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Define Construction Procurement

Job Order Contracting

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. Perhaps not.

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Integrated Project Delivery Software and Support Services

Job Order Contracting

Integrated project delivery software and support services embed robust LEAN planning, procurement and project delivery processes within a common data and cloud technology environment. While fundamental LEAN elements serve as the foundation, solutions can be tailored to an organization’s individual requirements.

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Line Item Construction Cost Estimating – 2020 and Beyond!

Job Order Contracting

While there is certainly value in parametric, building level, and/or square foot estimating for budgetary considerations, they are not appropriate for LEAN construction services procurement and project delivery. ( Each task is described in plain English and organized using CSI Masterformat. see LEAN construction guide ).

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Collaboration in Construction Matters

Job Order Contracting

The follow characteristics are the core foundation of LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), for major new construction, and Job Order Contracting (JOC) for repair, renovation and minor new construction. Best value procurement. Mutual respect and trust. Shared risk/reward.

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LEAN JOB ORDER CONTRACTING comes to NEW MEXICO

Job Order Contracting

Procuring and executing on-demand, on-budget, on-time, quality construction services has traditionally been difficult. Construction services decision-making should be accomplished collaboratively among technical teams, procurement, building users and builders. We are also a CSI Masterformat licensee. Think Locally.

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Built Environment Life-Management, BIM, LEAN, and Efficient Project Delivery

Building Information Management

Life-cycle Management 101. BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. As such it serves as a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility, forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life cycle from inception onwards.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

MasterFormat was produced as a “first edition” in 1978 by Construction Specifications Canada and Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). Procurement and Contracting Requirements Group (Division 00): Introductory Information: Indexing and general information documents. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements.