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Public Procurement of Construction Services

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Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. Research Report 271, Construction Industry Institute, Austin, Tx. Understanding Construction Industry Experience and Attitudes toward Integrated Project Delivery.” References: AIA (2007).

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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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Project Labor Agreements (PLAs): What Contractors Need to Know

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In early February 2022, President Biden signed an executive order requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on all federal projects over $35 million. What is a project labor agreement? A project labor agreement, or PLA, is a prehire collective bargaining agreement that sets the wages and benefits for all workers on a project.

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How to Efficiently Manage Dynamic Projects – The Solution to FM and Construction Waste

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We all know that traditional planning, procurement, and project delivery practices are adversarial, and broken, yet we fail to address this basic issue. Integrated internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams that communicate and collaborate on an early and ongoing basis. Care of People.

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Productive Construction – Traits of Collaboration

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The good news is that any public sector entity can reduce waste and save 30%-40% of its resources through the implementation of robust processes that integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery across internal and external teams. Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery System Performance is CRITICAL to Improving Productivity.

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System Thinking for FM and Construction

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We all know that traditional planning, procurement, and project delivery practices are adversarial, and broken, yet we fail to address this basic issue. Integrated internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams that communicate and collaborate on an early and ongoing basis. Care of People.

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Collaborative Construction Performance, Enablers, & Requirements

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Maximizing benefits required collaboration planing, procurement, and project delivery. LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Tools and Services. Collaborative behavior is somewhat foreign within an industry segments known for mistrust, antagonistic relationships and legal disputes.