Job Order Contracting

APRIL 5, 2022

Robust, integrated LEAN asset planning, procurement, and project delivery solutions are readily available to establish efficient physical asset life cycle management programs. Common data environment, including detailed line item locally researched unit price construction cost data. Develop detailed work scope and estimate.

Management 223

Management Procurement Life Cycle Equity 223

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 22, 2021

The consistent achievement of best value quality, cost, and schedule outcomes requires the strategic and tactical integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery in concert with the core organizational mission. These environments, when properly deployed and managed, drive unparalleled levels of efficiency quality.

Renovating 252

Renovating Management Procurement Life Cycle 252

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. All off the require tools and support services to create integrated environments, to address all of the above issues, and more, are readily available.

Schedule 163

Schedule Management Procurement Construction 163

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2021

As real property owners, it’s your roles to encourage innovation and new approaches by prescribing means and methods of planning, procurement, and project delivery and requiring compliance. The interests of ALL participants and stakeholders must be aligned and resources marshalled towards well-defined outcomes.

Budgeting 178

Budgeting Budget Renovating Procurement 178

Job Order Contracting

JULY 19, 2023

Budget, Time, and Requirements must be DETAILED prior to procurement. Planing, Procurement, and Project Delivery Teams must be integrated. 2 The use of veriable local market labor, material, equipment and productivity data at a granular level significantly improves the resource quantitifaction versus traditional methods. #3

Construction 130

Construction Procurement Budgeting Budget 130

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 13, 2017

JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY. A JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY spans process of soliciting/marketing, contractor selection, and award of a Job Order Contract involves technical and business strategies. The JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY and approach should be tailored to JOC construction services required.

Procurement 100

Procurement Contract Security Contractors 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 12, 2020

All the tools and services are readily available to facilities management teams, once leadership provide the commitment to support stewardship of the the built environment. Traditional methods for planning, cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery are incapable of driving mutually beneficial optimal outcomes.

Renovating 152

Renovating Life Cycle Procurement Construction 152

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 165

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 165

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

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

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

BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The built environment generates 42% of annual global CO 2 emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. This is the first time the federal government is prioritizing the use of American-made, lower-carbon construction materials in federal procurement and federally funded projects. Of that amount, $2.15

Procurement 52

Procurement Life Cycle Construction Materials 52

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 Drives Optimal Performance. 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.

Estimating 100

Estimating Procurement Change Orders Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2019

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. Focus upon best value outcomes deliver superior achievement in this regard.

Renovating 100

Renovating Estimating Construction Budgeting 100

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. It is NOT solely a procurement method. Is also should NOT be used to bypass traditional procurement methods to simply save time or approve project that otherwise would not have been approved.

Contract 100

Contract Products Life Cycle Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 30, 2017

OpenJOC, a LEAN Job Order Contract, provides an environment that efficiently supports core facilities management functions, including renovation, repair, maintenance, and minor new construction. Limited in-house resources are used to the maximum extent possible. Setting up a LEAN Job Order Contract. Learn more… [contact-form].

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Procurement Environment 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Development of acquisition/procurement approach. JOC procurement/award process. A JOC Contract is the legal, multi-party procurement and construction delivery document that specifies roles, responsibilities, workflows, deliverables, time frames, and expenditure limits for renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects. .

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Renovating Life Cycle 100

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 31, 2023

Estimation and quantity takeoffs Estimation and quantity takeoffs are crucial to the success of prefab construction due to its inherent demand for precision and efficiency in these areas. Ultimately, those who can accurately estimate and allocate resources can bring prefab projects to life on time and with minimal waste.

Autodesk 98

Autodesk BIM Innovation Materials 98

Job Order Contracting

JULY 17, 2018

An example of LEAN Job Order Contracting, is the OpenJOC(TM) Platform, a suite of defined process, support services, supporting technology, and a common data environment (CDE). Improved use of limited financial resource. The process is not static and requires initial and ongoing training, regular audits, and continuous improvement.

Construction 100

Construction Procurement Contract Renovating 100

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 31, 2023

It’s a vicious circle; the more competition there is for capital and resources, the more cost is involved in each project and the more pressure there is on productivity. The solution is to revisit how projects are procured, delivered and governed, and adapt to a better way of working.

Industrial 98

Industrial Construction Products Procurement 98

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

A focus upon these and principles associated with the life-cycle management of the built environment would be of far more value than 3d modeling. Adjusting priorities would provide more significant value such as: 1. More education and resources should be expended upon life-cycle management of the build environment vs. 3D modeling.

BIM 40

BIM Procurement Life Cycle United States 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2018

A LEAN Facilities Management Roadmap can help any committed organization maximize value from its built environment. All facilities real property owners must be able to understand detailed line items construction cost estimating, or have a properly vetted owner’s representative to provide this capability.

Management 100

Management Organization Environment Plans 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 27, 2012

Link built environment to organizational mission and efficiently manage all physical and functional aspects. Organizational Resources. As such it serves as ashared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle from inception onward. Economic Fit. Economic Fit.

BIM 49

BIM Environment Life Cycle Modeling 49

Construction Cost Estimating

MAY 5, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. Sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) takes into consideration corporations’ obligations not just to investors, but to the communities they serve and the environment as well. People are the most significant renewable resource and the strongest asset to any organization.

Estimating 40

Estimating Sustainability Construction Environment 40

The Constructor

AUGUST 10, 2012

These are the environments to which the concrete will be exposed during its working life. Table below shows exposure conditions of these environments. No Environment Exposure Conditions 1 Mild Concrete surfaces protected against weather or aggressive conditions, except those situated in coastal area.

Concrete 181

Concrete Foundation Environment Materials 181

Rory Woolsey

MARCH 20, 2012

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. The Estimating Process; Get it Right! If you are interested in an expanded discussion on the most crucial step in the estimating process then go back and read my blog on "Scope, Scope, Scope!" Tuesday, March 20, 2012.

Estimating 40

Estimating Construction Overhead Structural Engineering 40

Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

In order to execute said complexities in the ever-changing construction work environment, a project manager needs a set of skills and abilities to manage multiple projects and teams. Contractors and subcontractors give project owners their cost estimates for the project to be completed. Procurement. Construction Management 101.

Project Management 148

Project Management Management Construction Feasibility 148

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. Your standard general conditions will be reviewed and modified to the JOC environment as necessary. Procurement Assistance.

Contract 40

Contract Resource Procurement Project Management 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. 40-50% work is either rework or not “value-added work.” People can’t perform better than the system allows, W. Edwards Demming.

Project Management 161

Project Management Capterra Organization Management 161

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 26, 2017

Common Data Environment (CDE). Appropriate decision-support tools and services (technology, data, and consulting/education/support) must be included to enable consideration of life-cycle costs and financial resource prioritization. Cost estimating. Procurement/bidding. Supporting Technologies and Tools. Construction.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Education Organization 100

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 26, 2015

The Need for Credible Construction Cost Estimates. GAO and other studies/reports consistently report that errors and lack of due diligence with respect to original construction cost estimates are primary reasons for negative cost and schedule impacts, and overall poor project performance and outcomes.

Estimating 40

Estimating Management CSI Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

MARCH 19, 2015

As transparency, process, and a unit price book (UPB) are central to a JOC program’s success, JOCs should not be run out of spreadsheets or generic cost estimating programs. JOC should not be used to bypass Procurement/ Contracting. Technology and training are both critical to JOC.

Contract 40

Contract Schedule Procurement United States 40

Building Information Management

MARCH 17, 2015

As transparency, process, and a unit price book (UPB) are central to a JOC program’s success, JOCs should not be run out of spreadsheets or generic cost estimating programs. JOC should not be used to bypass Procurement/ Contracting. Technology and training are both critical to JOC.

Contract 40

Contract Management Procurement United States 40

Rory Woolsey

APRIL 4, 2012

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. Thrifty, speedy estimating software coupled with unit cost construction data does NOT an accurate estimate make!!! Budgetary estimating is just another pesky necessity that gets in the way of progress. Wednesday, April 4, 2012.

Estimating 45

Estimating Construction Overhead Software 45

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

An improved understanding is required among real property owners, facility managers, architects, engineers, and construction contractors relative to the various COMPETENCIES, PROCESSES, COMMON TERMS, and TECHNOLOGIES associated with efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. How many contractor estimates have been issued?

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

DoD’s Pre-War masonry buildings are an underutilized resource for meeting DoD GHG carbon reduction goals. Cost estimates and construction bid requests should include materials quantities in addition to costs to evaluate and validate GHG impacts. Consolidation of procurement – lower overhead cost and procurement cost.

Sustainability 45

Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 45