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Planning Major and Minor Facilities / Asset Repair, Refurbishment, Maintenance, Renovation, and Construction

Job Order Contracting

How real property owners and facilities management professionals traditionally plan, procure, and deliver projects is the most significant barrier to improving capital reinvestment performance outcomes. Thomsen, 2009. As such its important to monitor and continuous improve across all of these previously disparate domains.

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Housing slump sees construction output fall

Construction Enquirer

Aside from the lockdown-related fall in house building, the rate of contraction was the fastest since April 2009. “Delivery times for building materials were also the most improved since 2009. . “Delivery times for building materials were also the most improved since 2009. Housing work (index at 39.6)

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

While there has been a fair amount written about Lean principles, actual application in the form of an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology has been limited to 5% or less actual work. Bayfield & Roberts, 2005, Hook & Stehn, 2008, Howell, 1999, McGrath-Champ & Rosewarne, 2009).

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Skyscrapers 2009 - The World's Tallest Buildings

The Constructor

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., Mandatory early and ongoing collaboration for each project. Shared boundaries.

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Commercial work rise sees construction return to growth

Construction Enquirer

. “Supply conditions improved considerably in July, as a combination of weaker demand and replenished stocks meant that delivery times shortened to the greatest extent since 2009. “Decisions about buying a new home are being delayed by many consumers. ”

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Best Value Construction Metrics

Building Information Management

Best value construction requires the integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery people, processes, information, and technology. Collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery environments include a multi-party contract and and Operations Manual/Execution Guide. Thomsen, 2009.