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Integrated Project Delivery Software and Support Services

Job Order Contracting

While fundamental LEAN elements serve as the foundation, solutions can be tailored to an organization’s individual requirements. Integrated project delivery software and support services embed robust LEAN planning, procurement and project delivery processes within a common data and cloud technology environment. Common Data Environment.

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Line Item Construction Cost Estimating – 2020 and Beyond!

Job Order Contracting

Each task is described in plain English and organized using CSI Masterformat. 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.

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4BT OpenCost(TM) Local Market Granular Cost Data an RSmeans Alternative?

Job Order Contracting

Granular line items for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds organized by expanded CSI MasterFormat. Unfortunately, the accuracy of program-wide CCIs occasionally led to swings of ±20 percent after projects had gone through the bidding process. 1 Over 85,000 line items available. Million datapoints updated quarterly. #3

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Independent Objective Locally Researched Construction Cost Data

Job Order Contracting

Both IPD and JOC require a common data environment, CDE, to drive communication, provide financial transparency, and to mitigate the number of errors and omissions and changes orders that are prevalent with traditional construction delivery (design-bid-build, lowest bidder, design-build…). Organized by CSI Masterformat.

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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. Required collaboration among all participants. Mutual respect and trust.

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Define Construction Procurement

Job Order Contracting

– 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. Common, industry standard terms and data architectures (CSI MasterFormat) should be used.

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Job Order Contracting Made Simple and LEAN with 4BT!

Job Order Contracting

Design-bid-build just doesn’t provide maximum efficiency, nor have some JOC implementations with excessive fees, poor management and oversight, and/or that rely upon “national average cost data” (with or without various localization cost factors). We are also a CSI Master-format licensee. Think Locally.

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