Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

The fundamental reason for poor outcomes is the failure to implement and properly manage robust and integrated LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. The errors and poor processes result in change orders, project delays, and legal disputes. Better Manage Construction Costs.

Schedule 163

Schedule Management Procurement Construction 163

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 13, 2019

An innovative, yet proven method of construction services planning, procurement, and project delivery is gaining traction with owners who require consistent quality repair, renovation, and construction services that are both on-time, and on-budget. Continuous Improvement. Focus Upon Outcomes.

Innovation 100

Innovation Construction Procurement Bidding 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2021

The above represents the initial “concept” or “planning” stage, however, the steps must be repeated throughout the planning, procurement, and project delivery phases. RESOURCES eBOOK – An Introduction to LEAN Construction – Your ultimate guide to facilities repair, renovation, and new build cost management.

Life Cycle 130

Life Cycle Construction Renovating Procurement 130

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 15, 2018

Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a way for organizations to get numerous, commonly encountered construction projects done quickly and easily through multi-year contracts. Smaller projects were taking up to 1 year to procure creating a growing backlog of work. 8-22% of project costs were being consumed in design and procurement.

Contract 100

Contract Change Orders Procurement Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

Planning, procurement, and project delivery are all included with the LEAN JOC framework. Public and private sector real property owners and facilities management professionals can leverage LEAN JOC to achieve more efficient use of existing capital resources in a full transparent and compliant planning and operating environment.

Contract 132

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 132

Lets Build

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Prioritise value over competition One mistake project owners and procurement teams often make is prioritising bidding price over value. Using this traditional procurement method pits trade partners and contractors against each other. This can cost you more in the long run, especially when inflation is high and the market is volatile.

Construction 148

Construction Materials Risk Management 148

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

Introduction – LEAN construction cost estimating, planning, procurement, and project delivery, drives optimal performance for the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects encountered by real property owners, facilities managers, and their service providers. Are you ready?

Estimating 130

Estimating Construction Procurement Change Orders 130

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 2, 2019

LEAN construction cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery jointly drive optimal, best value execution of the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects encountered by public sector real property owners, facilities managers, procurement professionals, and their service providers.

Estimating 100

Estimating Procurement Change Orders Comparison 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

LEAN construction cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery, drives optimal performance for the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects encountered by real property owners, facilities managers, and their service providers. LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance.

Estimating 100

Estimating Procurement Change Orders Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The following, Job Order Contracting – Recommended Best Practices, have been compiled from numerous independent third party audits of JOC Programs as well as decades of experience. Poor performance at this stage is a primary cause for cost overruns, change orders, and lack of satisfaction.

Contract 100

Contract Guidelines Documentation Estimating 100

Building Information Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Internal staff skillsets and resources are evaluated. Procurement requirements, including small business requirements and governing body mandates, are researched in conjunction with your staff. Procurement Assistance. Ultimately, the Army determined that low bid procurement of these projects was driving low quality results.

Contract 40

Contract Resource Procurement Project Management 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 28, 2015

Significantly reduced procurement times. Reduced/Eliminated Change Orders. A resource to extend capabilities of internal facilities staff. More rapidly to my building users’ needs and maintain schedules. Know costs before committing funds. Decrease up-front costs while maximizing dollars spent on in-place construction.

Contract 40

Contract Change Orders Renovating Procurement 40

Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

With state and local governments facing severe revenue shortfalls, all publicly-funded organizations, facilities and infrastructures have new demands put on them to find ways to get more done with less—less internal resources and less money. All the dollars saved on procurement can be saved or go toward construction efforts.

Contract 40

Contract Procurement Change Orders Budgeting 40

Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

With state and local governments facing severe revenue shortfalls, all publicly-funded organizations, facilities and infrastructures have new demands put on them to find ways to get more done with less—less internal resources and less money. All the dollars saved on procurement can be saved or go toward construction efforts.

Contract 40

Contract Procurement Change Orders Budgeting 40

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The ability to successfully account for and manage change during a project lies in an organization’s leadership and level of maturity relative to its strategies, processes, goals, and resources. Mature organization don’t react to change, they address change according to their programmatic process. Edwards Demming.

Project Management 161

Project Management Capterra Organization Management 161

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2017

Performers have estimated the time to perform the task and have allocated adequate resources for successful project completion. JOC Program Manager – Typically designated Procurement Authority. Were all punch list items and corrective work orders completed in a timely manner? CORE TEAM REPRESENTATIVES.

Management 100

Management Construction Schedule Life Cycle 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 217

Estimating CSI Life Cycle Construction 217

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

How many cycles were required for owner/contractor negotiations per task order? How many task orders were completed on-time, on-budget? What percentage of task orders required change orders? What is the total value of change orders? Shorter procurement times. Higher quality work product.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

Construction Marketing Ideas

JULY 21, 2012

Outsiders cry “unfair” and demand an “open and fair” procurement system. Even in the most price-sensitive and transparent procurement systems, some levels of qualification and relationship-buildng are possible; as is the need of course to comply with the specific bidding rules and processes.

Bidding 54

Bidding Procurement Change Orders Construction 54

Building Information Management

JUNE 16, 2016

Visibility and communication at global and local levels is critical, including the ability to track the work order status and cost from concept thru warranty period. Any effort or resource expended should be Outcome-based.

Site 40

Site Renovating Sustainability Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

DoD’s Pre-War masonry buildings are an underutilized resource for meeting DoD GHG carbon reduction goals. Consolidation of procurement – lower overhead cost and procurement cost. Virtual elimination of legal disputes, claims and mitigation of change orders. A bit more about JOC -.

Sustainability 45

Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 45

Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

DoD’s Pre-War masonry buildings are an underutilized resource for meeting DoD GHG carbon reduction goals. Consolidation of procurement – lower overhead cost and procurement cost. Virtual elimination of legal disputes, claims and mitigation of change orders. A bit more about JOC -.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 40

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 19, 2021

The overall is the current “state of the union” in which 95% of participants don’t engage in integrated, collaborative, and efficient planning, procurement, and project delivery practices, and even fewer maximize the associated potential benefits. What is the most critical factor in facilities management and sector?

Management 227

Management Procurement Environment Life Cycle 227

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 16, 2022

Teams can pool their knowledge and resources for everyone’s benefit . 2: Change Management Software. One of the best ways to stay on top of change orders is through integrated communications. Change management software for subcontractors that does this well will have a few characteristics in common.

Software 105

Software Software Change Orders Autodesk 105

Building Information Management

MARCH 8, 2016

JOC FUNDAMENTALS – Job order contracting, like any LEAN best management process, has basic requirements that focus upon collaboration, transparency, quality, and continuous improvement: Early and ongoing involvement of ALL participants. Value and qualification based selection and procurement. Shared risk/reward.

Contract 40

Contract Management Estimating Renovating 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

While a higher level of competency, experience, and commitment are required to implement successful Job Order Contracts, benefits outweigh any resource needs. 4BT is a veteran-owned small business with senior professionals having decades of experience supporting, managing, and providing services for Job Order Contracting.

Contract 40

Contract Estimating CSI Software 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

While a higher level of competency, experience, and commitment are required to implement successful Job Order Contracts, benefits outweigh any resource needs. 4BT is a veteran-owned small business with senior professionals having decades of experience supporting, managing, and providing services for Job Order Contracting.

Contract 40

Contract Estimating CSI Software 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Senior level management and all facilities, procurement, planning, and engineering/architecture/construction professionals must work in an environment that is collaborative, transparency, and prior business process are challenged and continuously improved. Focus is upon best value and life-cycle costs versus first costs.

Management 40

Management Contract Life Cycle Architecture 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 6, 2014

4clicks.com/resources/publications/. Just like IPD, JOC and SABER are NOT for everyone. Thus, JOC and SABER not new…just like BIM is not new, however, still being practiced by a fraction of the AECOO market. A JOC whitepaper can be downloaded at https://www.4clicks.com/resources/publications/.

Construction 45

Construction Budgeting Budget Renovating 45

Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2016

Value-based procurement. Learn from the outcomes of the processes and improve problem areas (transport, inventory, motion, waiting, defects/rework/change orders. Mitigation of waste: Reducing activities that consumes time, resources, or space but do not add any value. Focus upon outcomes. Shared risk/reward.

Construction 40

Construction Contract Life Cycle Procurement 40

Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2016

Value-based procurement. Learn from the outcomes of the processes and improve problem areas (transport, inventory, motion, waiting, defects/rework/change orders. Mitigation of waste: Reducing activities that consumes time, resources, or space but do not add any value. Focus upon outcomes. Shared risk/reward.

Construction 40

Construction Contract Life Cycle Procurement 40

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

A construction cost estimate must be trusted and what is needed by a real property owners, architects, engineers, builders, or oversight groups to plan, procure, and execute a repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build projects. The final listing represents all tasks that must be completed for the associated project or work order.

Estimating 150

Estimating Construction Renovating CSI 150

DebunkTheBIM

JULY 16, 2015

Let me make it clear, I do not question the ability and capability of BIM to save money, time or other resources. The architects talk ‘billable hours’ – were these hours already quoted for (and contracted to do) or left for change orders to claim later? How would that additional cost been justified then?

Claims 48

Claims Modeling BIM Consulting 48

Job Order Contracting

JULY 21, 2019

What Is Job Order Contracting? Job order contracting is a LEAN construction planning, procurement, and delivery methods. Procurement costs, project delivery times, overall construction costs, changes orders, and legal disputes can all be mitigated via properly established and managed JOC Programs.

Contract 130

Contract Management Procurement Change Orders 130

Building Information Management

JANUARY 17, 2012

Case studies have documented the cost and time savings offered at this level of BIM application, however, BIM’s ability to support the fully facility life-cycle – planning, design, procurement, construction, operations, repair, renovation, sustainability, adaptation, and. levels and/or storage levels vs. time.

BIM 78

BIM Visualization Life Cycle Software 78

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2019

The common facilities management challenges can be mitigated using LEAN alternative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Common Facilities Management Challenges: Limited Budget Limited Resources & Staff Deferred Maintenance Prioritizing Projects Meeting Project Timelines. Traditional Project Delivery Methods.

Management 134

Management Life Cycle Budgeting Budget 134

BD+C

AUGUST 14, 2023

Sanaa Hussain, Associate Contractors Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Architects Building Owners AEC Innovators Project + Process Innovation Projects Resources Between the pandemic and the current economic situation, businesses of all kinds are rethinking the best way to get things done.

Risk 92

Risk Construction Schedule Contractors 92