Total Construction Cost Visibility and Transparency with LEAN

Total construction cost visibility and transparency are available with 4BT’s LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery . Traditional construction delivery methods are incompatible with best value outcomes.

Total Construction Cost Visibility
Consistently Achieve Best Value Construction Outcomes

Fundamentals of Total Construction Cost Visibility an Transparency

  • Early collaboration and information sharing of all project participants and stakeholders (AEs, builders, facilities management, building users…)
  • Clearly defined project scope, including the use of a locally researched detailed unit price book (UPB), organized using CSI Masterformat
  • LEAN workflows that target best value outcomes.
  • Clearly defined and documented goals
  • LEAN construction delivery methods (Job Order Contracting, Integrated Project Delivery…)
  • Required initial and ongoing training for all participants
  • Defined communication plan, inclusive of fully defined roles, responsibilities, constraints, and desired outcomes
  • Joint site visits
  • Leverage the experience of those actually doing the work