Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 1, 2017

LEAN Procurement via Collaborative Job Order Contracting provides significantly improve outcomes for all participants and stakeholders. There are several core elements associated with LEAN Procurement via Collaborative Job Order Contracting for real property owners, construction contractors, and building users.

Procurement 100

Procurement Contract Life Cycle Change Orders 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

Rethink, Reshape, Rewrite Your Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction Procurement and Project Delivery Methods. The only proven way to improve facilities management outcomes is to RETHINK,, RESHAPE, and REWRITE your facilities repair, renovation, and construction procurement and delivery methods.

Procurement 100

Procurement Renovating Life Cycle CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The Fundamentals of Efficient Public Sector Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery are important to professionals hoping to meet their fiduciary responsibilities by maximizing the use of taxpayer funds. The most common and proven tools for this is a detailed, locally researched unit price book.

Procurement 103

Procurement Plans Life Cycle Construction 103

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 29, 2019

LEAN Facilities management is a process that optimizes physical asset life-cycle reinvestment by focusing upon best value outcomes among all participants and stakeholders. All the tools and services are readily available to support associated required change management, LEAN process implementation, and continuous improvement.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Procurement Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 17, 2020

The ability efficiently perform ongoing facilities maintenance, repair projects and minor new construction projects is available to all facilities management professionals and real property owners. Program Management – LEAN is a program not a project. Project Management – A project can consist of one or more work orders.

Life Cycle 132

Life Cycle Procurement Documentation Construction 132

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Improve Construction Productivity Via Relationship Management has proven to be highly successful. Best Value Procurement – Put aside cost low bid/lowest technically acceptable procurement strategies. The post Improve Construction Productivity Via Relationship Management appeared first on 4BT. Learn more?

Products 100

Products Management Life Cycle Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 12, 2020

All the tools and services are readily available to facilities management teams, once leadership provide the commitment to support stewardship of the the built environment. Without management leadership and support for efficient life-cycle asset management, rampant economic and environmental waster will remain the norm for most.

Renovating 152

Renovating Life Cycle Procurement Construction 152

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

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. ( LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery & Detailed, Locally Researched Line Item Construction Cost Data.

Estimating 151

Estimating Procurement Life Cycle Construction 151

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

Planning, procurement, and project delivery are all included with the LEAN JOC framework. Public and private sector real property owners and facilities management professionals can leverage LEAN JOC to achieve more efficient use of existing capital resources in a full transparent and compliant planning and operating environment.

Contract 165

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 165

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2018

A LEAN Facilities Management Roadmap can help any committed organization maximize value from its built environment. What is a LEAN Facilities Management Roadmap? An example of a CDE is a locally researched detailed line item unit price book (UPB). Core Components of a LEAN Facilities Management Roadmap are: Goals.

Management 100

Management Organization Environment Plans 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

Planning, procurement, and project delivery are all included with the LEAN JOC framework. Public and private sector real property owners and facilities management professionals can leverage LEAN JOC to achieve more efficient use of existing capital resources in a full transparent and compliant planning and operating environment.

Contract 132

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 132

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

I have dedicated a fair portion of my life to improving physical asset life-cycle total cost of ownership management. Architects, engineers, builders, and owners would benefit by fundamentally changing the way projects are conceived, budgeted, procured, organized and executed.

Life Cycle 115

Life Cycle Procurement Renovating Budgeting 115

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. CM , and other “traditional” methods.

Resource 141

Resource Procurement Life Cycle Construction 141

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Whether your responsible for a facilities portfolio in higher education, secondary education, federal/state/county/local government, healthcare, or transportation, you can assure significantly better outcomes for building users, your management, and your construction service providers. Get our free e-Book… or contact us to learn more.

Renovating 100

Renovating Budgeting Budget Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

JOC Contract strategy, development, implementation, and management involves a thorough understanding of LEAN Construction and Life-cycle Asset Management. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. Facility management/engineering planning. JOC procurement/award process. JOC Unit Price Book.

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Renovating Life Cycle 100

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.

Design 100

Design Procurement Life Cycle Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 22, 2020

Current, actionable construction cost data is a core component of efficient life-cycle management of the built environment and LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Cost derived in this many from a robust, locally researched unit price book should track actual project costs by +/- 5%.

Construction 151

Construction Statistics Life Cycle Renovating 151

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 8, 2018

While real property owners, facilities management and the construction industry have been slower than most to modernize processes and adopt LEAN methods, the tide is turning. Optimizing planning and execution processes can easily reduce procurement costs, shorten delivery times, and enable optimal used of available facilities funds.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Procurement Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Traditional construction procurement and construction delivery methods, as well as ‘ad hoc’ daily facility management operations are unreliable and costly. Many commercial real property owners and facilities managers will require building competencies in all aspects of built environment life-cycle management.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Change Orders Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2017

LEAN JOC Construction Improves Facilities Management Outcomes for all participants and stakeholders by focusing upon best value. All participants and stakeholders collaborating throughout the project life-cycle. Planning and managing the Project and optimizing it as a whole rather than to the benefit of a particular party.

Management 100

Management Construction Schedule Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 16, 2018

Best value procurement. Common Data Environment (CDE) – Locally researched unit price book (UPB). Need for formal and professional training with a focus upon asset life-cycle total cost of ownership management and LEAN construction delivery methodologies. Long term relationships. Shared risk/reward.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Environment Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2017

A Job Order Contracting Program Implementation Strategy based upon best management practices considers multiple interrelated factors. JOC Unit Price Book – Type, Data Architecture (CSI Masterformat), update strategy. Overall procurement strategy. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle BIM Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2017

Related Resources: ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management. Job Order Contracting – A Procurement Success Story, 1998 – Moore, W., Building Information Modelling BIM in the Construction Industry – Technical Report TR-1405.

Contract 100

Contract COAA Life Cycle BIM 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 25, 2019

Today’s article will explain how any real property owner or facilities manager can team with their service providers and consistently achieve measurably improved, mutually beneficial construction project outcomes; from planning to execution and beyond! This integration has previously been unavailable or unaware to most real property owners.

BIM 130

BIM Life Cycle Environment Visualization 130

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2017

Delivering Better Facilities through Lean Construction and Owner Leadership NIBS 2017 – The ability to significantly improve how facilities are constructed, managed and operated depends largely on whether owners provide high levels of leadership, knowledge and collaborative support.

Contract 100

Contract COAA Life Cycle BIM 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 3, 2018

Procuring and executing on-demand, on-budget, on-time, quality construction services has traditionally been difficult. Construction services decision-making should be accomplished collaboratively among technical teams, procurement, building users and builders. JOC requires a focus upon change management for many/most organizations.

New Mexico 100

New Mexico Contract Procurement Software 100

Job Order Contracting

JULY 17, 2018

Application of core LEAN processes to construction project delivery in this manner requires owners and contractors to collaboratively make better project management and project delivery decisions. Change management is part of the equation, and can be problematic for some organizations. must be maintained. Edwards Deming.

Construction 100

Construction Procurement Contract Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 25, 2018

Real property owners and facilities managers can now efficiently execute their numerous renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects and cost-effectively reduce deferred maintenance levels. This is a significant improvement over the months and years required by traditional construction procurement and delivery processes.

Renovating 100

Renovating Sustainability Life Cycle Construction 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. Relationship Management: procurement-technical-management-building users-oversight groups. Learn more… [contact-form].

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Procurement Environment 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 10, 2016

OpenJOC, a term coined by Four BT, LLC, is the deployment of Job Order Contracting based upon LEAN construction delivery best management practices. Best value procurement. In some cases, consultants are hired to assist in managing a Job Order Contract. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management.

Contract 100

Contract Construction Life Cycle Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 7, 2017

LEAN Construction Job Order Contracting follows the fundamental aspects of integrated project deliver versus simply being a method to bypass delays and/or checks and balances provided by traditional procurement and/or construction delivery methods. Locally researched unit price book. Consider life-cycle cost.

Contract 100

Contract Construction Life Cycle Procurement 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 19, 2016

Internally, owners must be skilled at all aspects of managing the life-cycle of physical structures from concept through warranty, with particular emphasis upon LEAN, collaborative best management practices. Parties are free to deliver in their area of expertise without excessive management and control.

Renovating 40

Renovating Contract Life Cycle Budgeting 40

Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Incorporate life-cycle GHG emissions analysis into DoD MILCON and SRM programs. Efficient project delivery methods are of critical importance to the task of sustainability and life-cycle management of the built environment. Consolidates procurement to shorten Project Timelines and reduce procurement costs.

Sustainability 45

Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 45

Building Information Management

JULY 31, 2014

Life-cycle cost vs. first-cost focus. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment with a focus upon total cost of ownership throughout all “construction” phases. It is a competitively procured, fixed unit price, indefinite quantity construction procurement and delivery method.

Products 40

Products Life Cycle Procurement Construction 40

Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Incorporate life-cycle GHG emissions analysis into DoD MILCON and SRM programs. Efficient project delivery methods are of critical importance to the task of sustainability and life-cycle management of the built environment. Consolidates procurement to shorten Project Timelines and reduce procurement costs.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2019

The common facilities management challenges can be mitigated using LEAN alternative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Common Facilities Management Challenges: Limited Budget Limited Resources & Staff Deferred Maintenance Prioritizing Projects Meeting Project Timelines. Unit Price Book.

Management 134

Management Life Cycle Budgeting Budget 134

Building Information Management

MAY 28, 2014

Improvements of 20-25%+ on the procurement side, virtual elimination of legal disputes, and significant reduction of change orders are just a few of the benefits provided by IPD and JOC. Transparent and/or standardize costs (example: a unit price book, UPB, based upon RSMeans or other dependable source). Shared risk/reward.

Renovating 51

Renovating Sustainability Contract Products 51