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Collaborative Construction Procurement Planning and Project Delivery = Best Value Outcomes

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Collaborative Construction Procurement Planning and Project Delivery is a robust process for consistently achieving long-term best value for all participants and stakeholders. Lean Acquisition Planning : Collaborate to assure all parties are involved in determining physical, functional, and financial requirements.

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£9.3bn race starts for National Grid construction partners

Construction Enquirer

The power distributor is planning to shake-up its delivery model for infrastructure in what will be its largest investment programme in generations. Opting for a collaborative procurement model, The Great Grid Upgrade Partnership will be split into two major lots: covering consultancy and construction works.

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Learnings from JOC Program Audits and AEC Industry Research

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Lack of direct Owner participation and leadership (versus using a third party intermediary/consultants) can result in higher overall costs, higher JOC Program administrative costs, lack of cost visibility and controls, and a potential for misuse/fraud. There are multiple learnings from JOC Program Audits ( see audit results ).

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Firms put on alert for £4.5bn Northumbrian Water AMP8 deal

Construction Enquirer

Northumbrian Water is calling up contractors to help shape its procurement plans ahead of launching a £4.5bn AMP8 procurement race in the Autumn. The water company wants specifically speak to design and construct firms with experience of working in similar collaborative delivery models.

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

BD+C

In construction, he actively engages with projects teams to minimize embodied carbon through strategic material procurement, streamline commissioning efforts, and facilitates comprehensive sustainability training with trade partners and client operations teams. Mchael Swenson, Director of Sustainability at Suffolk Design.

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Construction project management 101 – Checklist

Lets Build

It encompasses all the planning, coordination, processes and controls over the myriad of tasks involved in a construction project. Following initiation, the project team creates a roadmap — the project management plan (PMP) , a formal document that outlines the project’s execution and control. All work begins in this phase.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., Shorter construction schedules than planned. Shared boundaries.