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Define Construction Procurement

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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.

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Sustainable Facilities Management Practices

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Lack of objective local market granular line item labor, material, and equipment costs information and/or failure to share information this and all relevant information with all project partcipants. via 4BT.us [contact-form] The post Sustainable Facilities Management Practices appeared first on 4BT.

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LEAN Construction Facts

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LEAN solutions that integrate People, Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery and that are capable of 30%-40% cost savings are readily available. Mitigate labor and materials waste! LEAN Construction FACTS. Core principles of LEAN and LEAN construction predate TOYOTA and TPS. Focus on people, process, and information!

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Facilitating BEST VALUE OUTCOMES in the built asset industry through robust PROCESS and collaboration.

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If you think technology like BIM, ERP, CMMS, IWMS… will enable you to resolve the rampant environmental and financial waste associated with built assets, don’t bother to read this. Treating every project in a unique manner without applying a consistent process and workflow throughout planning, procurement, and project delivery. #4

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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

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The fundamental reason for poor outcomes is the failure to implement and properly manage robust and integrated LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. 10% are due to equipment and/or materials delays, most off which could have been foreseen.

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Line Item Construction Cost Estimating – 2020 and Beyond!

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While there is certainly value in parametric, building level, and/or square foot estimating for budgetary considerations, they are not appropriate for LEAN construction services procurement and project delivery. ( Each line item is associated with a unit of measure and includes labor, material, equipment, and crew information.

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The Growing Integration Ecosystem of Autodesk Construction Cloud 

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A great example is the integration between Autodesk Construction Cloud and SiteSense by Intelliwave, a leading equipment and materials management company. In April 2021, they launched their first Autodesk integrations with BIM 360 and Navisworks. Agave lets you share and sync data between BIM 360 and other software systems securely.