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

Levelset

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Before a construction project can begin, there is a lot of planning, number-crunching, designing, and scheduling that needs to occur. An architect, designer, or design-bid contractor will perform planning and engineering services for a prospective project owner, providing them with the information they need to move forward.

Risk 52

Risk Feasibility Bidding Budgeting 52

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

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. Shared Risk/Reward. Financial Transparency. Mutual Trust/Respect. Defined Workflows.

Innovation 100

Innovation Construction Procurement Bidding 100

Lets Build

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Free eBook: Quick guide to Lean practices for construction professionals 7 ways to minimise the impacts of construction inflation As inflation continues to affect the construction industry worldwide, we must find ways to counteract it or risk losing our already slim profit margins. Now your project’s schedule and target cost are at risk.

Construction 148

Construction Materials Risk Management 148

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

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Alternative Project Delivery (APD) offers the opportunity delivers significant added value versus traditional design-bid-build, design-build, Construction Management at Risk (CMAR), Agency?CM Leverage LEAN Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery to Consistently Achieve Best Value.

Resource 141

Resource Procurement Life Cycle Construction 141

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 4, 2019

Shared Risk/Reward. Appropriate risk assessment can only occur if risk/reward is shard by all participants. Sharing risk/reward, by default, increases information sharing and risk visibility. Contracting/Procurement Rigor. Best Value LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Framework.

Contract 115

Contract Procurement Risk Renovating 115

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 6, 2021

The Design-Bid-Build (DBB) model has perpetuated an antagonistic inefficient environment for decades. Construction Management at Risk (CM at Risk) and other methods have done little to improve the situation. If you want different outcomes, it’s time to try something different.

Contract 150

Contract Budgeting Budget Risk 150

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

MARCH 20, 2019

Adopting LEAN construction delivery methodology improves productivity and quality, while reducing risk and waste. Footnote: Schools in Arizona unfortunately apparently now must suffer and take a “low bid” approach to construction procurement.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Arizona Bidding Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 24, 2019

Optimize Your Facilities Construction Project Procurement & Delivery Process. Move from a lack of sustained construction services procurement and project management leadership and policy, and a lack of decision-making authority delegated to those doing the work. Step One: Acknowledge the problem.

Procurement 100

Procurement Sustainability Renovating Contract 100

Construction Dive

OCTOBER 1, 2015

By Bruce Jervis As new methods of procuring construction services have evolved in recent decades, the public bidding statutes have been slow to keep up. But the judicial case law interpreting public construction contracts was developed in the context of the traditional design-bid-build model.

Design 48

Design Procurement Bidding Agreement 48

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Put another way, people, processes, information, and technology must be implemented in ways significantly different from traditional project delivery methods such as design-bid-build and design build. Shared risk/reward. WHAT IS A PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEM. Long-term relationships built upon mutual trust and respect.

CSI 114

CSI Construction Renovating Procurement 114

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA Building Team Contractors Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Facility Managers Architects Building Owners Recently, I was asked to present to a group of aspiring engineers at the Florida A&M-Florida State University College of Engineering.

Structural Engineering 111

Structural Engineering Engineering Florida Raleigh 111

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 15, 2018

JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with construction project procurement costs by awarding long- term contracts for a wide variety of renovation, repair and new construction projects. Smaller projects were taking up to 1 year to procure creating a growing backlog of work.

Contract 100

Contract Change Orders Procurement Estimating 100

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

A new procurement system in Ohio provides design-build and CM-at-risk options on state construction projects.

Ohio 40

Ohio Risk Design Commissioning 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2018

The key to streamlining and improving renovation, repair, and construction delivery is to boost early and ongoing communication and cooperation across procurement, facilities management, building users, AEs, and builders.

Construction 100

Construction Renovating Contract Environment 100

Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

Construction management starts with a project owner sharing project information to contractors and subcontractors in order to solicit bids. Once the project owner receives all the bids, a contractor is then selected based on the lowest bid, best qualifications, or of best value to the company. Procurement. The process.

Project Management 148

Project Management Management Construction Feasibility 148

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. Shared risk/reward. LEAN Pre-Construction services considerations significantly improve outcomes. Project Delivery Method Selection.

Construction 100

Construction Procurement Agreement Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2021

While there has been a fair amount written about Lean principles, actual application in the form of an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology has been limited to 5% or less actual work. Design-Build Contracting Claims: Cumulative Supplement. Design and Construction: Building in Value.

Construction 164

Construction Procurement Contract Management 164

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.

Contract 100

Contract Architecture Organization Procurement 100

Fieldwire

MARCH 5, 2024

To say that winning bids is the key to success in construction is a half-truth. Subcontractors getting awarded a contract spells financial disaster if the bid is too high to be competitive or too low to be profitable. Bidding on projects you have yet to gain experience in can broaden your horizons.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Budget Estimating Bidding 52

Building Information Management

JUNE 25, 2016

No Shared Goals/Objects or Risk/Reward Among All Participants. Low bid, design-bid-build or similar antagonistic construction delivery/procurement method. Lack of Owner Leadership/Capability. Unclear, Nonstandard, Incomplete Information. No written execution manual. Poor collaboration.

Life Cycle 49

Life Cycle Bidding Procurement Construction 49

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Best Value Procurement Competitively Bid. Designed to Accomplish Small-Medium Size, Multi-trade, Minor Construction, Repair and Remodel Projects, or Minor New Construction. Shared Risk/Reward. Minimum and Maximum Dollar Values (Per Contract, Per Job/Task Order). Shorter Project Delivery Times. Mutual Trust/Respect.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Renovating Overhead 100

Job Order Contracting

JULY 10, 2017

Benefits of JOC: Reduced procurement costs and time. Risk reduction. Value-based procurement. Using JOC as a method to bypass traditional procurement versus a best value delivery system. Shorter overall project delivery times. Faster response times. Improve participant satisfaction. Financial transparency.

Renovating 100

Renovating Construction Procurement Change Orders 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 20, 2018

Shared risk/reward. Best value procurement. Leave design-bid-build and even design-build behind if you truly want to maximize your limited facilities management resource to the betterment of your organization. Mutual respect and trust. Written Operations/Execution Manuals. LEAN processes.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Renovating CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2017

Alignment of risk and reward with a party’s ability to control risk. Integrating operating, design and construction knowledge through broad based team meetings. Job Order Contracting – A Procurement Success Story, 1998 – Moore, W., Creating a culture of partnership among all stakeholders.

Contract 100

Contract COAA Life Cycle BIM 100

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

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Existing State Finance and Procurement Code Section 4-809(f) was amended adding new section (6), providing in relevant part, the Maryland Green Building Council shall: “(6) develop guidelines for new public school buildings to achieve the equivalent of the current version of the U.S.

Maryland 240

Maryland Green Guidelines Certification 240

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. Shared risk/reward.

Renovating 40

Renovating Change Orders Procurement Construction 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 30, 2022

As a result, all eyes will be firmly on the plans, designs, and processes beneath every bid submitted. Our findings show that the solution to sustainable construction is to adopt a systems-based approach across the entire asset lifecycle, including procurement, materials, methodologies, technology and people capability.

Sustainability 96

Sustainability Construction Infrastructure Autodesk 96

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2016

Design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R can’t match this level of productivity or success. Job Order Contracting is designed specifically for renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and minor new construction. As an Owner, Bid approved JOC Contractors against each other (i.e.

Contract 100

Contract Estimating Bidding Contractors 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Traditional design-bid-build (DBB) construction delivery was too inefficient for the large numbers of renovation, repair, and sustainment/maintenance projects. It was designed to shorten procurement and overall project delivery times while also maintaining quality. Share Rewards and Risk.

Contract 100

Contract Construction United States Procurement 100

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 7, 2019

It’s the skill of the labor, the creativity of the design and the intricacy of the engineering that shifts steel, concrete, brick, glass and so many other materials into finished work. But along the way, those material costs can start to add up, especially if the materials aren’t procured and managed properly.

Materials 205

Materials Software Software Project Management 205

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 14, 2023

This provides the chance to share your opinions about the industry, alternative ways of thinking about challenges like sustainability, skills, diversity and inclusion, procurement, legal issues, and technology trends that the industry should be aware of. Technical Instruction This is the how.

Autodesk 98

Autodesk Construction Las Vegas Industrial 98

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. Best value procurement. Owner technical and procurement staff is supplemented. Lower bid prices.

Contract 100

Contract Renovating Sustainability United States 100