The Fundamentals of Efficient Public Sector Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery are important to professionals hoping to meet their fiduciary responsibilities by maximizing the use of taxpayer funds.
It is the goal of this document to introduce public sector procurement, facilities management, and administration to the principles, processes, functions, tools, and methods consistent with LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. The importance of this information is non-trivial. If the information is understood and applied property, the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget becomes the norm versus the exception.
Collaborative Transparency – The concept of collaborative transparency simply means the early and ongoing sharing of information throughout a project life-cycle. This is achieved when detailed plans at every level of construction task breakdown, inclusive of labor, material, and equipment descriptions and costs, are shared by all participants and stakeholders. The most common and proven tools for this is a detailed, locally researched unit price book. The tasks should be organized using a common data architecture such as CSI Masterformat in order to maximize efficient use and reuse of information. Collaborative transparency can only occur when all parties have agreed to a multi-party agreement and associated operations manual/ execution guides that drives toward mutually beneficial outcomes. Look ahead planning and continuous improvement are virtually impossible without collaborative transparency and associated systems/frameworks that embedded the process.
Collaborative transparency is just one of several fundamentals serving a building blocks for Efficient Public Sector Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery. As this is simply and introduction to the concept, further insight into Collaborative Transparency will be reserved for other communications. Below is a simple listing the fundamentals, inclusive of Collaborative Transparency
Fundamentals of Efficient Public Sector Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery
- Collaborative Transparency
- Best Value Procurement
- Focus Upon Outcomes
- Program and Project Based Thinking
- Full Team Members Trust/Respect
- Long-term Mutually Beneficial Relationships
- Key Performance Indicators
- Continuous Improvement
- Regular Third-party Compliance Audits
- Mandatory Initial and Ongoing Training for ALL Participants and Stakeholders
- Enabling Technology
The rampant failures and waste associated with traditional construction planing, procurement, and project delivery and associated inconsistent and inefficient methods of established detailed methods, time ], and cost, can be minimized through the use of LEAN Public Sector Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery.
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- Programs
- Contracts
- Projects
- Phases
- Processes
- Tasks / Operations