Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Improving construction procurement requires the ability to consistently generate value for stakeholders involved in facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds. It can not be accomplished by a sole focus upon short-term capital cost reduction and traditional win-lose procurement methods.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The innovative 4BT OpenBuild/OpenJOC(TM) Framework integrates planning, procurement, and project delivery to improve construction productivity. Owners and design-builders define and work toward mutually beneficial outcomes. All projects follow a core programmatic process. contact-form].

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Collaborative Construction Procurement Planning and Project Delivery is a robust process for consistently achieving long-term best value for all participants and stakeholders. Tools and services should be procured to support owner requirements. Collaborative Construction Procurement Planning Drives Best Value Outcomes.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Integrity in Public Sector Procurement of Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and Construction Services is essential to minimizing costs and ensuring quality and safety. A professional, efficient procurement system begins with sound policies implemented through systematic, programmatic procedures. contact-form].

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 19, 2020

A Guide to Construction Services Procurement would be incomplete without a discussion of collaborative LEAN construction planning and management methodology. The primary mistake that organizations make in procuring construction services in support of their facilities management needs is that they do not manage their providers.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 22, 2020

Adaptive Lean Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery tools and services are readily available to assure the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget. Global oversight is integrated with localized decision-making.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 26, 2024

Improving construction cost estimating requires collaboration, transparency, and a robust process. Relying solely on contractor or subcontractor costs, especially lump sums without collaborating on a detailed Scope of Work (SOW), will not lead to verifiable construction costs. Check it out!

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2023

Alliance Contracting in Construction provides a real opportunity for the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build project on time and on budget. Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery teams throughout contract life, 3. Owner support, capacity, commitment, and accountability, 2.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

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.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 9, 2020

Procurement must have an early and ongoing “seat at the table” concerning facilities management strategies and programs. In fact, when it comes to LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery, procurement should lead the way, working collaborative with facilities management , facilities users, and oversight groups.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery can be deployed and managed today using a robust suite LEAN tools and services. The easiest way to describe LEAN and BEST VALUE construction, is to note what it is not. What is LEAN Construction? See: Simple Guide to LEAN Construction.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 28, 2023

1 Process integrating Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Teams with established workflows. #2 Design/Builders), inclusive of a Operations Manual/Execution Guide. #3 3 Granular line item locally researched construction cost data organized using expanded CSI MasterFormat, and updated quarterly. #4

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Below is a listing of LEAN construction practices. Of these, only LEAN Job Order Contracting provides a robust framework that integrates internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment inclusive of actionable cost visibility, defined workflows, and quantitative metrics.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 7, 2020

Best value repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction requires early and ongoing sharing of actionable information, starting with planning and design and continuing throughout the buildings life-cycle. Selection of the appropriate LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery method is step one.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2017

INTRODUCTION – Procuring Construction Performance with Job Order Contracting yields significantly outcomes for owners, contractors, and facilities users. Traditional construction delivery such as design-bid-build, and even efforts at improvement such as design-build, are lacking the respect to 1.

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Construction Law

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Major failings in the procurement and project management processes have been highlighted by Lord Hardie’s report (see News) as responsible for what must be one of the biggest infrastructure procurement screw ups in Scottish history. Neither TIE or the council had the necessary expertise to procure and manage a project like this.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 31, 2021

If your are a facilities Owner, Builder, AE, or Architect and are TIRED OF THE SAME OLD PROJECT BS, keep reading… THE TECHNOLOGY MYTH – Technology will solve my construction issues. Nor do the directly target the core issues associate with construction delivery. The post TIRED OF THE SAME OLD PROJECT BS?

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Isn’t it time you truly MANAGE Construction, Repair, and Renovation projects? They EMPOWER internal and external teams to plan, procure, and execute projects collaboratively on an early and ongoing basis, while also ensuring a detailed, clearly communicated, and verifiable cost and technical scope of work.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 31, 2019

LEAN Performance-based Construction Services Procurement and Project Delivery. Consistently Deliver Quality Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction Projects On-Time & On-Budget! Traditional procurement and construction delivery methods commonly produce poor outcomes. NOVEMBER 27, 2018.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Greater focus is required upon Construction Project Delivery Leadership in the public sector. Owner and design-builder planning, procurement, and project delivery teams MUST work together within a common information environment and share clearly defined, mutually beneficial goals. SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE. NEXT STEPS.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 14, 2020

Using the right pre-construction tools and services is important to early and ongoing information sharing and obtaining mutually beneficial best value outcomes. LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery. The post Best Value Pre-Construction Tools and Services… and more appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Current Construction Cost Data CSI Masterformat is now more important than ever. 4BT exclusively offers locally researched construction cost data that is updated quarterly. Granular line-item construction cost data with labor, material, equipment, and productivity information. Organized using expanded CSI Masterformat.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 25, 2023

Embrace the next generation of Construction and Sustainable Lifecycle Facilities Management! Owners & Developers – Planners – Designers – Procurement Professionals – Builders Collaborate with internal and external teams to detail Scope of Work and validate local market construction costs.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 2, 2022

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery phases. Early and ongoing involvement of owners / designers / contractors /. contact-form] The post Strategic Collaboration Framework for Construction appeared first on 4BT. Effective and open communication across inter and interorganizational teams. subcontractors.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 11, 2022

Add local construction cost data insights into your facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build planning, procurement, and project delivery activities, and gain 30%-40% greater cost visibility. This can now be changed for everyone… owners, designers, builders, and oversight groups.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2023

Controlling construction costs is not rocket science, nor does it involve time travel. Any real property owner can control construction costs for facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects. Controlling Construction Costs is not rocket science 1. Controlling Construction Costs is not rocket science 1.

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Construction Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Procurement related guidance and advice has been coming thick and fast in recent weeks. The Guidance seeks to learn from the Grenfell Tower disaster, co-authored by construction law specialist Professor David Mosey and Russell Poynter-Brown of On Pole Ltd on behalf of the King’s College London Centre of Construction Law.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 3, 2022

Savvy owners and design builders know how review construction cost estimates. The process is collaborative and involves cost estimators, facilities management, and procurement professionals. The post How to Review Construction Cost Estimates appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Innovative construction capital delivery for public sector owners can consistently enable quality, on-time, on-budget and fully compliant repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build outcomes. 85% of all construction projects are over-budget, late, and/or poorly completed. Primary Causes of Construction Failures.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2021

Lack of recognition by senior management of the linkage between between the built environment and organizational mission Low level of understanding of both life-cycle total-cost-of-ownership management and integrated lean planning, procurement, and project delivery principles and processes. Procurement of built assets. Data Problems.

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Construction Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Making existing infrastructure resilient to extreme weather and ensuring that new designs allow for rainfall patterns when that we don’t know for sure yet what they will be is a major challenge for construction. Public procurement in the UK is a mess.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2019

Proven collaborative construction delivery methods have existed for decades. These solutions can consistently assure that quality renovation, repair, and new construction projects are delivered on-time and on-budget. See… Simple Guide to LEAN Construction. ). Technology. Collaborative technology ). Proven Solutions.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 19, 2023

Understanding that process drives construction outcomes is a critical learning for real property owners, designers, and builders. Continuing through latter prescribed phases provides the framework for productive and progressive construction. Budget, Time, and Requirements must be DETAILED prior to procurement.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 22, 2020

The proven path to efficient construction delivery. Construction Transformation to LEAN Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery offers the promise of significant productivity gains. The post Construction Transformation appeared first on 4BT. THE CRITICALITY OF SCOPE OF WORK. Learn more? Contact Us.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 22, 2021

It’s not surprising that eighty percent of construction change orders are due to poor information early in the process. LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery is the only way to consistently minimize the number and impact of change orders. Full compliance and traceability. Learn more?

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

OpenBUILD(TM) is The ONLY Construction Integrated Project Delivery Solution with Locally Researched Cost Visibility with Program Management, Contract Management, Proposal/Bid/Estimate Management, Workorder Management , Project Management, Document Management, Team Management, Issues/Task Management, Workflow Management, and BIM integration.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 29, 2024

2024 Job Order Contracting Job Order Contracting (JOC) can be extremely efficient and provide full cost visibility for reducing deferred maintenance, renovations, repairs, and even new construction. That said, most JOC Programs are not designed, implemented, and managed properly. It was simply a way to speed procurement.

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