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Relationship-based Construction – Integrating Planning, Procurement, & Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Teams must be motivated to generate good ideas rather than extracting material gain. A clear and primary focus on building a relationship-based construction planning, procurement, and project delivery system has proven to consistently enable quality repair, renovation, and new builds to be delivered on-time on on-budget.

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How Improved Change Order Communication Can Reduce Risk for all Stakeholders

Construction Business Owner

Project teams are managing 10% of employee time and 25% of a project’s total cost on outdated methods including spreadsheets, email inboxes and paper-based time and material tags. Prior to joining Extracker, Seldon ran procurement for Clark Construction’s West Coast division. reduce risk. Do Not Sell My Personal Information.

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Effective Public Sector Construction Project Management

Job Order Contracting

Improvement in risk avoidance and fostering owner and team stakeholder satisfaction, trust, and mutual long-term benefit for all parties are prerequisites for sustainable lifecycle management of the built environment. Sustainable Facilities Management “A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service.

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Living in a Materials World

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Effectively managing the materials on jobsites with modern software can have a significant impact on contractors bottom lines. Every built environment turns raw materials into polished projects. But along the way, those material costs can start to add up, especially if the materials aren’t procured and managed properly.

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ATTN: Public Sector Facilities Professionals – Rethink, Reshape, Rebuild Repair, Renovation, and Maintenance Practices to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency

Job Order Contracting

ATTN: Public Sector Facilities Professionals – Rethink, Reshape, Rebuild Repair, Renovation, and Maintenace Practices to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency, Traditional facilities planning, procurement, and project delivery simply doesn’t work.

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JOC Coefficients Less than 1.0

Job Order Contracting

are unfortunately common however represent sinficant risk to both real property owners and JOC contractors. It should NOT BE USED to account for fluctuations in material costs, labor rates, and other factors that can change during the contract term. ( JOC Coefficients less than 1.0 The coefficient should typically not be less than 1.0.

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Improving Construction Project Outcomes

Job Order Contracting

Achieving project delivery success requires the consistent application of robust programmatic processes that integrate teams and associated planning, procurement, and project delivery activities. Time, Cost, and Risk Management. All projects will have issues to overcome (weather, materials shortages, etc.).