Construction Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Procurement related guidance and advice has been coming thick and fast in recent weeks. Contributions were also made by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Procurement Advisory Group. Teams should be integrated through collaborative contracts that take account of consultations with residents.

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Procurement Safety Consulting Documentation 52

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 1, 2017

LEAN Procurement via Collaborative Job Order Contracting provides significantly improve outcomes for all participants and stakeholders. There are several core elements associated with LEAN Procurement via Collaborative Job Order Contracting for real property owners, construction contractors, and building users.

Procurement 100

Procurement Contract Life Cycle Change Orders 100

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. Productivity Loss . Too Many JOC Consultants. Many public sector organizations don’t have a complete view of their JOC processes. Higher Costs. Less Organizational Efficiency.

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Contract Procurement Organization Consulting 215

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2022

The first step in learning how to benefit from Job Order Contracting (JOC) is to understand the following facts: #1 Not all JOC Programs, “JOC Consultants”, JOC vendors are the same. #2 4 JOC should NEVER be used to simply speed the procurement of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction project.

Contract 197

Contract Procurement Consulting Plans 197

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 7, 2017

JOC Consultants. Hiring JOC Consultants to basically outsource Job Order Contract Program management and providing payment to the JOC Consultant as a percentage of total construction volume is JUST PLAIN WRONG. There is little, if any reason for the JOC consultant to save money/reduce costs.

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Consulting Compensation Procurement Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 22, 2022

Public sector facilities management and procurement professionals face significant challenges as the pressure to “do more with less” continues to mount. Solutions must be simple to use, compliant, and provide measurable gains in productivity. Contact us for an introductory discussion to learn more.

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Renovating Procurement Consulting US 195

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2022

JOC is both a procurement mechanism and a project delivery method. When designed and managed properly, JOC integrates planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and teams under a consistent programmatic workflow. Do I need to hire a JOC consultant? Learning about Job Order Contracting? Absolutely not.

Contract 215

Contract Procurement Estimating Renovating 215

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 24, 2022

Lack of direct Owner participation and leadership (versus using a third party intermediary/consultants) can result in higher overall costs, higher JOC Program administrative costs, lack of cost visibility and controls, and a potential for misuse/fraud. There are multiple learnings from JOC Program Audits ( see audit results ).

Industrial 228

Industrial Procurement Comparison Plans 228

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Day to day decision-making and workflows significantly vary from traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. DO – Consider JOC and an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery environment within which early and ongoing communication and collaboration the norm.

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Contract Los Angeles Consulting Procurement 264

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 23, 2023

JOC multi-stakeholder collaboration is the next step in productivity improvement. To date, most Job Order Contracts have been used to speed the procurement of repair, renovation, maintenance, and less design-intensive new construction projects. contact-form] www.4bt.us

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Procurement Agreement Renovating Accounting 131

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

ESC Region 19 Allied States Cooperative Awards Four BT Job Order Contract Consulting. 23, 2016 – PRLog — Four BT, LLC awarded nationwide contract for Job Order Contracting Consulting by ESC Region 19 Allied States Cooperative. Job Order Contracting, The LEAN Contruction Delivery Process. DALLAS – Sept.

Consulting 100

Consulting Contract Estimating Bidding 100

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 8, 2023

Cost consultant Arcadis has warned that the second staircase rule in the Capital will set back tall residential projects in procurement by up to 9 months. In its latest tender price forecast for the UK, the cost consultant warned the new fire safety-based design delay would worsen the wider market slowdown.

Forecasting 106

Forecasting Residential Procurement Consulting 106

ProcurementExpress.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Construction teams face unique procurement challenges due to the complex nature of the business. As technology changes the game, procurement is becoming a strategic juggling act. With that in mind, we’ll look at three of the biggest challenges that construction teams deal with and how they affect procurement planning.

Procurement 63

Procurement Plans Construction Budgeting 63

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Procure JOC products and support services on a firm, fixed fee basis. Services and software should be procured solely based upon quantity. While JOC is capable of delivering best value repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects, few programs are deployed using fundamental LEAN JOC best management practices.

Contract 115

Contract Procurement Management Renovating 115

ProcurementExpress.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Construction teams face unique procurement challenges due to the complex nature of the business. As technology changes the game, procurement is becoming a strategic juggling act. With that in mind, we’ll look at three of the biggest challenges that construction teams deal with and how they affect procurement planning.

Procurement 52

Procurement Plans Construction Budgeting 52

Pro Builder

JUNE 3, 2022

8 Ways to Improve the Product Reselection Experience for Customers. In those cases, buyers must go back into the design studio to reselect from a different palette of finishes, which has its own ripple effect through purchasing, procurement, installation, and completion of the home. Creating a Smoother Road to Product Reselections.

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Products Design Profitability Deals 98

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 15, 2020

Achievement of these goals in a timely, consistent, and cost effective value manner involves becoming aware of LEAN best value construction planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and available tools. Innovative, lower cost, and higher productivity JOC solutions are now available. JOC Program Development.

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Procurement Change Orders Renovating Innovation 149

BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As part of this initiative, the General Services Administration is proposing a “substantially lower” standard for materials and products as defined by a global warming potential. billion is earmarked to procure low-embodied-carbon materials for construction and renovation projects. Of that amount, $2.15

Procurement 52

Procurement Life Cycle Construction Materials 52

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 31, 2017

Process oriented—JOC is viewed as a construction delivery process rather than as a means to bypass traditional procurement checks and balances. Service production— OpenJOC assumes service solutions are co-created by service users and service providers and that both will contribute to continuous improvement and mutual benefit.

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Resource Bidding 100

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For construction companies, productivity – and so profitability – can increase. Avoiding early blockers Despite these advantages, many companies run into challenges adopting prefab – often during the procurement process. Remember, understanding the prefabricated products that already exist is key.

Procurement 52

Procurement Maine Site Products 52

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2022

Unlock Public Sector Construction Productivity[1] with Proven Strategies: A White Paper. Internal and independent audits have found that many Job Order Contracting deployments have unfortunately degraded into a simple means of speeding procurement and also carry excessive administration costs tied to a percentage of construction costs.

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Products Procurement Construction Plans 230

Job Order Contracting

MAY 4, 2023

The use of consultants to prepare estimates must be carefully structured and reviewed, to make sure that no conflicts of interest exist from a Government-Contractor relationship aspect. Labor, material, and equipment costs, as well as productivity information should be provided and all based upon current local market conditions.

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Estimating Construction Risk Documentation 198

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 31, 2021

The facilities management and AECOO sectors (architecture, engineering, construction, owner, and operator) have long suffered from poor productivity growth and high levels economic and environmental waste. Traditional project delivery involves a counter productive, non-integrated, approach to planning, procurement, and project delivery.

Construction 154

Construction Procurement Contract Budgeting 154

Job Order Contracting

JULY 7, 2017

Order Contracting can provide significant gains in productivity and improve quality, some government agencies. However, some public sector organizations are using JOC to simply bypass traditional procurement methods, or are ignoring EDGAR requirements.

Contract 100

Contract Renovating Procurement Management 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 4, 2018

It’s important to understand that Job Order Order Contracting,JOC, is not simply a procurement method. Job Order Contracting, when properly understood and deployed, is a LEAN construction delivery method that minimizes waste and improves overall construction outcomes.

Contract 100

Contract Architecture Organization Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 30, 2016

JOC software should not hinder the JOC process or negatively impact productivity. JOC software technology should not only be used by a JOC consultant, but regulary used by the real property owner by both technical and procurement/purchasing authorities.

Software 113

Software Software Estimating Procurement 113

Job Order Contracting

MAY 24, 2018

Early and ongoing involvement between all internal and external participants and stakeholders – technical and facilities management teams, procurement professionals, building users, contractors, subcontractors… Direct involvement, leadership, and management by real property owner, without the use of an intermediary (i.e.

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Renovating Management 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 19, 2017

Improving Job Order Contracts to maximize renovation, repair, and construction productivity is easy if you have the right approach , tools , and training. LEAN Construction Delivery can significantly improve quality, productivity, and overall levels of satisfaction. 1- LEAN Construction Delivery Approach.

Contract 100

Contract United States Renovating Commercial 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 8, 2017

Job Order Contracting versus Design Bid Build can help to measurably improve construction productivity, quality, delivery times, and overall satisfaction for all participants. Job order contracting is a LEAN collaborative construction procurement and delivery method that that delivers major advantages versus conventional design-bid-build.

Bidding 100

Bidding Contract Design Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 25, 2018

This is a significant improvement over the months and years required by traditional construction procurement and delivery processes. Remember, however, that all Job Order Contracting Solutions are not the same. LEAN Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, & Minor New Construction Projects and Building Operations.

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Renovating Sustainability Life Cycle Construction 100

Pro Builder

APRIL 29, 2022

Green building guru Drew Smith and builder Steve Earl deliver a step-by-step tour of the energy, water, and other resource efficiencies that make The New American Home 2022 a comfortable, healthy net-zero home for today's homebuyers, with building practices and product selections that translate to any market and any price point.

Las Vegas 52

Las Vegas Florida Housing Green 52

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 7, 2019

Last Planner(Registered Trademark of the Lean Construction Institute), Black Belts, Senseis, Six-sigma… the list of acronyms, philosophies, consultants, books, goes on and on. LEAN, Quality, On-Time, On-Budget Construction Delivery Shouldn’t be this hard! . In reality, the origins of LEAN date back to Henry Ford.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Renovating Construction 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 20, 2016

Owner leadership combined with long term partnering (architects, engineers, contractors, business product manufactures, consultants…). Best Value Procurement. Building Users part of the process. Mutual Trust and Respect. Standardized & Common Terms, Definitions, and Data Architectures.

Management 40

Management Life Cycle Procurement Education 40

Construction Law

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Some 86% of respondents described themselves as ‘consultants’, held to include the design team, surveyors and specialist consultants. Contracts were being used that were held to inappropriately allocate risk, which was probably being obscured within the preponderance of complex procurement and contracting processes.

Industrial 52

Industrial Contract Consulting Negotiation 52

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Organizations that do not implement and continuously import upon a program-based approach, under which all projects a planned, procured, and executed, suffer from unclear objectives , shifting requirements , unrealistic schedule s, and reactive planning , Poor planning and poor change management impede individual project successes.

Project Management 162

Project Management Capterra Organization Management 162

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., Rhetorics and realities in new product. cooperative procurement procedures.

Construction 223

Construction Project Management Engineering Management 223

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

” There are specialists, non-profits, and consultants who can help you with the paperwork. Start by looking at how to get certified with your local government procurement agencies and then move up to state level agencies.

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Certification Infrastructure Procurement News 98