Fieldwire

MAY 14, 2023

Harris Construction (JEH) has worked on the construction and renovation of water and wastewater treatment plants, sewage pump stations, and metering and monitoring installations in North and South Carolina. Paper plans were printed, had to be transported to jobsites, and had to be reprinted every time revisions were made or plans got lost.

Products 98

Products South Carolina Construction Project Management 98

Job Order Contracting

MAY 14, 2020

LEAN pre-construction services define the following stages of a repair, renovation, or new construction project life-cycle: Project Conception Project Delivery Design Construction Documents Bidding/Negotiating/Procurement. Improve Productivity 20%-50%. Improve Productivity 20%-50%. via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us

Life Cycle 252

Life Cycle Procurement Construction Renovating 252

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 9, 2019

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. Learn more… The post Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction Cost Control appeared first on 4BT. Shared risk/reward.

Renovating 100

Renovating Procurement Construction Risk 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Efficient management of the numerous repair, renovation, and construction project facing real property owners requires changing how owner, architecture, engineer, and builder relationships are structured. Owners should thoroughly evaluate their requirements and assure a match with products and services available. Or work smarter.

Procurement 100

Procurement Renovating Life Cycle Risk 100

cnstrctr

DECEMBER 10, 2019

If you’re like me and your project experience has included renovation of a heritage building you’ll understand that there are some key challenges related to them. So what exactly is a heritage building, how does one go about renovating a heritage building and what are some of the complexities related to it?

Renovating 88

Renovating Permits Consulting Deals 88

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This document outlines A Solid Construction Project Delivery Framework to better address the complex problems of planning, procurement, and new builds. Quantitative performance-based metrics. Mandatory initial and ongoing training for all participants and stakeholders. Regular third-party audits.

Procurement 219

Procurement Plans Accidents Construction 219

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2019

Repair, Renovation, & Construction Project Cost Management. Prioritize and Budget Requirements Every real property owner is face with aligning organizational requirements with facilities repair, renovation, and construction needs as well as available current and projected multi-year resources.

Renovating 100

Renovating Estimating Construction Budgeting 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 12, 2024

Repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build project fail due to poor systems and rarely due to the people doing the work. Without it, production, flow, and knowing what will happen and when is impossible. Managers focus on dates, while leaders focus all aspects of production. Leaders plans carefully and execute quickly.

Management 193

Management Plans Resource Products 193

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Enabling technology – While not a driver, appropriate technology can help to reduce deployment costs, improve consistency and productivity, as well as provide a mechanism for JOC Program oversight. The post Understanding Job Order Contracting & Efficient LEAN Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction appeared first on 4BT.

Renovating 100

Renovating Contract Construction Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The implementation of LEAN Efficient Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction Basics can add significant value to physical assets, while also maximizing financial investments. . Current Approach to Facilities Repair, Renovation, Construction, and Facilities Management. The Benefits . Learn more about what you can do?

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Construction Management 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 4, 2021

An average savings on the order of 25 to 30 percent can be achieved when facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build processes are standardized at a program level. Application of the New Production Philosophy to Construction, technical report No. Just stop doing the same old things that will never work. Ballard, G.,

Honolulu 264

Honolulu Construction Procurement Hawaii 264

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 9, 2017

Here are a few lessons learned with respect to improving construction productivity, and overall life-cycle management of the built environment. Thus, a road map to improving the woefully low productivity associated with the AECOO sector is there for everyone’s use. All, however REQUIRE the following…. Focus upon Outcomes.

Contract 100

Contract Products Life Cycle Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

Locally researched labor, material, equipment, and productivity data is essential in the devlopement of a credible construction cost estimate. GAO, 2009 The associated processes for developing a credible construction cost estimate are equally well documented. ENR economic index, etc.)

Estimating 219

Estimating CSI Life Cycle Construction 219

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 7, 2019

At the end of the day however, any real property owner with requisite levels of leadership and competency can consistently deliver quality facilities repair, renovation, and construction projects, on-time, and on-budget. Sure, there is a lot of confusion about both LEAN and LEAN construction. Focus upon outcomes. Shared risk/reward.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Renovating Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 18, 2019

Increasing repair, renovation, and construction productivity begins with maximizing knowledge, understanding, communication, and collaboration. Leverage cloud-based collaborative technology integrating Program, Project, Work Order, Document, Contractor, and Subcontractor Management. contact-form].

Construction 100

Construction Renovating Documentation Innovation 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Whether projects involve repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, the integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery is needed across all participants and stakeholders on an early and ongoing basis. Productivity and technology adoption have been poor in the construction sector. Upskilling real property owners is key.

Procurement 154

Procurement Construction Environment Management 154

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 26, 2016

On Call Renovation, Repair Construction – Job Order Contracting. On-call renovation, repair, sustainability and maintenance contracts, especially JOB ORDER CONTRACTS can significantly improve construction project efficiency and financial transparency… IF they are developed managed, and monitored properly.

Contract 100

Contract Renovating Construction Long Beach 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 12, 2020

Document Management – Version control, inclusive of document check-in/check-out is a must for assuring everyone is working the right information at the right time. National average cost databases (with or without cost factors), and/or historical costs simply are insufficient. Change how you do business, starting today!

Estimating 149

Estimating Construction Life Cycle Documentation 149

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 17, 2020

All of the necessary tools and services are readily available to maximize productivity and overall levels of satisfaction via LEAN integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery. A Operations Manual or Execution Guide and other documentation are components of the individual Contracts. Learn more? via Four BT, LLC (4BT).

Life Cycle 132

Life Cycle Procurement Documentation Construction 132

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 18, 2021

Owner responsibility for construction waste is clearly documented. Proven Pathway to Measurable Productivity Gain. are far from complex and are documented and executed in a logical, simple, and concise manner. The proven principles, systems, workflows, etc. Focus upon Integrated Process and Strategic Alignment.

Construction 149

Construction Documentation Procurement Renovating 149

GCP Applied Technologies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

When starting a building project, whether it's renovating a house or new construction, there are so many elements to cover that warranties often get pushed to the bottom of the list. A material warranty promises that the manufacturer properly constructed the product. Have their products performed well over many years?

Residential 148

Residential Materials Products Claims 148

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Following these best practices leads to major gains in productivity and significant improvement in resource utilization. A locally researched detail Unit Price Book must serve as the foundation for developing and sharing the scope of work, and associated repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction costs.

Procurement 212

Procurement Plans Construction Renovating 212

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 3, 2021

Further, it can easily be argued that if sourced and maintained properly, they should be required for ALL repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds. How do productivity and crew composition affect costs for specific tasks? Is productivity considered at all? Similarly, how are material and equipment costs researched?

Estimating 169

Estimating Construction Procurement Renovating 169

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

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. Procure JOC products and support services on a firm, fixed fee basis. All Job Order Contracts (JOC) are not the same. Don’ts.

Contract 115

Contract Procurement Management Renovating 115

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 9, 2020

Introductory and ongoing training specific to LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project deliver must be mandatory for procurement as well as facilities management, internal teams, and external service providers (architects, engineers, builders, business product manufacturers, consultants…). ” Henry Ford.

Procurement 117

Procurement Management Organization Documentation 117

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a robust integrated project delivery process for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction. INTRODUCTION. LEAN JOC integrated People, Process, Information, and collaborative Technology to consistently yield quality projects on-time and on-budget.

Contract 165

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 165

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Best practice construction cost estimating and project management are critical to improving productivity, assuring transparency, and mitigating waste. ” Provide a level of detail appropriate to ensure that cost elements are neither omitted nor double-counted, and document all cost-influencing ground rules and assumptions.”

Renovating 40

Renovating Products Estimating Construction 40

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Collaborative construction cost estimating provides guidance to organizations seeking improved cost visibility and transparency for repair, renovation, maintains and new build projects as well as overall facilities and physical infrastructure management. The post Collaborative Construction Cost Estimating 2021 appeared first on 4BT.

Estimating 145

Estimating Construction Procurement Environment 145

Fieldwire

JUNE 28, 2023

The construction RFI is a formal written process in which parties, such as the contractor and designer, clarify information gaps in construction documents. Specifications, often called specs, in construction documents usually include information about the project’s materials, the timeline, methods and requirements.

Documentation 52

Documentation Drawings Project Management Materials 52

Job Order Contracting

JULY 31, 2020

Proven Job Order Contracting Practices have evolved to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction project on-time and on-budget. INTRODUCTION. Tools and services are readily available to support collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. mandatory collaboration.

Contract 158

Contract Procurement Construction BIM 158

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2019

Accurate, detailed construction cost estimating is critical to the success of any repair, renovation, or new build project. Finally a crew is associated with each line item to aid in understanding the associated productivity and cost, etc. Learn more about the complete workflow… stages… documents… and more?

Estimating 100

Estimating Construction CSI Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The successful integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology leads to the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects on-time and on- budget. with the result being improved overall productivity.

Life Cycle 115

Life Cycle Procurement Renovating Budgeting 115

Job Order Contracting

MAY 1, 2019

Most of these results define LEAN Construction as a variant of the following ” Lean construction is based on the lean manufacturing popularized by the Toyota Production System developed by Taiichi Ohno after World War II. Search “LEAN Construction” in Google and you will get over 11 million hits.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Renovating Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

OpenJOC – Job Order Contracting requirements, specifications , guidelines, and characteristics that can be used to assure consistency, limit variation, and enable optimal efficiency with respect to material, products, processes and services fit for facilities management… renovation, repair, maintenance, and construction.

Guidelines 100

Guidelines Contract Renovating Documentation 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Tools and services are readily available to enable public sector real property owners to assure the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget, and to efficiently reduce deferred maintenance levels.

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Construction Environment 100

GCP Applied Technologies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

When starting a building project, whether it's renovating a house or new construction, there are so many elements to cover that warranties often get pushed to the bottom of the list. A material warranty promises that the manufacturer properly constructed the product. Have their products performed well over many years?

Residential 78

Residential Materials Products Claims 78

GCP Applied Technologies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

When starting a building project, whether it's renovating a house or new construction, there are so many elements to cover that warranties often get pushed to the bottom of the list. A material warranty promises that the manufacturer properly constructed the product. Have their products performed well over many years?

Residential 78

Residential Materials Products Claims 78