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Public Sector Facilities Stewardship and Data-driven Decision Making

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The fundamental reason the assumptions most public sector professionals have are incorrect when it comes to life-cycle management of the built environment. Low bid is an acceptable form of procuring repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction services. … Poor Assumptions Drive Disaster.

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Best Construction Cost Estimating Solution

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Here is a recommended list of considerations if you are seeking the best construction cost estimating solution for your organization. Collaborative environment – Even if there is only one estimator, it is critical to share current, actionable information with multiple internal and external parties.

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Line Item Construction Cost Estimating – 2020 and Beyond!

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Detailed line item construction cost estimating is a prerequisite to obtaining best value outcomes for facilities / built infrastructure repair, renovation maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects. A locally researched detailed line item construction cost estimating database plays a key role in this regards.

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Lean Asset Management

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Lean Asset Management significant improve the availability, dependability, usefulness, safety of facilities and other physical assets, while also lowering life-cycle costs. A shared common data environment (CDE) that maintains current, actionable information is another critical component.

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LEAN Construction Project Delivery and Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Life-cycle Management

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Common terms, definitions, & data formats — Common data environment (CDE). Cost estimating. Procurement/bidding. Life-cycle Management. COBie is an information exchange specification for the life-cycle capture and delivery of information needed by facility managers. Strategic planning. Operations.

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2021 Facilities Repair Renovation and New Construction Cost Management

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With appropriate levels of owner leadership and competency and currently available tools and support services efficient facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction (life-cycle management) can be achieved. These environments, when properly deployed and managed, drive unparalleled levels of efficiency quality.

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Integrated Project Delivery Software and Support Services

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IPD software and support services provide an environment with a collaborative focus upon requirements definition and successful repair, renovation, and new construction project completion. Defined common data environment. Common Data Environment. Key performance indicators. Sample High-level Workflow.

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