Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 18, 2023

The net result is an average economic waste factor of 30%-40%+ for every repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build. Quantifying decision-making. Learn more today!

Procurement 218

Procurement Renovating Estimating Architecture 218

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2024

From preconstruction through procurement and project delivery, actionable construction cost data is required in order manage multiple aspects of any size repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project. The importance of actionable construction cost data cannot be overstated.

Construction 148

Construction CSI Equipment Procurement 148

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Silos aren’t for Facilities Management or Efficient Construction Services Procurement or Project Delivery. There is a path to on-demand, quality, on-time, and on-budget facilities repair, renovation, and construction procurement and project delivery… LEAN. Contact us? Learn more first?

Products 100

Products Procurement Renovating Budgeting 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

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.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 23, 2022

The process is complex and involves significant deep and breadth of knowledge and capability, including cost research, cost engineering, data architecture and database expertise, and an understanding of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction techniques, materials, and equipment. Construction Cost Data.

Construction 224

Construction Procurement Change Orders Renovating 224

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Objective, reliable, and veriable Construction Cost Estimates are critical to best value outcomes for all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities. Each construction task should be unique and identifed by using a standard data architecture (i.e. expanded CSI Masterformat ). #5

Estimating 206

Estimating Construction CSI Compensation 206

Job Order Contracting

JULY 1, 2019

Any real property owner can develop and deploy a robust Framework for Integrated Facilities Planning, Procurement, and LEAN Project Delivery. The benefits of LEAN process adoption consistent include the optimized delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects. Learn more?

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Management CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2021

Volumes have been written about the excessive waste and low productivity of of the architecture, engineering, and construction sector. Unfortunately, most of the writing have not provided a solution.

Construction 159

Construction Renovating Procurement Architecture 159

Job Order Contracting

JULY 31, 2020

Proven Job Order Contracting Practices have evolved to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction project on-time and on-budget. Tools and services are readily available to support collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. INTRODUCTION.

Contract 159

Contract Procurement Construction BIM 159

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2019

Repair, Renovation, & Construction Project Cost Management. Prioritize and Budget Requirements Every real property owner is face with aligning organizational requirements with facilities repair, renovation, and construction needs as well as available current and projected multi-year resources.

Renovating 100

Renovating Estimating Construction Budgeting 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2016

For example, to this day, despite decades of notices, regulations, reports, and mandates to resolve the problem, the nation’s largest property owner, the GSA PBS, does not have a standardized LEAN process to efficiently manage the renovation, repair, and maintenance of its facility portfolio and infrastructure. Shared risk/reward.

Products 100

Products Construction Accounting Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 3, 2021

Uniformat level and/or assembly level, or building level cost data is useful for budgeting purposes only, and should not be used for bidding, procurement, and execution actual projects with builders, construction managers, etc. How do productivity and crew composition affect costs for specific tasks? Is productivity considered at all?

Estimating 170

Estimating Construction Procurement Renovating 170

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Collaborative construction cost estimating provides guidance to organizations seeking improved cost visibility and transparency for repair, renovation, maintains and new build projects as well as overall facilities and physical infrastructure management. Workflows, forms, sign offs, etc.

Estimating 146

Estimating Construction Procurement Environment 146

Job Order Contracting

MAY 1, 2019

Most of these results define LEAN Construction as a variant of the following ” Lean construction is based on the lean manufacturing popularized by the Toyota Production System developed by Taiichi Ohno after World War II. AECOO – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner, Operator). But, that’s for another time.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Renovating Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 7, 2019

At the end of the day however, any real property owner with requisite levels of leadership and competency can consistently deliver quality facilities repair, renovation, and construction projects, on-time, and on-budget. Sure, there is a lot of confusion about both LEAN and LEAN construction. Metrics – key performance indicators.

Budget 100

Budget Budgeting Renovating Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The successful integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology leads to the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects on-time and on- budget. with the result being improved overall productivity.

Life Cycle 115

Life Cycle Procurement Renovating Budgeting 115

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2019

Owner Leadership and LEAN Construction Procurement and Project Delivery Save Time and Money. Much has been documented about how AECOO (architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operator) sector has been technology adverse when compared to manufacturing, healthcare, education, and virtually every other public and private category.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Procurement Legal Mobility 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Job Order Contracting 2021 is a competitively bid, firm, fixed-price, indefinite quantity contract, and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery program for as-needed construction services. JOC 2020 Cost Reduction. If a UPB is properly created it consists of “bare costs” only (no contractor overhead or profit).

Contract 130

Contract Bidding Procurement CSI 130

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 18, 2021

Proven Pathway to Measurable Productivity Gain. While all of the above is far from common across the architectural, engineering, construction, operations, owner sector (AECOO), both the fundamentals and associated implementation tools and services are readily available. Focus upon Integrated Process and Strategic Alignment.

Construction 149

Construction Documentation Procurement Renovating 149

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

The way to deliver 96%+ of renovation, repair, and maintenance projects on-time, on-budget, and at the appropriate level of quality is to enable collaboration with contractors and other expert service providers. Timely, accurate, repeatable, and verifiable information based upon standardized terms, definitions, and data architectures.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 20, 2019

Measurably improved facilities repair, renovation, and new construction outcomes can be commonplace if the skills and knowledge of all participants and stakeholders, acquired through years of work experience, is fully utilized. Adopting LEAN construction delivery methodology improves productivity and quality, while reducing risk and waste.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Arizona Bidding Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Development of acquisition/procurement approach. JOC procurement/award process. Proper JOC contract design and management are central to improved renovation and repair outcomes. Standard data architecture – CSI Masterformat is the North American standard data format for construction. Monitoring. Ongoing training.

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Renovating Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 20, 2017

Every architecture, engineering, and construction management and/or facilities management school would benefit themselves and the AECOO industry by having LEAN Construction Institute. (AECOO = Architecture, Engineering, Construction ,Operations, Owner). Best Value Procurement. Mutual Respect & Trust. Shared Risk/Reward.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Procurement Architecture 100

BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

San Francisco International Airport used Kingspan’s Designwall 2000 insulated metal panels to create an architectural look for its Consolidated Administration Campus. 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.

Procurement 52

Procurement Life Cycle Construction Materials 52

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 4, 2018

It’s important to understand that Job Order Order Contracting,JOC, is not simply a procurement method. Job Order Contracting, when properly understood and deployed, is a LEAN construction delivery method that minimizes waste and improves overall construction outcomes. 4BT.US … Efficient LEAN Construction Delivery Solutions.

Contract 100

Contract Architecture Organization Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 16, 2018

LEAN construction adoption rates need to increase significantly in order to achieve any measurable improvement in productivity. Best value procurement. The pathway to significant improvement in AECOO outcomes is clear, and available to all! The Foundation of LEAN Construction Delivery Methodology. Long term relationships.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Environment Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 31, 2021

A collaborative construction solution, capable of consistently delivering quality repair, renovation, and new builds, on-time and on-budget, is available to any real property owner. Traditional project delivery involves a counter productive, non-integrated, approach to planning, procurement, and project delivery. The Problem.

Construction 156

Construction Procurement Contract Budgeting 156

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Bidding/Negotiating/Procurement. Both integrate design, construction, procurement, and all internal and external team members from conceptualize to hands-off, and even beyond. Job Order Contracting is suitable for renovation, repair, and minor new construction, whereas Integrated Project Delivery is used for major new construction.

Construction 100

Construction Procurement Agreement Contract 100

Building Information Management

JULY 31, 2014

Construction delivery methods that better integrate people and technology such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Job Order Contracting (JOC)* have proven to help address the issue of poor productivity across the AECOO spectrum (architecture, engineering, construction, operations, owners). Life-cycle cost vs. first-cost focus.

Products 40

Products Life Cycle Procurement Construction 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

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., Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 19(4), 342-368.

Construction 226

Construction Project Management Engineering Management 226

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

Introduction – LEAN construction cost estimating, planning, procurement, and project delivery, drives optimal performance for the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects encountered by real property owners, facilities managers, and their service providers. Continuous improvement.

Estimating 130

Estimating Construction Procurement Change Orders 130

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 19, 2017

OpenJOC uses common, standardized terms, definitions, and data architectures (CSI Masterformat licensee) to minimize cross discipline data gaps and errors and to improve collaboration. Proven collaborative LEAN Collaborative construction delivery best management practices, Standardized terms, definition, and data architectures.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Renovating Management 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 3, 2016

Eight Steps Toward Improving Construction Productivity. Until this occurs, there is little hope for construction sector productivity improvement. Best Value versus Lowest Bidder Procurement. Best Value versus Lowest Bidder Procurement. Common Terms, Definitions, and Data Architectures. Full Financial Transparency.

Products 40

Products Construction Procurement Contract 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 2, 2019

LEAN construction cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery jointly drive optimal, best value execution of the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects encountered by public sector real property owners, facilities managers, procurement professionals, and their service providers.

Estimating 100

Estimating Procurement Change Orders Comparison 100

Building Information Management

AUGUST 26, 2020

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.

Construction 59

Construction Procurement Documentation Environment 59

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 5, 2015

The efficient management of the numerous renovation, repair, and maintenance projects constantly facing real property owners isn’t “rocket science”, however, does require significant facility management experience, LEAN best management practices, and supporting technology.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Transportation Education 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

LEAN construction cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery, drives optimal performance for the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects encountered by real property owners, facilities managers, and their service providers. Introduction. Simple Guide to LEAN. Scope of Work.

Estimating 100

Estimating Procurement Change Orders Renovating 100