Job Order Contracting

JULY 27, 2023

Developing an efficient JOC Program Framework requires a commitment to collaborative and integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery teams. Below are the requisite traits of collaboration within an efficient JOC Program as well as key aspects with respect to associated planning, procurement, and management activities.

Procurement 140

Procurement Education Accounting Management 140

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The process of project participant education and selection, both internal and external is the first mandatory step towards measurably improving outcomes. Focus upon PEOPLE, PROCESS, INFORMATION, and TECHNOLOGY, and in that order, is the starting point. Managing risk involves the creation of internal and external teams and robust processes.

Renovating 161

Renovating Procurement Education Management 161

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Poor Awareness and Education is the Norm. Lack of integrated, collaborative planning, procurement, and project delivery teams. BIM, 5S, Takt time, Poka-Yoke, Kaizen, blackbelt, … All have their role as tools, learnings, and or philosophies, but NONE are solutions. Lack of transparency and accountability in the public sector.

Procurement 223

Procurement Construction BIM Change Orders 223

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Some institutions have already fallen under the enormity of the force. While the problem is not new, what must change rapidly is the level of competence of higher education facility management professionals so that impending disaster is avoided. Secondly collaboration is required among all internal and external stakeholders.

Education 100

Education Renovating Management Life Cycle 100

Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 24, 2023

Twycross Zoo has started the hunt for a design and build contractor to deliver a £19m research centre and orangutan enclosure. The appointed contractor will build multiple orangutan habitats and a higher education campus with a residential facility and orangutan den building.

Procurement 69

Procurement Bidding Security Education 69

Job Order Contracting

JULY 31, 2020

Tools and services are readily available to support collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. The proven path to the the former is an integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery environment. INTEGRATED PLANNING, PROCUREMENT, AND PROJECT DELIVERY. PROCESS VERSUS TECHNOLOGY.

Contract 158

Contract Procurement Construction BIM 158

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The basics Step 1: Identify ALL Participants and Stakeholders and Meet with Them (Planning, Procurement, Designers, Builders, Building Users) Focus upon clearly defining and communicating desired outcomes for all involved. An initial baseline Scope of Work including core requirements, scope, budget, and timeline should be the outcome.

Management 217

Management CSI Budgeting Budget 217

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Existing State Finance and Procurement Code Section 4-809(f) was amended adding new section (6), providing in relevant part, the Maryland Green Building Council shall: “(6) develop guidelines for new public school buildings to achieve the equivalent of the current version of the U.S.

Maryland 240

Maryland Green Guidelines Certification 240

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. LEAN construction principles and implementation methods are far from complex.

Procurement 100

Procurement Contract Architecture Risk 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 1, 2019

. ” You will also find terms such as “black belt”, “kaizen”, and “Last Planner” While some of this information can be useful to those learning about LEAN procurement and construction delivery, not one is a LEAN procurement and construction delivery method. But, that’s for another time.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Renovating Contract 100

Construction Enquirer

JULY 9, 2023

Ashe Construction has been awarded a £24m design and build contract to for a new primary school and community health hub for Milton Keynes Council. Ashe has been employed to manage the complete design and build contract and has developed the scheme from feasibility over a 15-month period.

Deals 84

Deals Feasibility Infrastructure Procurement 84

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2021

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. Design-Build Contracting Claims: Cumulative Supplement. Design and Construction: Building in Value.

Construction 164

Construction Procurement Contract Management 164

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

IS 456-2000 has designated the concrete mixes into a number of grades as M10, M15, M20, M25, M30, M35 and M40. In this designation the letter M refers to the mix and the number to the specified 28 day cube strength of mix in N/mm2. For this reason, the minimum compressive strength has been included in many specifications.

Concrete 240

Concrete Design Foundation Materials 240

Construction Specifier

JUNE 4, 2020

Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for the visualization of unbuilt information as full-scale occupiable environments, providing previously unavailable insight to designers, clients, and other stakeholders. The design team used dedicated software to translate the BIM model into a VR-friendly environment.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Design Visualization Modeling 52

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

“Job order contracting” is a procurement method used for maintenance, repair, alteration, renovation, remediation, or minor construction of a facility when the work is of a recurring nature but the delivery times, type, and quantities of work required are indefinite. Education Code 44.031(g); Gov’t Code 2269.052,055,056(a), (c),058.

Legal 520

Legal Contract Engineering Renovating 520

Construction Enquirer

JULY 27, 2023

Procurement body Pagabo has readied firms for two new decarbonisation projects frameworks set to come out to tender in September. These scopes will cover: Domestic Low Rise Domestic High Rise Non-Domestic – commercial, education, and leisure A Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will be created after the commencement of frameworks.

Procurement 70

Procurement Consulting Maine Commercial 70

Construction Marketing

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Email lists Existing list identification (applications, verticals, roles, geos) New email lists (develop, procure incl. Email campaigns: write/design/distribute; pre-show; customers, prospects, employees, etc.; Social Media postings LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc. exhibitors, attendees, sponsors, prospects, etc.)

Construction 311

Construction News Plans Resource 311

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 6, 2021

The Design-Bid-Build (DBB) model has perpetuated an antagonistic inefficient environment for decades. Neither of these two types of JOC approaches delivers the full benefit of JOC to the owner or involved builders, designers, or engineers. 80%-90% are late, over-budget, or basically a train wreck for one or more participants.

Contract 150

Contract Budgeting Budget Risk 150

The Korte Company

JUNE 18, 2020

Procurement of supplies and labor. This 200-room Design-Build project was the first of its kind conforming to new Department of Defense criteria. Its 194 rooms and six suites accommodate transient sailors and other personnel attending the many educational and training institutions located on-base. The industry has taken notice.

Design 52

Design Rhode Island Defense Site 52

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA Building Team Contractors Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Facility Managers Architects Building Owners Recently, I was asked to present to a group of aspiring engineers at the Florida A&M-Florida State University College of Engineering.

Structural Engineering 111

Structural Engineering Engineering Florida Raleigh 111

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Whether your responsible for a facilities portfolio in higher education, secondary education, federal/state/county/local government, healthcare, or transportation, you can assure significantly better outcomes for building users, your management, and your construction service providers.

Renovating 100

Renovating Budgeting Budget Life Cycle 100

BD+C

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group Design veterans Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new sustainability initiative for Suffolk. Contractors Sustainability Sustainable Design and Construction Suffolk Construction, headquartered in Boston, has established the Suffolk Sustainability Group.

Sustainability 105

Sustainability Life Cycle Commissioning Construction 105

BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The building design and construction industry has an embodied carbon problem. This is the first time the federal government is prioritizing the use of American-made, lower-carbon construction materials in federal procurement and federally funded projects. Of that amount, $2.15

Procurement 52

Procurement Life Cycle Construction Materials 52

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 24, 2021

An integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery solution that drives consistent on-time, on-budget, quality outcomes at a fair price. Collaborative design for constructibility. News Flash – Best value facilities repair, renovation work order delivery is now available to any real property owner.

Renovating 182

Renovating Life Cycle Visualization Environment 182

Levelset

MARCH 11, 2022

Prioritizing a low bid over contractor performance is a lose-lose procurement strategy. It’s time to re-educate the construction industry and reframe the “low bid wins” philosophy. Who’s responsible for low-bid procurement? Owners or developers frequently push for the low-bid procurement method in construction.

Bidding 98

Bidding Cash Flow Contractors Procurement 98

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 7, 2017

A key benefit of JOC is early and ongoing collaboration and transparency information sharing between the real property owner technical and procurement teams and the awarded JOC construction contractor. Second, some public agencies are simply using JOC as a method to speed procurement by bypassing traditional procurement practices.

Consulting 100

Consulting Compensation Procurement Contract 100

Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 25, 2022

Make sure to get your tickets now and get ready for an AU full of construction industry trends, deep dives, keynotes, product education, and so much more. Autodesk University 2022 is the design and make conference for innovators everywhere. The benefits of using Assemble to identify variances between design iterations.

Construction 98

Construction Autodesk Conference BIM 98

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Military Academy, West Point, facility engineers realized the disadvantages of the design-bid-build construction delivery system, and implemented an a new indefinite delivery- indefinite quantity (IDIQ) facility maintenance contract which was first used by the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Belgium. Early 1980’s – U.S.

Contract 100

Contract Arizona Construction Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

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., Partnering process model for public-sector fasttrack design-build projects in Korea.

Construction 223

Construction Project Management Engineering Management 223

Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 30, 2023

From designers and engineers to creators and builders, this gathering of the world’s innovators is sure to inspire and educate. You’ll discover new approaches to designing and making, allowing you to improve the quality and profitability of all your projects. Register Today — We Can’t Wait to See You!

Las Vegas 69

Las Vegas Autodesk Modeling Design 69

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Procurement. Taking a note from the Value Toolkit playbook—a UK government-backed initiative focused on redefining the measure of value—what would happen if procurement decisions were determined by the value and quality of past performances rather than cost and time alone? Design Standardisation. The end goal? Implementation.

Products 98

Products Industrial Procurement Project Management 98

Building Information Management

JUNE 25, 2016

Low bid, design-bid-build or similar antagonistic construction delivery/procurement method. Absence of Ongoing Education, Training, and Key Performance Indicators. Unclear, Nonstandard, Incomplete Information. No Shared Goals/Objects or Risk/Reward Among All Participants. No written execution manual. Poor collaboration.

Life Cycle 49

Life Cycle Bidding Procurement Construction 49

BD+C

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

(NYSE: IHS) and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG). The ECCI indicates that construction costs in North America have been on the rise for nearly two years since January 2012.

Airports 65

Airports Education Construction Retail 65

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 28, 2023

There are over 200 educational sessions combined with another 400 industry speakers and keynotes discussing sustainability, networking and more. Some of the topics that will be covered include transforming procurement and production, transforming field execution and safety, and transformation preconstruction and design.

Conference 52

Conference Las Vegas CMAA Construction 52

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 9, 2019

Existing State Finance and Procurement Section 4-809(f) was amended adding new section (6), providing in relevant part, the Maryland Green Building Council shall: (6) Develop guidelines for new public school buildings to achieve the equivalent of the current version of. The public is being invited to comment on the proposal.

Maryland 168

Maryland Green Certification Guidelines 168

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

These concerns plague construction all all stages, but are particularly pronounced during budgeting, procurement, and construction. Ongoing Training, Education, & Certification. Lack of the ability to obtain timely and cost effective, BEST VALUE construction services. Global Oversight while Leveraging Local Expertise. Compliance.

Risk 100

Risk Life Cycle Construction Certification 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2017

Also referred to as the “Design-Bid-Build” process, this system has long been the most prevalent option for large and small public works contracts. Job Order Contracting – A Procurement Success Story, 1998 – Moore, W., To minimize the chance of favoritism or corruption, the sealed bid.

Contract 100

Contract COAA Life Cycle BIM 100