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Sustainable Public Sector Facilities Management – Unattainable?

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Sustainable Public Sector Facilities Management is unattainable if current practices are not fundamentally changed. The current mindset across all public sector organizations is not conducive to sustainable facilities management from either economic or environmental perspectives.

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A Relationship-based Approach to Sustainable Facilities Management

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A Relationship-based Approach to Sustainable Facilities Management is needed to meet current and emerging economic and environmental requirements. Existing tools and support services to mitigate waste/rework and enable consistent quality outcomes on time and on budget are readily available. Unit Price Book Management.

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Value Generation in Public Sector Facilities Management

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Furthermore, the administrative burden required for sustainable facilities management must be reduced as staffing levels continue to fall. An initial baseline Scope of Work including core requirements, scope, budget, and timeline should be the outcome.

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Do you really need Last Planner(R), Black Belts, and Senseis to Consistently deliver Quality facilities repair, renovation, and construction projects, On-time, and On-Budget ?

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LEAN, Quality, On-Time, On-Budget Construction Delivery Shouldn’t be this hard! . Last Planner(Registered Trademark of the Lean Construction Institute), Black Belts, Senseis, Six-sigma… the list of acronyms, philosophies, consultants, books, goes on and on. appeared first on 4BT.

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Keep up with Regular Repair, Maintenance, Renovation, Sustainability, and Minor New Construction Projects

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Over 90% of all repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects can be accomplished on-time, on-budget, on-demand, and to the satisfaction of building owners, users, and construction contractors… with complete financial transparency and in full compliance.

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Value-based Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery

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Value-based construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently enable quality projects, on-time and on-budget. A locally researched detailed line item unit price book, organized using a standard data format, i.e. CSI Masterformat, is a key CDE element.

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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

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The best source of information for “construction” IGEs is a locally researched detailed unit price book. The net result is that without verifiable, current, and local detailed cost data, contracting offices and facilities sustainment and/or management teams are at a significant disadvantage.