LEAN Construction Job Order Contracting (INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY) – RELATIONSHIP CONTRACTING
LEAN Construction Job Order Contracting follows the fundamental aspects of integrated project deliver versus simply being a method to bypass delays and/or checks and balances provided by traditional procurement and/or construction delivery methods.
LEAN Construction Job Order Contracting offers several enhancements …
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Competent Owner providing leadership on-site management.
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Formation of a LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC) core group which includes stakeholders
from the Owner, Contractor, and Subcontractor (as applicable) – procurement, technical, facilities management, building users…)
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Joint refinement of Scope of Work
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Defined workflow and associated document packages
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Contract documents are developed.
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Collocation of team members at key phases
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Full financial transparency
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Locally researched unit price book
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Supporting cloud-based technology
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Iterative continuous improvement philosophy
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Focus upon BEST VALUE OUTCOMES
1. Take ownership of the project
2. Continuously improve the services, disciplines, and project delivery
3. Consider life-cycle cost
4. Deliver the project using defined workflows and monitor with key performance indicators (KPIs)
5. All parties contribute to drive innovation & find cost savings and schedule improvements to bring the
project in at the best value
6. Employ OpenJOC transparent processes
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Shared Risk/Reward
LEAN Construction JOB ORDER CONTACTING is a deeply collaborative process that uses best available processes, information, and technology. Essential Principles are set forth as necessary and REQUIRED assumptions in that contribute to the teaming process. Unless all parties are deeply committed to these principles, LEAN Construction JOB ORDER CONTACTING
will not succeed.
Workflow begins with building an Integrated and Competent Team and conclude with an integrated closeout for warranty period, operations, and maintenance.
LEAN Construction JOB ORDER CONTACTING
- requires fundamental changes in participants, timing and intensity.
- involves dynamic, flexible and iterative processes
- integrates people, systems, business structures and practices
- harnesses the talents and insights of all participants collaborative to reduce waste and optimize efficiency
ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES of LEAN Construction JOB ORDER CONTACTING
ALL participants MUST share and apply common values and goals.
1. Mutual respect: Participants understand the value of collaboration and are committed to working as a team in the best interests of the project. To
harness the collective capabilities of the integrated team, all key participants should be involved as early as possible with multiple competencies, disciplines, technologies, and interests represented.
2. Mutual Benefit: All members will benefit and use innovative business models to support, rather than discourage, collaboration and efficiency.
3. Early Goal Definition: Project goals are developed early and agreed upon by all participants. Insight of each participant is valued in a culture that promotes and drives innovation and outstanding performance.
4. Enhanced Communication: Focus on team performance is based on communication among all participants that is open, straightforward and honest. Responsibilities are clearly defined in a no-blame culture leading to identification and resolution of problems, not determination of liability.
5. Appropriate Technology: Rely upon cloud technologies, specified at JOC Program initiation, to maximize functionality, generality and interoperability.
6. High Performance: Integrated projects will lead to optimized design solutions, higher performance buildings/physical structures, and sustainable design.
7. Leadership: Although each participant is committed to achieving project goals, leadership should be taken by the OWNER. Each participant should lead in areas of their traditional competence with support from the entire team; however specific roles are necessarily determined on a task at hand basis, and the OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING LEADERSHIP. Roles are clearly MUST BE CLEARLY DEFINED. No party (especially JOC CONSULTANTS) should create artificial barriers that chill open communication and risk taking, and/or are solely to the benefit of the JOC Consultant. The core LEAN CONSTRUCTION JOB ORDER CONTRACTING group exists to streamline decision making and problem resolution process.