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Define Construction Procurement

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Define Construction Procurement. Define Construction Procurement… It’s easy to define construction procurement right? Improper construction procurement methods and a relative lack of competency on the part of procurement staff have greatly contributed to poor construction outcomes. Perhaps not.

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Proven Job Order Contracting Practices that Drive Improved Construction Outcomes

Job Order Contracting

Tools and services are readily available to support collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. The proven path to the the former is an integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery environment. INTEGRATED PLANNING, PROCUREMENT, AND PROJECT DELIVERY. PROCESS VERSUS TECHNOLOGY.

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Job Order Contracting Doesn’t Have to be Complex or Expensive

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The Design-Bid-Build (DBB) model has perpetuated an antagonistic inefficient environment for decades. While there are many reasons why projects fail, it is the project delivery method and owner leadership and culture that ultimately is the primary cause. If you want different outcomes, it’s time to try something different.

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Job Order Contracting - Untitled Article

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LEAN Procurement & Construction Delivery for Improving Performance. Different procurement methods have been developed and applied in the construction industry for improving performance, yet only a select few have consistently enabled superior outcomes. LEAN construction principles and implementation methods are far from complex.

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Job Order Contracting Lessons Learned Regarding Improving Construction Productivity

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Here are a few lessons learned with respect to improving construction productivity, and overall life-cycle management of the built environment. Continuous education, improvement, and collaboration drive better outcomes. It is NOT solely a procurement method. Best Value Procurement. Multi-party Agreements.

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

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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

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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Organizations that provide leadership and commitment to collaborative environments are rare. Common data environment (glossary of terms and definitions, locally researched detailed unit price cost data). Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. Partnering in a unit price environment.