Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Sometimes, even the most experienced developers, contractors, owners, and construction managers find it challenging to maintain the highest efficiency standards and stay organized throughout the entire construction process. Your construction plan should include clear goals, schedule, budget, equipment, dependencies, and team members.

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Construction Budgeting Budget Materials 322

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

– The application of system thinking to facilities management (FM) and the AECOO sector, and associated tools and support processes, can consistently ensure the delivery of quality, sustainable outcomes, on time and on budget. Owners must lead a change in mindset and provide a consistently safe, welcoming, and collaborative environment.

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Management Construction Procurement CSI 179

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The current mindset across all public sector organizations is not conducive to sustainable facilities management from either economic or environmental perspectives. Learn more if your organization is ready for significant improvement. Clearly communicated written quantitative goals and performance indicators.

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Sustainability Management Organization Procurement 238

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Improving the physical environment, without the high levels of waste typically associated with construction planning, procurement, and project delivery, can be consistently accomplished with the application of LEAN processes. The post Improving the Physical Environment, One LEAN Construction Project At a Time appeared first on 4BT.

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Environment Procurement Construction Organization 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2022

LEAN Capital Project Delivery (LEAN CPD) creates a dynamic, collaborative environment in which repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds requirements can consistently be achieved in a quality manner, on-time, on-budget, and in full compliance. While much has been written about BIM, digital twins, and similar technologies.

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Procurement Renovating Budgeting Budget 220

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Coordinate and communicate with various stakeholders, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. Provide accurate cost assessments to guide budgeting and bidding processes. Conduct safety training and inspections to create a secure work environment.

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Construction Project Management Electrical Safety 315

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Mitigating Uncertainty in Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Builds is a proven way to reduce waste and consistently deliver quality outcomes on time and on budget. An objective, introspective look at your organization will more than likely result in a clear need for fundamental change and change management.

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Renovating Procurement CSI Organization 222

Job Order Contracting

JULY 20, 2023

A well defined and well communicated scope of work is a fundamental requirement in order to consistently acheive quality outcomes on time and on budget. “A Work scope visibility is critical to efficient construction outcomes. So sharing actionable, current data and then consistently describing it was virtually impossible.

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Construction Budgeting Budget Organization 132

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Whether a Federal, State, County, or Local Government, most public sector organizations underperform when it comes to planning, procuring, and executing facilities repair, renovation, or new builds. Supporting robust processes, tools, and training are readily available to assure on-time, on-budget, and quality outcomes 90%+ of the time.

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Renovating Procurement Budgeting Budget 212

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

An initial baseline Scope of Work including core requirements, scope, budget, and timeline should be the outcome. This type of tool provides a common date environment (CDE) that minimizes miscommunications, change orders, errors due to outdated information, and the number of meetings required.

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Management CSI Budgeting Budget 215

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Even though tools and services are readily available to consistently deliver quality, on time and on budget repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes, real property owners and facilities management professionals have yet to adopt system thinking. A common data environment (CDE) inclusive of 1.

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Sustainability Management Budgeting Budget 130

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2022

The combination of owner support and a programmatic LEAN JOC Program integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery teams to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds on-time and on-budget, without excessive administrative cost or burden. Status Quo.

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Contract Procurement Renovating Change Orders 218

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 5, 2021

The New Preconstruction Advantage: Connected Quantification & Model Coordination in a Common Data Environment. Staying on budget and on time while producing quality work is of utmost importance to all builders — but not all projects are created equally. Perform 2D/3D takeoffs & BIM coordination in a single software solution.

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Modeling Environment Autodesk BIM 209

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The CDE (Common Data Environment) provided by locally researched detailed cost data is organized using CSI Masterformat to provide ease of use and information reuse. It exclusively assures financial visibility and transparency and a well defined and well communicated scope of work (SOW). via Four BT, LLC – 4bt.us.

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Foundation CSI Procurement Environment 150

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

All have easy access to project information, in one platform, and using a common data environment, inclusive of locally researched detailed cost information, organized using CSI MasterFormat. Internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams follow the same robust lean programmatic process for all projects.

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CSI Procurement Renovating Budgeting 130

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 14, 2022

The result is that most public sector organizations end up wasting millions of dollars and not receiving the benefits available Job Order Contracting – lower cost, higher quality, on time and on budget project outcomes. In fact, when implemented properly, subcontractor quotes can be validated within a JOC environment.

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Contract Procurement Consulting US 225

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2023

1998, Krafcik, The Triumph of the Lean Production System The post Technology will NOT SOLVE Construction Productivity Woes. appeared first on 4BT.

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Products Construction Procurement Management 183

Job Order Contracting

JULY 19, 2023

The application of systems thinking to ALL projects via a robust PROCESS ensures consistently well planned, executable quality outcomes on time and on budget. Budget, Time, and Requirements must be DETAILED prior to procurement. 3 A centralized, current, and common data environment is a fundamental requirement.

Construction 130

Construction Procurement Budgeting Budget 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 25, 2022

The benefits of the change include consistent delivery of 90%+ of all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on-time, on-budget, and per detailed specifications. Common data environment inclusive of locally researched detailed line-item construction task with granular labor, material, and equipment data points.

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Procurement Plans Construction Contract 213

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Any organization with appropriate levels of leadership and commitment can build and manage a framework within which construction is planned, acquired, and executed in a manner that consistently drives best value outcomes. Common Data Environment. Attitudes & Behaviors. Relationship-based Construction. Enabling Technology.

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Procurement Plans Construction Environment 150

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 10, 2020

Those involved work toward mutually beneficial outcomes within a fully transparent environment. Robust tools and services are readily available to support the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget. Is your organization ready to change?

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Construction Renovating Procurement Budgeting 149

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2021

Construction Procurement Costs can be effectively managed within integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery environment. 80%-90% of all construction projects are over-budget, late, poor quality, or result in one or more parties being dissatisfied. Introduction. Solving the Construction Procurement Puzzle.

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Procurement Construction Life Cycle Renovating 149

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2019

Col-lab-o-ra-tion: The situation of two or more people (organizations) working to create or achieve a common goal. These solutions can consistently assure that quality renovation, repair, and new construction projects are delivered on-time and on-budget. Proven collaborative construction delivery methods have existed for decades.

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Procurement Organization Plans Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2022

The following 4 core elements are mandatory for the consistent achievement of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds on time and on budget. 4 Common data environment (example: Locally researched granular construction cost data, organized by CSI Masterformat). . #2 Common data environment (CDE).

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Renovating Construction Environment Procurement 197

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The consistent execution of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction activities on-time, and on-budget, remains elusive to most, yet is readily available to all. It is a fundamental change in how organizations function internally and with each other. People are hired to do a job, provide a service, etc.

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Procurement Construction Plans Budgeting 170

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Despite the fact that construction cost knowledge management is a required component for assuring consistent on-time and on-budget project delivery, fewer than 5 per cent of five percent of owners are qualified to address it. It is required in order to consistently achieve best value repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes.

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Management Construction Procurement Defense 260

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 27, 2020

In fact, less than 20% of all projects are delivered on-time and on-budget, or per stakeholder requirements. In the public sector, whether Federal, State, County, or Local Government there are few if any departments or agencies that deploy an organization-wide best value planning, procurement, and project delivery process.

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Renovating Plans Procurement Construction 260

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. Most organizations are mired in the ‘status quo’ of archaic and inefficient methods and personnel who refused to accept change.

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Renovating Life Cycle Procurement Construction 152

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

System thinking is a practical approach to facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction, offering consistent quality delivery on time and on budget. System thinking is the simultaneous consideration of outcomes, means, methods, constraints, and team interactions in pursuit of continuous improvement.

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Renovating Procurement Construction News 215

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 24, 2021

Facilities management professionals… here is an introduction to a LEAN Implementation ROADMAP for CONSTRUCTION, including all the processes, tools, and support services you need to consistently drive quality, on-time, and on-budget repair, renovation, and new builds. LEAN is a philosophy dating back as far as Henry Ford.

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Construction Procurement Renovating Budgeting 147

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Repair, renovation, sustainability, and new build projects can be consistently delivered on-time, on-budget, with high quality, and to the satisfaction of all participants and stakeholders. Organizations of all sizes experience delays, low-quality services, and contract terminations. environment. data is a core requirement.

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Management Procurement Construction Contract 209

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2021

If the job is poorly estimated the lack of technical and cost visibility for all participants spells disaster… as noted by the fact that 80% – 90% of repair, renovation, and new builds are over budget, late, or not completed satisfactorily. Four BT, LLC, for trusted advice and services of the highest caliber.

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Estimating Construction CSI Procurement 152

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 26, 2022

LEAN collaborative construction delivery, a common data environment, and supporting cloud-based technology profoundly change: the teams work, and relationships between clients, vendors, and stakeholders, how people and organizations are measured and compensated, the tools that are used, our work lives. mutually beneficial goals.

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Management Compensation Organization Environment 154

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2020

LEAN Integrated Construction Delivery has provide to enable the consistent achievement of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget. Is your organization is ready to begin the journey towards becoming more effective and efficient with respect to stewardship of the built environment?

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Construction Organization Renovating Procurement 149

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The fact is that FEDRAMP can and has harmed efficient federal sector stewardship of the built environment. Not doing so, negatively impacts the efficiency of these organizations, in contradiction to FAR regulations and their fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers.

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Management Certification Security Drafting 196

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Over eighty percent (80%) of construction projects are over-budget, late, or not competed correctly. All off the require tools and support services to create integrated environments, to address all of the above issues, and more, are readily available. Sixty (60%) percent of all project fail to meet both cost and and schedule targets.

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Schedule Management Procurement Construction 163

Lets Build

JULY 22, 2022

Target value delivery essentially flips the traditional design and delivery process upside down—instead of the design determining the cost, the project’s scope informs the budget, which, in turn, determines the design. Target value delivery is all about meeting the needs and values of a project while staying within a fixed budget.

Construction 148

Construction Risk Budgeting Budget 148