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Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management

Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management and improving AECOO outcomes for all participants and stakeholders. Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management enables the efficient use of available funds targeted for executing renovation, repair, maintenance, and minor new construction projects.

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2023 Construction Cost Trends: Insights & Impacts

Construction Business Owner

And in times of uncertainty, knowledge is your best defense.

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Action Needed to Increase the Reliability of Construction Cost Estimates

Job Order Contracting

While this report targets defense infrastructure, the issue is far worse at the GSA and other non-DOD government agencies where there is a basic lack of understanding and implementation of organization-wide, best value, LEAN Facilities Management, and LEAN Construction Delivery Methods. Publicly Released: Mar 27, 2018.

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Congress requires the Department of Defense to do a cost-benefit analysis of LEED and ASHRAE 90.1-2010

Green Building Law Blog

Many people, including me , have noted that the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), signed into law by President Obama on December 31, 2011, prohibits the Department of Defense (“DoD”) from using any appropriated funds to achieve the two highest levels of green building certification offered by the U.S.

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Energy-Efficiency Standards and Green Building Certification Systems Used by the Department of Defense for Military Construction and Major Renovations -2103

Building Information Management

The additional incremental costs to design and construct high-performance or green buildings are relatively small when compared to total life-cycle costs. The additional incremental costs to design and construct high-performance or green buildings are relatively small when compared to total life-cycle costs. .

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Community-based Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

The OpenCost TM Approach provides the following features, benefits, and core defensible elements: Consistent and localized labor cost by trade. Developed by experienced line item cost engineers, project managers, and life-cycle cost professionals. All data is organized by the Construction Specifications Institute MasterFormat.

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JOC Contract

Job Order Contracting

JOC Contract strategy, development, implementation, and management involves a thorough understanding of LEAN Construction and Life-cycle Asset Management. Basic steps involved in JOC Program implementation include; Strategic evaluation of objectives, goals, and appropriateness. Development of acquisition/procurement approach.

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