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Higher Education and Managing Repair and Renovations Efficiently

Job Order Contracting

Further, information must be presented with the appropriate level of detail and in the proper manner for the intended audience. Knowledge of efficient life-cycle management of the built environment, supported by LEAN construction delivery, and enabling technology is not. It’s time to change this.

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. Federal, State, County, and Local Government, as well as Education, Healthcare and Transportation Departments and Agencies have a responsibility to create cost visibility and cost transparency and drive improved construction productivity.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management. Correspondence: abdullateef.olanrewaju@ymail.com.

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

BD+C

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. billion is earmarked to procure low-embodied-carbon materials for construction and renovation projects. Of that amount, $2.15

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

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. Paper presented at the meeting of the Project Management Asia Conference, Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore.

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OpenJOC – LEAN Construction Delivery / Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Best value procurement. This would present a conflict of interest and potential for mismanagement. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management. Job Order Contracting – A Procurement Success Story, 1998. The What, Why and How of Job Order Contracting (JOC) – CEFPI Educational Brief.

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Job Order Contract Source Evaluation Plan

Job Order Contracting

It some markets, one be might surprised to learn that a Job Contract Source Evaluation Plan is either not used, or is basically a simple modification of a typical procurement process. Gaining a life-cycle / total-cost-of-ownership perspective versus first-cost mentality. Best value procurement strategies.

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