-centric solutions proven to consistently deliver quality repair, renovation, and construction projects on-demand, on-time, and on-budget. “Eighty-five percent of the reasons for failure are deficiencies in the systems and process rather than the employee. ” – W.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Renovating Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. Typical construction project stake holders include: Owners (management, engineering, contracting/procurement, building users), Contractors, Subcontractors, and Designers/Architects. Primary data sources should be used whenever possible.

Estimating 219

Estimating CSI Life Cycle Construction 219

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Improve Budgeting & Resource Allocation – Adopt a common, independent, and objective locally researched detailed construction cost database to better define, communicate, and budget. Best Value – Value comes first… from best value procurement to the value of life-cycle asset management.

Renovating 100

Renovating Construction Life Cycle Budgeting 100

Construction Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

There have been new dawns for infrastructure investment aplenty promised over the years, some of which have delivered vital infrastructure that modern economies need, but all of which have fizzled out again before properly delivering on the promises. But the signs for private finance in any form are not good.

Infrastructure 40

Infrastructure Budgeting Budget Transportation 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 7, 2017

A key benefit of JOC is early and ongoing collaboration and transparency information sharing between the real property owner technical and procurement teams and the awarded JOC construction contractor. Second, some public agencies are simply using JOC as a method to speed procurement by bypassing traditional procurement practices.

Consulting 100

Consulting Compensation Procurement Contract 100

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 20, 2022

As Australian state and territory governments mobilise to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, so too is the infrastructure industry. . This approach is laid out and broken down in a landmark report on the infrastructure industry’s commitment to sustainability. Regenerate. Here, we break down each. . Rethink and redefine.

Infrastructure 98

Infrastructure Sustainability Autodesk Materials 98

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 31, 2023

Many of the industry’s productivity problems can be traced back to bad data and poor processes, which hit the budget through delays and the need for rework. The solution is to revisit how projects are procured, delivered and governed, and adapt to a better way of working.

Industrial 98

Industrial Construction Products Procurement 98

Building Information Management

JULY 17, 2015

Defining best value procurement and construction is a critical step toward improving overall productivity with respect to facility renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and new builds. Best value concepts are basic in nature; Hire smart people, and allow them to demonstrate their expertise.

Procurement 40

Procurement Contract Construction Renovating 40

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 23, 2019

America’s Federal Buildings and Physical Infrastructure. I first started working with public facilities and physical infrastructure capital planning and management decades ago. The cost comes in the form of auto repairs, lost productivity, and other factors caused by poor physical infrastructure. Key FY 2017 Statistics.

Leases 100

Leases Infrastructure Statistics Management 100

Construction Law

AUGUST 5, 2019

Another scathing report from a parliamentary select committee has further shredded the remnants of the UK’s reputation for infrastructure procurement. It should have been open in December 2018 and is now forecast to open in March 2021; the original budget of £14.8 billion has been well bust, by at least £2.6 Nick Barrett.

Procurement 40

Procurement Transportation Infrastructure Budgeting 40

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

85%+of all projects are over budget (just 31% of all projects came within 10% of the budget in the past 3 years – KPMG) 52% of rework is caused by poor project data and miscommunication (2018 Industry Report – Construction Disconnected, FMI). 40-50% work is either rework or not “value-added work.” ORGANIZATIONAL MATURITY.

Project Management 162

Project Management Capterra Organization Management 162

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2018

Multiple knowledge domains, technologies, information sources, as well as internal and external stakeholders are integrated to assure that physical infrastructure requirements are planned and executed in an organized, cost-efficient, and timely manner. Procurement. It shows which improvements are planned, as well as end of life.

Management 100

Management Organization Environment Plans 100