Job Order Contracting

APRIL 17, 2020

Contract Management – Multi-year, multi-party agreements are established to support one or more Programs. A Operations Manual or Execution Guide and other documentation are components of the individual Contracts. It’s progress is monitored throughout its life-cycle. via Four BT, LLC (4BT).

Life Cycle 132

Life Cycle Procurement Documentation Construction 132

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2017

Job Order Contracting Program Implementation Strategy. A Job Order Contracting Program Implementation Strategy based upon best management practices considers multiple interrelated factors. Job Order Contract Documents. JOC bidding process. Review public audits of Job Order Contracts. Number of JOC contractors.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle BIM Procurement 100

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 1, 2012

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. I am “mad as hell” at how 3D visualization vendors have marketed BIM. Collaboration and longer term relationships are primary components of JOC an will be required of BIM.

Life Cycle 61

Life Cycle BIM Environment Sustainability 61

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. That said, BIM has been preoccupied with 3D visualization to the extent that many/most feel that Revit, Archicad, et al are all that’s needed to implement BIM. RSMeans Strategic Partner.

Life Cycle 45

Life Cycle BIM Environment Management 45

Building Information Management

APRIL 28, 2014

Technology is not the primary obstacle to efficient life-cycle management of the built environment! Refusal to adopt collaborative construction delivery methods such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for new construction, Job Order Contracting (JOC) for repair, renovation, sustainability, and minor new construction projects.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 7, 2014

It’s time for Owners to stop the marketing… Stop hyping their LEED Silver or “Whatever” Buildings… and actually participate in life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. A focus upon life-cycle costs vs. first costs in terms finance and environmental impact.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Job Order Contracting

MAY 12, 2020

Workflow Management – Process is “king” Having a LEAN workflow associated with estimates throughout a project life-cycle brings consistency and quality to the process. and Detailed BIM Information. All of the above and more are exclusively available within the 4BT OpenBUILD (TM) suite of solutions.

Estimating 149

Estimating Construction Life Cycle Documentation 149

Building Information Management

MARCH 19, 2013

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management. Consequently, the need for value management emerges. INTRODUCTION.

Life Cycle 53

Life Cycle Management BIM Engineering 53

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2020

View and analyse data from BIM models (RVT and IFC formats) directly from your browser without the need to purchase expensive software. Operations Manual / Execution Manual-Defines Roles, responsibilities, deliverables, workflows, and tools relative to procurement, program and contract administration, and day to day activities.

Software 150

Software Software CSI Life Cycle 150

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

Best value, LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery requires the ability to create and adequately communicate a detailed scope of work to all participants and stakeholders on an early and ongoing basis, throughout the project life-cycle. Each task is described in plain English and organized using CSI Masterformat.

Estimating 151

Estimating Procurement Life Cycle Construction 151

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 24, 2023

This month, we have 20+ product releases across Autodesk Construction Cloud platform and products including Autodesk Build, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, BuildingConnected, ProEst, and BIM 360. And because your time is valuable, we don’t need you to sweat the details. As always, transmitting is based on folder permissions.

Autodesk 111

Autodesk BIM Construction Visualization 111

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 13, 2017

See asset life-cycle model… A total cost of ownership perspective is also required as opposed to the more prevalent practice of first-cost dominance. The Top 10 List when considering BIG BIM and Facilities Lifecycle Management: 1. contact-form]. The post Facilities Lifecycle Management appeared first on 4BT.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Estimating Comparison 100

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 18, 2012

A workshop with member from the BIM Academy, NBS, and various other was recently held to postulate on this topic. The role of IPD (Integrated Project Design) and JOC (Job Order Contracting) will become even more important. It was also noted that collaborative working doesn’t necessarily demand multidisciplinary organizations.

Life Cycle 65

Life Cycle BIM Management Procurement 65

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

– A process whereby contractual agreements are designed, bid, and executed between real property owners and construction contractors for renovation, repair, or new construction services for buildings or any form of physical infrastructure. Define Construction Procurement. Services and/or work may include… .

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Building Information Management

MAY 16, 2013

Building Information Modeling, BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. As such, the core requirements of BIM include collaboration, standardized information, multiple domain competencies, and several supporting interoperable technologies. Why is BIM of to a slow start?

Visualization 45

Visualization BIM Life Cycle Estimating 45

Building Information Management

MAY 15, 2012

First and foremost BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. While the industry is currently fixated upon 3D visualization tools, aka Revit, Archicad, Bentely… they only represent components of a BIM solution.

Estimating 49

Estimating BIM Life Cycle Construction 49

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Even though the majority of costs (approximately 80% of total life-cycle costs) occur during the operational and maintenance (O&M) phase, decision-making is largely made based upon lowest bidder versus best value as well as current year impacts versus multi-year considerations. Job Order Contracting.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Construction Management 100

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

All stakeholders – Owners, Contractors, A/E’s, Facility Users, Oversight Groups, ant the Community benefit from IPD (integrated project delivery) and “IPD-lite” which is JOC (Job Order Contracting). Design-bid-build and low bid practices have created adversarial relationships in many/most cases.

BIM 49

BIM Life Cycle Contract Bidding 49

Building Information Management

JUNE 15, 2016

’s AEC sector is impeding BIM (efficient life-cycle management of the built environment), just as it has in the U.S. Examples of LEAN collaborative construction delivery include Integrated Project Delivery, IPD and Job Order Contracting, JOC. The resistance to culture change within U.K.’s and the U.K.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Procurement Bidding 40

Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2014

If one looks at capability and knowledge specific to life-cycle / lifecycle facility management from an industry perspective, most has originated with the government sector, followed by higher education, state government, healthcare, process-based industries, etc. Forget the traditional strategy-design-construction-demolish approach.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Products Estimating 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 26, 2013

The disruptive digital technologies of building information modeling (BIM) and cloud computing, combined with emergent collaborative construction delivery methods are poised to alter the status quo, ushering in increased levels of collaboration and transparency.

BIM 45

BIM Life Cycle Construction Estimating 45

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

Traditional design-bid-build, and even design-build are not capable of meeting this threshold, not providing appropriate levels of collaboration and financial transparency. Within a Job Order Contract integrated project delivery method, the Common Data Environment is provided by the Unit Price Book, UPB.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Renovating BIM Environment 100

Building Information Management

MAY 29, 2012

BIM Collaboration – Fact or Fiction. The design-bid-build construction delivery method and associated practices such of awarding contracts to the lowest bidder do little more than a fuel to the fires of waste, protracted project timelines, change orders, and legal disputes.

BIM 55

BIM Life Cycle Contract Change Orders 55

Building Information Management

MAY 23, 2012

Professional construction cost estimators are critical to any collaborative, transparent, and productive BIM solution. Owners, AEs, Contractors, Sub-Contractors, Oversight Groups, Business Product Manufacturers- BPMs, and the Community will all gain higher visibility into life-cycle needs and impacts of the built environment.

Estimating 45

Estimating BIM Life Cycle Renovating 45

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Life-cycle Management 101. Discrepancies in construction delivery methods and contracts lead to the failure of BIM, or many/most facility renovation, repair projects. BIM/ BIM EXECUTION PLAN. BIM/ BIM EXECUTION PLAN. THE ROLE OF CONSTRUCTION DELIVERY METHODS.

BIM 40

BIM Environment Management Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 27, 2013

Job Order Contracting Process. As show in the following graphic, the project delivery methods, while a fundamental element, is just one “piece of the BIM pie” Multiple “activities” , business processes” , “competencies”, and “supporting technologies” are involved in BIM.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Contract Sustainability 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Are Construction Cost Estimators an Obstacle to Efficient Project Delivery and BIM? That environment is shaped by impractical, inefficient, and antagonistic construction delivery methods such as design-bid-build, and even the somewhat improved design-build.

Estimating 40

Estimating BIM Life Cycle Construction 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 8, 2013

As they pass the emergent stage, BIM and cloud computing will continue to impact project delivery. A disruptive technology is one that alters the very fabric of a business process or way of life, displacing whatever previously stood in its place. Construction Disruption Peter Cholakis.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Software Software 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Also, the “let’s keep the Owner in the dark” or the “let’s not work together”, and the “bid low and make it up in change orders” , or “let’s accept the lowest bid and hope for the best” approaches to ruin.

Life Cycle 61

Life Cycle BIM AIA Resource 61

Building Information Management

JUNE 19, 2016

LEAN Job Order Contracting – Optimize Facility Renovation, Repair, & Maintenance. Internally, owners must be skilled at all aspects of managing the life-cycle of physical structures from concept through warranty, with particular emphasis upon LEAN, collaborative best management practices.

Renovating 40

Renovating Contract Life Cycle Budgeting 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 8, 2015

BIM (Building Information Modeling), cloud computing, and social media are disruptive technologies which are altering the basic foundations of the AECOO sector (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners, and Operations). BIM (Building Information Modeling), cloud computing, and social media are disruptive technologies which are.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Contract Environment 40

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It is not design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, LastPlanner(TM), black belt, kaizen, et al. Both LEAN and OpenJOC Job Order Contracting go beyond identification of waste and definition of value. The easiest way to describe LEAN and BEST VALUE construction, is to note what it is not. the OpenJOC(TM) Solution).

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Construction Life Cycle 100

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2016

They remain plagued by low productivity, a low-bid/change-order mentality, and adversarial relationships among all construction project participants. This level of performance remains unmatched by traditional design-bid-build, CM@R, or design-build. Many AEC organizations find these objectives difficult to achieve.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Construction Bidding 40

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2016

They remain plagued by low productivity, a low-bid/change-order mentality, and adversarial relationships among all construction project participants. This level of performance remains unmatched by traditional design-bid-build, CM@R, or design-build. Many AEC organizations find these objectives difficult to achieve.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Construction Bidding 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Actionable, transparent information, collaboration, and supporting technology are requirements in reaching the goal of more efficient construction project delivery and life-cycle management of the built environment. Focus is required upon fundamental life-cycle management and total cost of ownership business processes.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction Education Contract 40

Building Information Management

MARCH 7, 2012

Project delivery methods must therefore be a component of BIM, a fact many/most 3D visualization software vendors appear to have ignored. Design/Build, CM, CM@R and, of course,Job Order Contracting. A JOC contract is inherently. Integrated Project Delivery and JOC by Rick Farrag (CJE Newsletter, 2010).

Contract 49

Contract BIM Missouri Contractors 49

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Collaborative Construction Contracts Drive BIM, not Technology. BIM, the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technologies, holds promise, yet remains elusive to many. Understanding BIM. BIM is not 3D visualization, nor a single vendor’s software product. Introduction.

BIM 100

BIM Contract Life Cycle Construction 100