Job Order Contracting

JUNE 19, 2020

A Guide to Construction Services Procurement would be incomplete without a discussion of collaborative LEAN construction planning and management methodology. The primary mistake that organizations make in procuring construction services in support of their facilities management needs is that they do not manage their providers.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 22, 2020

Adaptive Lean Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery tools and services are readily available to assure the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget. Roles and responsibilities, deliverables, tools, workflows, etc.,

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 9, 2020

Procurement must have an early and ongoing “seat at the table” concerning facilities management strategies and programs. In fact, when it comes to LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery, procurement should lead the way, working collaborative with facilities management , facilities users, and oversight groups.

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Procurement Management Organization Documentation 117

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 7, 2020

Best value repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction requires early and ongoing sharing of actionable information, starting with planning and design and continuing throughout the buildings life-cycle. Selection of the appropriate LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery method is step one.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 31, 2021

Culture, People, Process, and Information FACT – Only Owners can improve the situation – To effect significant positive change requires moving away from things that have caused low productivity, waste, and dismal relationships with vendors and created dissatisfaction among building users. I’d like to learn the details!

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

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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Procurement Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery can be deployed and managed today using a robust suite LEAN tools and services. It is not design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, LastPlanner(TM), black belt, kaizen, et al. the OpenJOC(TM) Solution). the OpenJOC(TM) Solution).

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Procurement Plans Construction Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2024

Concurrent planning, design, construction, and operation throughout the lifecycle of a built structure across disparate multidiscipline teams operating in a transparent and collaborative manner, in concert with real property owner leadership, commitment, and accountability are core requirements.

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Sustainability Management Renovating Environment 200

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 31, 2019

LEAN Performance-based Construction Services Procurement and Project Delivery. Traditional procurement and construction delivery methods commonly produce poor outcomes. Learn how every public sector real property owner can improve construction services procurement and project delivery! NOVEMBER 27, 2018.

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Procurement Construction Estimating Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2017

INTRODUCTION – Procuring Construction Performance with Job Order Contracting yields significantly outcomes for owners, contractors, and facilities users. Traditional construction delivery such as design-bid-build, and even efforts at improvement such as design-build, are lacking the respect to 1.

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Construction Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Procurement related guidance and advice has been coming thick and fast in recent weeks. Contributions were also made by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Procurement Advisory Group. Contractors and suppliers should be appointed early on a conditional basis, to improve and agree safety proposals and reduce risks.

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Procurement Safety Consulting Documentation 52

Job Order Contracting

JULY 1, 2019

Any real property owner can develop and deploy a robust Framework for Integrated Facilities Planning, Procurement, and LEAN Project Delivery. People, Process, Information, and Technology are central components to optimally planning, planning, funding, maintaining, and managing facilities and other forms of physical infrastructure.

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Procurement Plans Management CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Assumptions drive what information is collected, how it is collected, how information is analyzed, and what conclusions result, and subsequent actions taken. Low bid is an acceptable form of procuring repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction services. Data – Observable information. contact-form].

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Life Cycle Subcontracting Procurement Bidding 222

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2023

Sustainable Facilities Management Alliance Contract – specific means of project planning, procurement, and delivery wherein the owner/principal and service provider (design-builder) work collaboratively to deliver the defined, mutually beneficial outcomes of a project. Owner support, capacity, commitment, and accountability, 2.

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Contract Procurement Construction Foundation 175

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They EMPOWER internal and external teams to plan, procure, and execute projects collaboratively on an early and ongoing basis, while also ensuring a detailed, clearly communicated, and verifiable cost and technical scope of work. At the core of these robust processes is a locally researched detailed unit price cost book. Learn more?

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Both formal and professional education have not prepared real property owners to address the basics of planning, procurement, and project delivery that enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities on-time and on-budget. SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE. NEXT STEPS. Do your homework!

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Procurement Construction Environment Renovating 213

Job Order Contracting

MAY 2, 2022

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery phases. Early and ongoing involvement of owners / designers / contractors /. Share information among partnering participants within a common data environment, inclusive of locally researched detailed line-item unit costs. Shared Technical and Cost Information.

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Construction Procurement Environment Contract 209

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 25, 2023

Move all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects forward with proactive, informed decisions. Owners & Developers – Planners – Designers – Procurement Professionals – Builders Collaborate with internal and external teams to detail Scope of Work and validate local market construction costs.

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Sustainability Management Renovating Construction 215

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2017

Job order contracting information is key to improving construction productivity. 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. Building Information Modelling BIM in the Construction Industry – Technical Report TR-1405.

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Contract COAA Life Cycle BIM 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2022

LEAN collaborative project delivery is a programmatic framework in which planning, procurement, and project delivery teams, information, and workflows are integrated on an early and ongoing basis. Owners, designers, and builders are a cohesive team as are their associate planning, procurement, and project delivery professionals.

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Procurement Renovating Budgeting Budget 220

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2022

Owner establishes a LEAN Job Order Program and selects vendors via a full and open best value procurement process: Minimum and maximum quantities or dollar values for annual construction and individual projects. During planning, procurement, and facilities professionals should work together to develop a clear. statement of work (SOW).

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Contract Management Procurement Life Cycle 199

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 29, 2024

That said, most JOC Programs are not designed, implemented, and managed properly. It was simply a way to speed procurement. Since that time JOC has evolved into an integrated project delivery (IPD) method that not only accelerates procurement, but also shorten project delivery times and reduces costs up to 30%-40%. Learn more.

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Contract Procurement Consulting Estimating 194

Job Order Contracting

MAY 14, 2020

Using the right pre-construction tools and services is important to early and ongoing information sharing and obtaining mutually beneficial best value outcomes. LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery. Improve Productivity 20%-50%. via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us

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Life Cycle Procurement Construction Renovating 251

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 24, 2022

JOC Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Teams must be integrated and observe robust LEAN philosophies and practices. . Using JOC to simply speed procurement can lead to major issues with both compliance and project delivery cost/efficiency. Create trust and enable early and ongoing information sharing.

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Industrial Procurement Comparison Plans 227

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Optimize planning, procurement, and project delivery in terms of quality, compatibility, constructability, cost, risk, and function to meet customer needs. Standardize information, processes, and workflows, which enable localized decision-making and problem solving by those doing the work. LEAN Construction Best Management Practices.

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Procurement Subcontracting Contract Management 202

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2021

Lack of recognition by senior management of the linkage between between the built environment and organizational mission Low level of understanding of both life-cycle total-cost-of-ownership management and integrated lean planning, procurement, and project delivery principles and processes. Procurement of built assets. Data Problems.

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Life Cycle Management Procurement Construction 252

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Job Order Contracting (JOC) has been distorted into a way to simply speed the procurement of repair, renovation, and new build construction, bypassing procurement rigors and doing little to assure mutually beneficial benefit to owners and design-builder or overall efficiency. Enhanced owner and design-builder capabilities.

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Contract Procurement Estimating Management 220

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

People, Process, Information come first, then Technology. Most real property owners, design-builders, and oversight groups say they are aware of this, yet rarely make decisions based upon this simple reality. Traditional design-bid-build or lowest bid. #2. Here what doesn’t work… #1.

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Industrial Renovating Procurement Bidding 130

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Enhancements to locally researched construction cost data and the integration with robust, proven LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery processes, support by collaborative cloud technology enable any public sector owner to deploy efficient, streamlined capabilities with complete cost visibility and transparency.

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Innovation Procurement Construction Budgeting 202

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 9, 2021

People, Process, and Information Solve Problems. People, Process, and Information Solve Problems, not technology. The benefits of collaborative teams working within an integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Environment are well documented. What You Can Do.

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Management Procurement Life Cycle Plans 198

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Granular line-item construction cost data with labor, material, equipment, and productivity information. Current Construction Cost Data CSI Masterformat is now more important than ever. 4BT exclusively offers locally researched construction cost data that is updated quarterly. Organized using expanded CSI Masterformat.

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CSI Life Cycle Construction Renovating 201

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Focus upon PEOPLE, PROCESS, INFORMATION, and TECHNOLOGY, and in that order, is the starting point. Developing cross-team relationships (procurement, design-builders, facilities management… ), both internal and external to the organization is the only proven pathway towards improving facilities project outcomes.

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Renovating Procurement Education Management 160

Job Order Contracting

MAY 11, 2022

Add local construction cost data insights into your facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build planning, procurement, and project delivery activities, and gain 30%-40% greater cost visibility. A major cause of failed projects is the lack of valid information throughout their lifecycle.

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Construction Procurement Renovating Plans 221

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 3, 2022

Savvy owners and design builders know how review construction cost estimates. The process is collaborative and involves cost estimators, facilities management, and procurement professionals. The post How to Review Construction Cost Estimates appeared first on 4BT.

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Estimating Construction Procurement Regulation 210

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 9, 2023

Cost savings of 30%-40% are possible local market requirements are known and shared by owners, design-builders, and others in a collaborative manner with a focus upon mutually beneficial best value outcomes. Commit to and support a collaborative work environment among internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams.

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Products Management Environment Procurement 200

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 215

Management CSI Budgeting Budget 215

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The reality is that planning, procurement, and project delivery teams are misaligned… or simply not aligned at all. While facilities, procurement, design, and construction professionals certainly want to improve and can improve, they are constrained by lack of leadership capability and support.

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Management Procurement BIM Renovating 130