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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

Sharing actionable, transparent information with all construction project participants and stakeholders early on, and throughout the construction and operations life-cycle of a built structure, would measurably mitigate change orders, legal disputes, and waste. and maintenance information into the building knowledge base.

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LEAN JOC – Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

The approach invests more resources earlier in the Project life-cycle. Work scope is developed and communicated is more detail and more effectively, resulting in the avoidance of traditionally prevalent delays, change orders, and associated skyrocketing costs. Asset Life-cycle Total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) Management www.4BT.us.

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Efficient Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction Basics

Job Order Contracting

Even though the majority of costs (approximately 80% of total life-cycle costs) occur during the operational and maintenance (O&M) phase, decision-making is largely made based upon lowest bidder versus best value as well as current year impacts versus multi-year considerations. Job Order Contracting. The Obstacles.

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Integrated project delivery method

Job Order Contracting

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. A detailed, full transparent line item construction cost estimate is critical for improving collaboration and reducing change orders. .

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Job Order Contracting Done Right! Open, Best Value, Efficient

Job Order Contracting

OpenJOC uses common, standardized terms, definitions, and data architectures (CSI Masterformat licensee) to minimize cross discipline data gaps and errors and to improve collaboration. Coordination of teams and information, reducing errors, omissions and miscommunications, and virtual elimination of change orders and legal disputes.

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Public Sector Real Property Management – Quality Construction Cost Estimating – Earned Value Management

Building Information Management

Sharing actionable, transparent information with all construction project participants and stakeholders early on, and throughout the construction and operations life-cycle of a built structure, would measurably mitigate change orders, legal disputes, and waste. Standardized Cost Data.

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Why Efficient Facility Management Is So Difficult

Building Information Management

The most widely used are Integrated Project Delivery – IPD, and Job Order Contracting – JOC. While both IPD and JOC provide established and clear benefits versus design-bid-build – DBB, design-build – DB, and other construction delivery methods, their consistent usage and application has been relatively limited.