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Define Construction Procurement

Job Order Contracting

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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Collaboration in Construction Matters

Job Order Contracting

The follow characteristics are the core foundation of LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), for major new construction, and Job Order Contracting (JOC) for repair, renovation and minor new construction. Best value procurement. Mutual respect and trust. Shared risk/reward.

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LEAN Construction Adoption

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While integrated project delivery methods have proven to consistently deliver over 90% of renovation, repair, and new construction projects on-time, on-budget, and per requirements, adoption is limited to 5% or less of the AECOO sector (architecture, engineering, construction, operations, owner). Best value procurement.

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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. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8 (4,), 292-303. The Foundations of lean construction.

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Why BIM U.K. will Fail.

Building Information Management

The ultimate goal of “BIM” is to improve the life-cycle management of built structures (buildings, roads, dams, landscapes…) in consideration of core economic, environmental, and key performance issues. Common terms, definitions, data architectures. Life-cycle cost perspective versus a first cost mentality.

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Improving Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Educational and training programs must focus upon asset life-cycle management and modeling. Overall focus must shift from first-cost mentality to life-cycle/total-cost-of-ownership. Timely, accurate, repeatable, and verifiable information based upon standardized terms, definitions, and data architectures.

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Why BIM is failing.

Building Information Management

BIM is the process of efficient life-cycle management supported by digital technology. Until appropriate process and technologies are deployed BIM will not become mainstream and the architecture, engineering, construction, and building operations/facility management sectors will continue their trend of low productivity and waste.

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