Lets Build

AUGUST 4, 2023

Proper budgeting Budgeting requires the most attention to ensure on-budget projects. Poor budgets can lead to delays or even incomplete projects. With the software, you can automate labour and material costs, standardise bids, and get accurate estimations based on previous costs and bids.

Software 78

Software Software Construction Budgeting 78

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Value-based construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently enable quality projects, on-time and on-budget. A locally researched detailed line item unit price book, organized using a standard data format, i.e. CSI Masterformat, is a key CDE element.

Procurement 155

Procurement Plans CSI Construction 155

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 17, 2020

A Operations Manual or Execution Guide and other documentation are components of the individual Contracts. Bid/Proposal Management – Lean is based upon several core elements, including a common data environment and early and ongoing communication between participants and stake holders. via Four BT, LLC (4BT).

Life Cycle 132

Life Cycle Procurement Documentation Construction 132

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2020

The integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology is the only proven pathway to the consistent delivery of quality projects on-time and on-budget. Detailed Scope of Work development and communication is simplified and maximized through the use of a locally researched line item unit price book.

Procurement 149

Procurement Plans Organization Construction 149

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Early and ongoing collaboration between contractors, designers and owners…procurement, facilities management, building users… drives consistent attainment of on-time, on-budget, and satisfactory outcomes for all… But… it requires a change in CULTURE, and the adoption of LEAN SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES.

Procurement 211

Procurement Plans Construction Renovating 211

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2019

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. Repair, Renovation, & Construction Project Cost Management.

Renovating 100

Renovating Estimating Construction Budgeting 100

Construction Marketing Ideas

OCTOBER 4, 2012

This posting from Paul Lesieur in the Remdodelcrazy.com blog is worth repeating:’ Why are the bids so different? We like the contractor with the highest bid best because he had detailed all the fixtures we wanted and his estimate was very detailed in general. Why are the bids so different?

Documentation 63

Documentation Bidding Estimating Contractors 63

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 12, 2016

How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book– WHITE PAPER. A Common Data Environment in the form of a locally researched detailed Unit Price Book, UPB, significantly improves renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction outcomes. Here is a listing of initial considerations when selecting a JOC Unit Price Book. INTRODUCTION.

Estimating 40

Estimating CSI Renovating Materials 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 12, 2016

How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book– WHITE PAPER. A Common Data Environment in the form of a locally researched detailed Unit Price Book, UPB, significantly improves renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction outcomes. Here is a listing of initial considerations when selecting a JOC Unit Price Book. INTRODUCTION.

Estimating 40

Estimating CSI Renovating Materials 40

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Owners, contractors, engineers, and designers have the opportunity to c onsistently deliver quality repair, renovation, and new construction projects on-demand, on-time, on-budget to the satisfaction of all participants and stakeholders.

Management 100

Management Construction Documentation Organization 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. Communication of technical details and financial visibility and transparency are greatly improved the use of locally research detailed unit price book.

Construction 154

Construction Procurement Contract Budgeting 154

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 15, 2018

Additionally, traditional low bid/design-bid-build procurement produced low quality results. From these early beginnings, the multiple Army projects were piloted in the U.S. JOC contractors strive for: • Fast Delivery • High Quality • No Change Orders • No Warranty Hassles • Maximize budgets. and Linda T. OpenJOC Benefits.

Contract 100

Contract Change Orders Procurement Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

LEAN JOC integrated People, Process, Information, and collaborative Technology to consistently yield quality projects on-time and on-budget. LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a robust integrated project delivery process for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction.

Contract 165

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 165

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The primary focus of any “best practice” Job Order Contract is to develop, support, and manage long term win-win relationships between Owners and Contractors, resulting in quality construction projects delivered on-time and on-budget to the satisfaction of all participants. Our unit price book is second to none.

Contract 100

Contract Software Software Budgeting 100

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Line item estimates are also used to create and validate construction budgets. Contractors – Detailed unit price line estimates are used to bid jobs and also done by general contractors and construction managers to validate bids from sub contractors. Documenting and present the estimate.

Estimating 40

Estimating Construction CSI Bidding 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 30, 2017

The OpenJOC LEAN Job Order Contract includes all required tools, information (including locally researched line item cost data), workflows, documents, and services. T r aditional Design-Bid-Build. and generally 90%+ of projects completed on-time, on-budget, to everyone’s satisfaction. Learn more… [contact-form].

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Procurement Environment 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Extensive use of non-prepriced items was not necessary (items not derived from the JOC Unit Price Book). Contractor bid extremely low JOC co-efficients (0.50 This “padding” of proposals was done to offset the low adjustment factors bid by the JOC contractors. This was an understood practice within the JOC program.

Contract 100

Contract Long Beach Project Management Bidding 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

A LEAN JOC implementation integrates People, Process, Information, and collaborative Technology to consistently yield quality projects on-time and on-budget. LEAN JOC (Job Order Contracting) is a robust integrated project delivery process for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction.

Contract 132

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 132

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 28, 2017

Funding for maintaining built structures is rarely sufficient, thus existing budgets must be maximized. This includes reducing the risk of project/system failure, on-time and on-budget project delivery, shortening projects delivery times, lowering operational costs, as well as improving quality, reliability and safety.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Contract Management Budgeting 100

Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

Budget control. JOC uses pre-established unit prices, found in a unit price book. When seeking a contractor for repair, renovation and minor construction projects, the owner cites a unit price book in its request for proposal (RFP) while putting the JOC program together. Owner and contractor goals are aligned.

Contract 40

Contract Procurement Change Orders Budgeting 40

Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

Budget control. JOC uses pre-established unit prices, found in a unit price book. When seeking a contractor for repair, renovation and minor construction projects, the owner cites a unit price book in its request for proposal (RFP) while putting the JOC program together. Owner and contractor goals are aligned.

Contract 40

Contract Procurement Change Orders Budgeting 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 6, 2016

Prevalent “low bid” design-bid-build construction procurement and delivery and it’s associated narrow consideration of “first costs”, is extremely wasteful and typically results in poor quality, project delays, excessive numbers of change orders, and overall higher costs. Reduced Procurement Costs.

Renovating 40

Renovating Change Orders Procurement Construction 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Proper planning, the right team, selecting a unit price book (UPB), establishing best management practices, initial an ongoing training, and developing appropriate quantitative benchmarks represent some key considerations. The following is a listing of JOC documents/document template that conceivably might be involved.

Contract 40

Contract Certification Documentation Bidding 40

Job Order Contracting

MAY 18, 2017

Independent, best value JOC Programs and associated JOB ORDER CONTRACTING Solutions are capable of delivering more than 90% of projects on-time, on-budget, and to the satisfaction of all participants. Subcontractors may or may not be allowed based upon the contract document.

Contract 100

Contract Estimating Procurement Contractors 100

ProcurementExpress.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

[content_upgrade cu_id=”4140″]How ProcurementExpress.com Helps Construction Teams Manage Purchases Across Different Budgets–click here to access the full list.[content_upgrade_button]Click There are several things teams need to keep track of at once, from milestones to budgets, ordering, and contracts.

Procurement 52

Procurement Plans Construction Budgeting 52

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

Benefits of an OpenJOC Job Order Contract implementation include an expedited procurement process, and consistent completion of quality projects on-demand, on-time, and on-budget per owners/contractor expectations. Locally researched detailed line items Unit Price Book(s) develop using the OpenJOC 5% Rule(TM). Lower bid prices.

Contract 100

Contract Renovating Sustainability United States 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

The associated processes and documentation involving change order requests and approvals should be outlined in the construction contract and the associated program/project operations manual/execution guide. balling”) initial bids while intending to benefit later from costly change orders. ? Change Order Impacts.

Change Orders 100

Change Orders Contract Negotiation Management 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 19, 2016

Job Order Contracting is a critical tool with respect to delivering more projects on-time and on-budget versus traditional design-bid-build. Owners and contractors continuously evaluate current overall status, prioritized projects, performance versus budget, quality, and time, and methods for improvement.

Renovating 40

Renovating Contract Life Cycle Budgeting 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Leading Federal/County/State and Federal Government, Education, Transportation, Utilities, and Healthcare institutions leverage Job Order Contracting (JOC) to complete over 90% of their numerous renovation, repair, sustainability and minor new construction projects on-time and on-budget… and to the satisfaction of all participants!

Contract 40

Contract Estimating CSI Software 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Leading Federal/County/State and Federal Government, Education, Transportation, Utilities, and Healthcare institutions leverage Job Order Contracting (JOC) to complete over 90% of their numerous renovation, repair, sustainability and minor new construction projects on-time and on-budget… and to the satisfaction of all participants!

Contract 40

Contract Estimating CSI Software 40

Lets Build

JUNE 2, 2023

The success of any construction project hinges on multiple factors, including budgeting and scheduling, which impact the project’s completion. In fact, most contractors usually add a 10% margin error into their budgets and timelines as a contingency. This provides a single source of truth to drive your construction engine.

Project Management 148

Project Management Budgeting Budget Management 148

Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2015

is equally responsive to the needs of the owner and contractor to get the work done on-time and on-budget, 2.) What’s Wrong with Design Bid Build? Traditional design-bid-build,DBB, is costly, antagonistic, and simply inefficient. JOC provides higher levels of owner and contractor satisfaction as JOC, 1.) JOC Fundamentals.

Contract 40

Contract Renovating Bidding Construction 40

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. Unit Price Books – Pros and Cons. Owners are becoming increasingly focused on demanding more value.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Renovating BIM Environment 100

Building Information Management

MARCH 27, 2015

JOC provides multiple benefits vs. traditional design-bid-build and/or low bid, MACC, MATOC and other typically less efficient construction methods. Ability for Owners and Contractors to complete more projects on-time and on-budget. At the same time, JOC is about results and working within budget and time constraints.

Renovating 40

Renovating Contract Sustainability Change Orders 40

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Maximizing construction budgets. Reliant on a Unit Price Book (UPB) and competitively-bid coefficient to establish pricing structure. flexibility and ability to match scope to budget. Pricing structure relies on a Unit Price Book. Don’t bid contractors against each other at the delivery order level.

Contract 40

Contract Bidding United States Estimating 40

Building Information Management

JULY 30, 2015

In short, Owners can achieve their goals and actually accomplish more projects on-time and on-budget for the same level of funding or less. Unit price book: Cost estimating and pricing for individual projects (task orders) is determined from a line item unit price book (UPB). Retrieved September 4, 2006 from [link] Henry, E. &

Renovating 40

Renovating Sustainability Contract Estimating 40

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Historical and planned budgets also are evaluated to assure long term, consistent execution of the JOC program. For example, work in several locations and/or associated varied building types may require the use of various location factors or even separate unit price books. Budgeting and Funding. THE UNIT PRICE BOOK.

Contract 100

Contract Contractors Conference Plans 100