Job Order Contracting

MAY 14, 2020

Robust tools and services are readily available to support LEAN construction planning, procurement and project delivery. An environment in which projects are organized and put together in a way that results in more on-time, on-budget outcomes. The post Why LEAN Construction Matters appeared first on 4BT.

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Construction Budgeting Budget Procurement 235

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.

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Construction Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 2, 2016

Life-cycle reduction of environmental and economic costs associated with the built environment is not “rocket science” Proven methodologies and tools have existed for decades. Teams that share information, risks and rewards. The post Best Value Construction Procurement appeared first on 4BT.

Procurement 100

Procurement Life Cycle Construction Contract 100

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.

Innovation 202

Innovation Procurement Construction Budgeting 202

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 27, 2020

How real property owners and facilities management professionals traditionally plan, procure, and deliver projects is the most significant barrier to improving capital reinvestment performance outcomes. Learn more about… Lean Construction. Poor collaboration is the most primary cause of construction project failure.

Renovating 260

Renovating Plans Procurement Construction 260

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.

Procurement 100

Procurement Organization Plans Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Over eighty percent (80%) of construction projects are over-budget, late, or not competed correctly. Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. Better Manage Construction Costs. Sixty (60%) percent of all project fail to meet both cost and and schedule targets.

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Schedule Management Procurement Construction 163

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 4, 2020

Traditionally, the primary if not sole benefit of IDIQ contracting and project delivery has been reducing the time from planning to construction. Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) is a form of procurement. When associated with construction, one or more awarded construction contractors may be involved.

Products 149

Products Procurement Construction Life Cycle 149

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

System Thinking for FM and Construction Peter Cholakis The lack of system thinking for FM and construction is a primary cause of rampant economic and environmental waste. We all know that traditional planning, procurement, and project delivery practices are adversarial, and broken, yet we fail to address this basic issue.

Construction 130

Construction Procurement CSI Innovation 130

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2021

Reliable construction cost estimating is important to real property owners, facilities management professions, architects, and engineers. Reliable construction cost estimating… Improves Decision Making: Reliable construction costs be compared to organizational process impacts.

Estimating 152

Estimating Construction CSI Procurement 152

Construction Law

MARCH 2, 2023

Science, technology and innovation are at the heart of the UK’s future and procurement and infrastructure policies have key roles to play in producing the necessary conditions for fostering them, say former Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Conservative Party leader William Hague in a joint report.

Procurement 52

Procurement Innovation Infrastructure Risk 52

Job Order Contracting

MAY 26, 2020

Collaborative Construction and FM Technology. such as BIM, and offer advanced features such as the Common Data Environment and Facility Management, and Integrated Project Delivery (including LEAN Job Order Contracting). The platform many free features and can be used by teams of all sizes.

Procurement 151

Procurement Plans Life Cycle Documentation 151

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Due to increasing concern about sustainability and productivity issues, there is a demand for public sector real property owners to significant boost productivity and overall stewardship of the built environment. Any significant improvement, however, will require LEADERSHIP, COMMITMENT, CAPACITY, and ACCOUNTABILITY.

Sustainability 167

Sustainability Management Procurement Environment 167

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. The follow elements are common to a credible construction cost estimate. Credible Cost Estimate Core Elements #1 Objectivity – The information used and those invovled in the creation of the construction cost estimate must be objective.

Estimating 217

Estimating CSI Life Cycle Construction 217

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

8 Keys to Successful Construction Delivery – -Or Everything a Public Sector Facilities Management Professional Should Know. Integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery. environment. planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and teams. #3. Develop and maintain a common data environment.

Management 209

Management Procurement Construction Contract 209

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 5, 2022

Robust, integrated LEAN asset planning, procurement, and project delivery solutions are readily available to establish efficient physical asset life cycle management programs. Common data environment, including detailed line item locally researched unit price construction cost data. via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us

Management 223

Management Procurement Life Cycle Equity 223

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Efficient management of the numerous repair, renovation, and construction project facing real property owners requires changing how owner, architecture, engineer, and builder relationships are structured. Owner value can only be increased if financial and technical knowledge and risks are shared with the parties doing the work.

Procurement 100

Procurement Renovating Life Cycle Risk 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Efficient planning, procurement, and project delivery are intertwined and invovled real property owners and services providers. 2 Common data environment (CDE) Use of industry standard terms and definitions , all in plain English without excessive use of acronyms or abbreviations.

Accounting 130

Accounting Products Procurement CSI 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 1, 2019

Any real property owner can develop and deploy a robust Framework for Integrated Facilities Planning, Procurement, and LEAN Project Delivery. The benefits of LEAN process adoption consistent include the optimized delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects.

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Management CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2021

Successful Construction Project Delivery, whether repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, can only be consistently achieved with a primary focus upon People… then Process, Information, and enabling Technology. The post Construction is NOT complex… People are. What documentation, forms are required? Email Address.

Life Cycle 130

Life Cycle Construction Renovating Procurement 130

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 13, 2021

Change orders, or modifications to the parties’ construction contract, can be owner generated, but typically are the result of a poorly defined and or poorly communicated scope of work. Change orders easily add 20%-30% or more to the total cost of a project, create delays, and generally frustrate the parties involved.

Change Orders 149

Change Orders Procurement Environment Contract 149

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 18, 2020

There are multiple types of construction delivery methods that strive to achieve superior outcomes to traditional design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, etc. These including alliance contracting/project alliancing, LEAN construction, integrated project delivery, LEAN job order contracting. ” – Henry Ford.

Contract 139

Contract Construction Procurement Agreement 139

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 10, 2020

Job Order Contract Best Management Practices involve a focus upon LEAN collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and the associated integration of people, process, information, and people. Not all Job Order Contracts (JOC) and JOC Programs are the same. JOC Program Best Management Practices.

Contract 225

Contract Management Procurement BIM 225

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. Benefits of Alternative Project Delivery.

Resource 141

Resource Procurement Life Cycle Construction 141

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Reducing the Major Risks Associated with Public Sector Construction. Public sector construction faces inherently more major concerns and sources of potential litigation than in the private sector. Lack of the ability to obtain timely and cost effective, BEST VALUE construction services. Mutual Trust/Respect. Compliance.

Risk 100

Risk Life Cycle Construction Certification 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 18, 2020

What is LEAN Construction ? LEAN construction spans Planning, Procurement, Project Delivery, and ongoing Operations and Maintenance. via Four BT, LLC (4BT) is the AEC industry’s innovative integrated project delivery, construction cost data, and SAAS technology provider. ” – Henry Ford.

CSI 132

CSI Procurement Construction Organization 132

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2021

Ensure robust nontechnical risk management by developing long-term relationships with well defined roles, responsibilities, workflows, information requirements, and deliverables. Individual projects WILL NOT consistently achieve bst value outcomes unless they are conducted within an overall programmatic environment!

Budgeting 178

Budgeting Budget Renovating Procurement 178

Job Order Contracting

JULY 31, 2020

Proven Job Order Contracting Practices have evolved to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction project on-time and on-budget. Tools and services are readily available to support collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. mandatory collaboration.

Contract 158

Contract Procurement Construction BIM 158

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. Integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery. Develop and maintain a common data environment. Introduction.

Renovating 212

Renovating Procurement Budgeting Budget 212

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 13, 2019

An innovative, yet proven method of construction services planning, procurement, and project delivery is gaining traction with owners who require consistent quality repair, renovation, and construction services that are both on-time, and on-budget. Shared Risk/Reward. Long-term Relationships. Financial Transparency.

Innovation 100

Innovation Construction Procurement Bidding 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Innovative suite of tools and services drive LEAN construction deployment. The fundamental concepts of LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can now be implemented by any real property owners to consistently achieve quality, on-time, and on-budget outcomes. The post Practice LEAN Construction Today!

Construction 100

Construction Procurement Renovating Budgeting 100

Construction Enquirer

JULY 5, 2023

Standards body BSI haslaunched a new whitepaper on how to minimise risks in infrastructure projects. Experts suggest that a better approach to scope development and managing risk and contractual change could save up to £25bn a year on projects.

Infrastructure 82

Infrastructure Bidding Procurement Risk 82

Job Order Contracting

MAY 1, 2019

LEAN Construction versus Black Belts. ?Search Search “LEAN Construction” in Google and you will get over 11 million hits. AECOO – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner, Operator). Learn more… SImple Guide to LEAN Construction. But, that’s for another time.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Renovating Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Best value construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methods are readily available to virtually assure maximized environmental and economic returns on AEC, facilities management, and other physical infrastructure repair, renovation, or new construction projects.

Life Cycle 114

Life Cycle Procurement Construction Documentation 114

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2021

Is it a a fact that Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector. While there has been a fair amount written about Lean principles, actual application in the form of an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology has been limited to 5% or less actual work. Lean Construction (pp.

Construction 164

Construction Procurement Contract Management 164

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 23, 2019

LEAN Procurement & Construction Delivery for Improving Performance. Different procurement methods have been developed and applied in the construction industry for improving performance, yet only a select few have consistently enabled superior outcomes.

Procurement 100

Procurement Contract Architecture Risk 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

The characteristics of strategic collaboration and efficient construction project delivery are discussed below. Organizations that provide leadership and commitment to collaborative environments are rare. Common data environment (glossary of terms and definitions, locally researched detailed unit price cost data). Abudayyeh, O.

Construction 222

Construction Project Management Engineering Management 222