Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2021

Successful Construction Project Delivery, whether repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, can only be consistently achieved with a primary focus upon People… then Process, Information, and enabling Technology. Understanding core requirements is critical for real property owners and facilities management professionals.

Life Cycle 130

Life Cycle Construction Renovating Procurement 130

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 17, 2020

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. It’s progress is monitored throughout its life-cycle. Project Management – A project can consist of one or more work orders.

Life Cycle 132

Life Cycle Procurement Documentation Construction 132

Job Order Contracting

MAY 12, 2020

Here is a recommended list of considerations if you are seeking the best construction cost estimating solution for your organization. Workflow Management – Process is “king” Having a LEAN workflow associated with estimates throughout a project life-cycle brings consistency and quality to the process.

Estimating 149

Estimating Construction Life Cycle Documentation 149

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2020

IPD software and support services provide an environment with a collaborative focus upon requirements definition and successful repair, renovation, and new construction project completion. 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

APRIL 20, 2020

LEAN JOC (Job Order Contracting) is a robust integrated project delivery process for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction. The approach invests more resources earlier in the Project life-cycle. Asset Life-cycle Total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) Management www.4BT.us.

Contract 132

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 132

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

The way to deliver 96%+ of renovation, repair, and maintenance projects on-time, on-budget, and at the appropriate level of quality is to enable collaboration with contractors and other expert service providers. Educational and training programs must focus upon asset life-cycle management and modeling.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 20, 2018

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. Are you interested in improving your life-cycle facilities management outcomes?

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Renovating CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Here are the 4 Steps to Improving Owner/Vendor Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Construction Productivity. Best Value Procurement – Put aside cost low bid/lowest technically acceptable procurement strategies. Select vendors based upon best value to your organization over an appropriate timeline. Learn more?

Products 100

Products Management Life Cycle Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

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. Each task is described in plain English and organized using CSI Masterformat. see LEAN construction guide ).

Estimating 151

Estimating Procurement Life Cycle Construction 151

Building Information Management

APRIL 7, 2014

It’s time for Owners to stop the marketing… Stop hyping their LEED Silver or “Whatever” Buildings… and actually participate in life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. A focus upon life-cycle costs vs. first costs in terms finance and environmental impact.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 1, 2012

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Further life-cycle management of the built environment requires significant “change management” in most organizations whether Owners, AEs, Contractors, Oversight Groups, etc.

Life Cycle 61

Life Cycle BIM Environment Sustainability 61

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. Traditional construction project delivery methods, such as design-bid-build, are inefficient, antagonistic, and the cause of waste and generally poor outcomes.

Design 100

Design Procurement Life Cycle Construction 100

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2016

Optimize Facility Renovation, Repair, and Construction Delivery with Robust Business Processes. Many AEC organizations find these objectives difficult to achieve. They remain plagued by low productivity, a low-bid/change-order mentality, and adversarial relationships among all construction project participants.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Construction Bidding 40

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2016

Optimize Facility Renovation, Repair, and Construction Delivery with Robust Business Processes. Many AEC organizations find these objectives difficult to achieve. They remain plagued by low productivity, a low-bid/change-order mentality, and adversarial relationships among all construction project participants.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Construction Bidding 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

An integrated project delivery method is arguably required in order to achieve desired quality, satisfaction, timing, and cost for over 90% of renovation, repair, or new construction projects executed. Making the necessary changes within an organization to adopt common data architectures and collaborative work practices is nontrivial.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Renovating BIM Environment 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Focus is upon providing an Open Framework that can be used out-of-the-box, yet also be tailored to specific organizations and requirements, while still maintaining standardized informational core data to assure portability and information maintenance. This is accomplished through the integration of. info@4BT.US.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Renovating Management 100

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 18, 2012

It was also noted that collaborative working doesn’t necessarily demand multidisciplinary organizations. IPD and JOC, the later a form of IPD for facility renovation, repair, and construction are proven methods of developing long term, win-win multi-party relationships. ”, and both IPD and JOC enforce this behavior.

Life Cycle 65

Life Cycle BIM Management Procurement 65

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

The appropriate procurement and management of construction services resulting in timely, cost effective, and quality outcomes has remained problematic for many/most public organizations. Using bids from local construction contractors should NOT be used, except to supplement the UPB as required and allowed by regulations.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 20, 2017

The OpenJOC Job Order Contracting Framework enables centralized management and consistent deployment of best value and compliant processes, methods, and technologies to drive optimal renovation, repair, and construction outcomes. Prioritize projects based upon importance to the organization and budget. viewed quite differently.

Contract 100

Contract Project Management Budgeting Budget 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 26, 2017

The full support of an organization and associated service providers is required in order to deliver provide a level of Facilities Operations & Maintenance Management in concert with their mission and goals. Most organizations are historically first-cost driven, a bias that negatively affects overall return on investment.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Education Organization 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Procurement/bidding. Life-cycle Management. COBie is an information exchange specification for the life-cycle capture and delivery of information needed by facility managers. Leading Indicators (forecast future trends inside and outside the organization) as well as lagging indicators. Strategic planning.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Education Management Plans 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 3, 2018

Isn’t it time you stopped the waste, the worrying, and the hassles commonly associated with facilities repair, renovation, and minor new construction??? JOC requires a focus upon change management for many/most organizations. We are also a CSI Masterformat licensee. Request LEANconnect(TM) newsletter… Click here. Just ask us.

New Mexico 100

New Mexico Contract Procurement Software 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 30, 2017

OpenJOC, a LEAN Job Order Contract, provides an environment that efficiently supports core facilities management functions, including renovation, repair, maintenance, and minor new construction. T r aditional Design-Bid-Build. Cross-functional Teams & Systems Throughout Project Life-cycle.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Procurement Environment 100

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Also, the “let’s keep the Owner in the dark” or the “let’s not work together”, and the “bid low and make it up in change orders” , or “let’s accept the lowest bid and hope for the best” approaches to ruin. Building Information Management Framework - BIMF.

Life Cycle 61

Life Cycle BIM AIA Resource 61

Building Information Management

APRIL 26, 2013

Emergent disruptive technologies and construction delivery methods are altering both the culture and day-to-day practices of the construction, renovation, repair, and sustainability of the built environment. BIM is the life cycle management of the built environment, supported by digital technology.

BIM 45

BIM Life Cycle Construction Estimating 45

Building Information Management

JANUARY 15, 2016

The efficient and effective renovation, repair, sustainment, and new construction of facilities, other physical infrastructure and associated life-cycle management require knowledge, capability, transparency, collaboration, and robust business processes. is simply not doing their job.

Management 40

Management Renovating Cash Flow Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Life-cycle Management 101. Discrepancies in construction delivery methods and contracts lead to the failure of BIM, or many/most facility renovation, repair projects. BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. BIM/ BIM EXECUTION PLAN.

BIM 40

BIM Environment Management Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 27, 2013

Project teams need to adapt to early and ongoing information sharing among distributed team members and organizations. BIM is “the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technologies” BIM Framework. The drivers for change include environmental, economic, and technology factors.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Contract Sustainability 40

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Unit price line item cost books – UPB – are critical to the development, use, re-use, and communication of construction cost estimates.for repair, renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, or new construction. Using a standardized method of organizing and describing task is therefore becoming the norm.

Estimating 40

Estimating Life Cycle Renovating CSI 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 8, 2013

Emergent disruptive technologies and construction delivery methods are altering both the culture and day-to-day practices of the construction, renovation, repair, and sustainability of the built environment. BIM is the life cycle management of the built environment, supported by digital technology.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Software Software 40

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 12, 2017

LEAN Facilities Renovation, Repair, and Construction. Focus upon achievable projects that provide maximum benefit to the organization. Best Value – Value comes first… from best value procurement to the value of life-cycle asset management.

Renovating 100

Renovating Construction Life Cycle Budgeting 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 8, 2015

Unproductive ad hoc processes traditionally associated with the design, construction and management of the built environment are being replaced by robust life-cycle management and efficient project delivery methods. management of the built environment are being replaced by robust life-cycle management and efficient project.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Contract Environment 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 12, 2016

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. Is a common data architecture used for line item organization? How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book– WHITE PAPER. INTRODUCTION. Are line item modifiers used?

Estimating 40

Estimating CSI Renovating Materials 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 12, 2016

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. Is a common data architecture used for line item organization? How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book– WHITE PAPER. INTRODUCTION. Are line item modifiers used?

Estimating 40

Estimating CSI Renovating Materials 40

Building Information Management

MAY 20, 2015

Estimation is an important aspect of the bidding process. As the world gets increasingly more complicated with more things to keep track of by less people, organization and optimization are mandatory for every aspect of business, especially the estimate. Having this information, and the ability to rapidly find and use it, is critical.

Estimating 40

Estimating Massachusetts Contractors Life Cycle 40

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 12, 2016

BIM, the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technologies, holds promise, yet remains elusive to many. Figure 1 LEAN [1] Asset Life-cycle Management. Figure 2 BIG DATA – Facility Life-cycle Management. Collaborative Construction Contracts Drive BIM, not Technology.

BIM 100

BIM Contract Life Cycle Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

School Boards Save money & time on your Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction Projects… & better serve your mission. contact-form-7] Additional White Papers / References: ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management.

Innovation 100

Innovation Office Life Cycle BIM 100