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Improving Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Improving construction planning, procurement, and project delivery involves consideration of core “competencies”, “process”, “efficiency”, and “technology” Or, put another way, People, Process, Information, and Technology. Competencies. The most glaring example is BIM. ” Henry Ford.

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Construction Cost Optimizing

Job Order Contracting

The OpenJOC(TM) Solution streamlines construction procurement and project delivery by integrating LEAN processes with locally researched unit price detailed line item construction task cost data, and supporting Program, Project, Estimate, Document, Contractor, Subcontractor and Task/Issue and Management.

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Selecting a Job Order Contracting Cooperative

Job Order Contracting

The innovative Allied States Cooperative (ASC) exclusively provides job-order-on-call-contracting support services via a nationwide cooperative to Educational Institutions, Municipalities, State and Federal Governments, and not-for-profit organizations using BEST VALUE, LEAN Job Order Contracting via the 4BT OpenJOC(TM) Solution.

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The High Cost of Low Bids: When Contractors Compete on Price, Everyone Loses

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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.

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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. Profitable partnering for LC. Selecting a suitable procurement method for a building project.

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Consistent Delivery of On-time, On-Budget, Quality Renovation, Repair, and Construction

Job Order Contracting

Best Value Procurement Competitively Bid. Implemented by… Federal Government (most experienced and successful), Education, Healthcare, County/State/Local Government (in early learning curve phase). Minimum and Maximum Dollar Values (Per Contract, Per Job/Task Order). Shorter Project Delivery Times.

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LEAN School Maintenance Operations Construction

Job Order Contracting

Whether you are head of M&O, Construction, Chief Financial Officer, Procurement, or Superintendent… efficient management of the numerous and ongoing repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects, common to all K12 Schools, is critical to both the bottom line and the quality of educational services being offered.