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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

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To meet their responsibilities as stakeholders of the built environment ( facilities and other built structures ), public sector owners need to have the ability create credible construction cost estimate for ALL repair, renovation, maintenance (FSRM), and new build projects.

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Construction is NOT complex…. People are. Successful Construction Project Delivery Requirements

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Only improved early and ongoing collaboration and communication across all participants and stakeholders has proven to reduce errors and omissions, minimize the number of change orders, shorten overall project delivery times, improve quality, and reduce total project costs.

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Improve Construction Productivity Via Relationship Management

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Consider total cost of the project/program, including change orders, potential for legal disputes, and especially prior performance on similar projects. Common Data Environment (CDE) – Use a unit price book that outlines and details ALL required construction tasks, inclusive of labor, material, and equipment information.

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Why the BIM Revolution Fizzled

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The primary challenges facing the AECOO sector are due to lack of owner leadership and competency… The adoption of BIM as a tool to efficiently manage the life-cycle of built structures requires a full understanding of LEAN collaborative processes as they apply to asset total cost of ownership. The buck stops with owners.

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Collaboration in Construction – From “ad-hoc” to “best process”.

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Many commercial real property owners and facilities managers will require building competencies in all aspects of built environment life-cycle management. Core areas of focus, from a “60,000” foot view include; Strategic alignment of buildings and infrastructure with mission of the organization.

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BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery

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As you already know, 70%+ of projects are delivered late, 73% of project are delivered over budget, rework/change orders/waste are common, teamwork is poor, risk is high, and overall satisfaction is low. LEAN, best value, practices and tools fully integrated people, process, information, and technology.

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Integrated project delivery method

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These benefits are largely derived through the use of a common data environment, CDE, which dramatically improves communication and collaboration throughout the project life-cycle. A detailed, full transparent line item construction cost estimate is critical for improving collaboration and reducing change orders. .