Construction Enquirer

JULY 17, 2023

United Utilities has started the hunt for contractors to deliver complex design and build projects for a programme worth £5.5bn over 10 years. The Construction Delivery Partner (CDP) frameworks now out to bid will form the design and build delivery runway within the new procurement model. To register to bid click here.

Bidding 85

Bidding Infrastructure Procurement Modeling 85

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

MAY 8, 2017

Job Order Contracting versus Design Bid Build can help to measurably improve construction productivity, quality, delivery times, and overall satisfaction for all participants. Job order contracting saves significant time and improves quality, consistency, and overall satisfaction vs. traditional design-bid-build.

Bidding 100

Bidding Contract Design Procurement 100

Levelset

MARCH 11, 2022

Prioritizing a low bid over contractor performance is a lose-lose procurement strategy. Unfortunately, low bidding is an accepted practice for both owners and contractors alike. Owners will say that focusing on the lowest bid possible ensures they get a good price. Who’s responsible for low-bid procurement?

Bidding 98

Bidding Cash Flow Contractors Procurement 98

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 21, 2023

Owner using JOC to simply speed procurement. Owner “bid shopping” JOC project. Failure to link Owner and Design-Builder goals.) #3 4 Failure to integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery teams and enable a more consistent approach to delivering high performance projects. #5 7 Lack of transparency.

Procurement 189

Procurement Project Management Defense Bidding 189

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Low bid is an acceptable form of procuring repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction services. Planning, procurement, and project delivery can be accomplished by disparate teams that lack integration through their respective life cycles. Large, traditional software/services providers provide the best solutions.

Life Cycle 222

Life Cycle Subcontracting Procurement Bidding 222

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 14, 2022

Many owners simply view Job Order Contracting (JOC) as a means to speed the procurement of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds that require minimum design. JOC is a process that integrates “construction” planning, procurement, and project delivery leveraging robust LEAN methods and workflows.

Contract 225

Contract Procurement Consulting US 225

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery can be deployed and managed today using a robust suite LEAN tools and services. It is not design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, LastPlanner(TM), black belt, kaizen, et al. the OpenJOC(TM) Solution). the OpenJOC(TM) Solution). Want to talk?

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Construction Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2017

INTRODUCTION – Procuring Construction Performance with Job Order Contracting yields significantly outcomes for owners, contractors, and facilities users. Traditional construction delivery such as design-bid-build, and even efforts at improvement such as design-build, are lacking the respect to 1.

Procurement 100

Procurement Contract Construction Bidding 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Advantages of LEAN Job Order Contracting over the traditional design-bid-build method, design-build, or even other JOC programs are significant. construction #building #engineering #procurement #lean #projects #administration. Advantages for larger new construction projects are also available.

Contract 130

Contract Procurement Change Orders Bidding 130

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 31, 2019

LEAN Performance-based Construction Services Procurement and Project Delivery. Traditional procurement and construction delivery methods commonly produce poor outcomes. Learn how every public sector real property owner can improve construction services procurement and project delivery! NOVEMBER 27, 2018.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Estimating Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 14, 2020

Robust LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery processes provide a proven way to improve pre-construction stages as well as the full life-cycle from concept through completion and beyond. LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery. Improve Productivity 20%-50%. via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us

Life Cycle 251

Life Cycle Procurement Construction Renovating 251

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2022

JOC is both a procurement mechanism and a project delivery method. When designed and managed properly, JOC integrates planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and teams under a consistent programmatic workflow. remodeling, maintenance, and new construction requiring minimum design. Absolutely not.

Contract 213

Contract Procurement Estimating Renovating 213

Construction Enquirer

JULY 5, 2023

The whitepaper is aimed at those involved in planning, designing and procuring for major infrastructure programmes, including the construction industry, infrastructure owners and operators, in particular people involved in in scope development such as procurement and commercial directors, project managers and project planners.

Infrastructure 82

Infrastructure Bidding Procurement Risk 82

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2023

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for major new construction and LEAN Job Order Contractin g for repair, renovation, maintenance, and less design intensive new construction are proven programmatic processes that can save 30%-40%+ versus design-bid-build (DBB), CM@R, design-bulder (DB) and other more traditional forms.

Travel 177

Travel Construction CSI Subcontracting 177

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2019

The levels of performance attainable by LEAN collaborative processes CAN NOT be achieved using design-bid-build, design-build, or other “traditional” forms of project planning, procurement, and delivery. LEAN Collaborative Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery. Technology.

Procurement 100

Procurement Organization Plans Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Most real property owners, design-builders, and oversight groups say they are aware of this, yet rarely make decisions based upon this simple reality. Traditional design-bid-build or lowest bid. #2. 3 Integrating internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams. #4

Industrial 130

Industrial Renovating Procurement Bidding 130

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

By Bruce Jervis It is understandable, and laudable, that public entities at all levels of government are experimenting with alternative methods of procuring construction services. Some of the methods may offer greater value and speed than the traditional design, bid and construct technique.

Procurement 48

Procurement Bidding Denver Claims 48

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. The UPB reflects Contractors bid an adjustment factor (coefficient) that is applied to all construction tasks listed in the UPB.

Contract 130

Contract Bidding Procurement CSI 130

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

OpenBUILD(TM) is The ONLY Construction Integrated Project Delivery Solution with Locally Researched Cost Visibility with Program Management, Contract Management, Proposal/Bid/Estimate Management, Workorder Management , Project Management, Document Management, Team Management, Issues/Task Management, Workflow Management, and BIM integration.

Procurement 221

Procurement Construction BIM Change Orders 221

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 12, 2020

With applied leadership and readily available integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery tools and support services are readily available best value on-time and on-budget outcomes can be the norm.

Construction 149

Construction Procurement Bidding Renovating 149

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 22, 2020

Construction Transformation to LEAN Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery offers the promise of significant productivity gains. The benefits of early and ongoing collaboration and LEAN associated planning, procurement, and project delivery have been establish for decades, and the benefits are widely accepted.

Procurement 151

Procurement Construction Bidding Plans 151

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 14, 2019

Any real property owner and their service providers can leverage collaborative project delivery to increase efficiency and reduce design, construction, and life-cycle costs. The surest path to measurably achieving this goal is to change the construction project procurement and delivery method. Learn more… [contact-form].

Design 100

Design Procurement Life Cycle Construction 100

Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 24, 2023

Twycross Zoo has started the hunt for a design and build contractor to deliver a £19m research centre and orangutan enclosure. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council is working with Twycross Zoo on the project, which will be procured as a two-stage open book design and duild procurement.

Procurement 69

Procurement Bidding Security Education 69

Wolgast Corporation

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As I’ve gone through the benefits of Design-Build in a recent campaign to inform more business owners about their options, it’s important to discuss the time savings that result from this construction delivery process. Therefore, the bidding and selection process is much shorter in duration.

Construction 62

Construction Bidding Design Schedule 62

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 8, 2021

The OpenJOC Job Order Contracting Solution reduces design/engineering and procurement lead times dramatically by awarding a competitively bid, firm-fixed-price, indefinite quantity, multi-task contract to a previously approved contractor.

Contract 130

Contract Procurement Innovation Bidding 130

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 13, 2019

An innovative, yet proven method of construction services planning, procurement, and project delivery is gaining traction with owners who require consistent quality repair, renovation, and construction services that are both on-time, and on-budget. Mutual Trust/Respect. Defined Workflows. Initial and Ongoing Training. Key Performance Metrics.

Innovation 100

Innovation Construction Procurement Bidding 100

Job Order Contracting

JULY 31, 2020

Tools and services are readily available to support collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. The proven path to the the former is an integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery environment. INTEGRATED PLANNING, PROCUREMENT, AND PROJECT DELIVERY. PROCESS VERSUS TECHNOLOGY.

Contract 158

Contract Procurement Construction BIM 158

Job Order Contracting

JULY 22, 2021

A JOC program should never be used to bypass the lengthy traditional procurement process so that projects can be pushed along quickly, regardless of size or type, and without considering if JOC is the best option. If low bid is not selected, have a document separate from the scoring sheets with a thorough explanation.

Negotiation 203

Negotiation Consulting Procurement Project Management 203

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2020

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

Software 150

Software Software CSI Life Cycle 150

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 18, 2020

There are multiple types of construction delivery methods that strive to achieve superior outcomes to traditional design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, etc. Per #1, LEAN construction be used to refer to a “philosophy” or to a planning, procurement, and/or project delivery method. ” Austin 2016.

Contract 139

Contract Construction Procurement Agreement 139

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Increased early and ongoing collaboration within a common data environment (CDE) consistently drives highest value project planning, procurement, and delivery outcomes. Integrate project delivery via LEAN Job Order Contracting is thus not prevalent throughout the architecture, engineering, construction, or facility management industries.

Contract 131

Contract Procurement Bidding Renovating 131

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Alternative LEAN Project Delivery consistently drives mutually beneficial best value outcomes for the owner, designer, builder, and facility user. Methodology: Processes and workflows of how to plan, procure, deliver, manage and continuously improve as well as defining of the required tools and processes. Training is King.

Procurement 151

Procurement Environment Change Orders Plans 151

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 17, 2020

All of the necessary tools and services are readily available to maximize productivity and overall levels of satisfaction via LEAN integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery. Procurement management – Best value procurement, integrated with planning and project delivery teams and activities is mandatory.

Life Cycle 132

Life Cycle Procurement Documentation Construction 132

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

All prequalified contractors invited to bid should submit sealed bids based on one or more adjustment factors / coefficients to the unit prices listed in the approved JOC unit price book (UPB). Before initiating a project through the JOC program, determine if it will result in savings over traditional/other procurement methods.

Contract 205

Contract Bidding Organization Consulting 205

Job Order Contracting

JULY 9, 2019

The specifics as to why rampant waste is endemic to the ” Construction Sector”: Award of contracts to the lowest bidder to “save money” versus best value procurement (Demonstrative of the need for improved owner competency, leadership, and fundamental change management). The Path to Measurably Improved Outcomes.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction CSI Bidding 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 4, 2019

LEAN facilities procurement and construction project delivery methods integrate the “supply side” of the value chain (architects, engineers, builders…) with the “demand side” (facilities management, procurement, building users, oversight groups, community…).

Procurement 100

Procurement Organization Bidding Contract 100