Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Collaborative construction cost estimating provides guidance to organizations seeking improved cost visibility and transparency for repair, renovation, maintains and new build projects as well as overall facilities and physical infrastructure management. Workflows, forms, sign offs, etc.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Construction cost estimating is critical to the success of any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build, and the consistent achievement of best value outcomes. Levels of Construction Cost Estimates. The are many levels of construction cost estimates based upon a “project” life-cycle.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 5, 2023

Construction cost management capabilities are critical to the success of any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build activity. That said 80%+ of all projects are late or overbudget largely due to an inadequately detailed and poorly communicated Scope of Work (SOW) and associated cost estimate. 2 Is the cost estimate objective? #3

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 24, 2020

Construction Cost Estimating – LEAN. This paper ” Construction Cost Estimating-LEAN” discusses the positive impacts of collaboration, a common data environment, and locally researched detailed line item construction cost data. Failure to adapt to readily available, proven and robust cost estimating practices.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2021

If you are Tired of Late, Over-Budget, and Just Plain LOUSY Facilities Repair & Renovation Outcomes, then do these 3 steps! Too often, organization fail to build solid internal and external teams in concert with their mission goals. Reshape your teams and raise transparency. I’d Like to Learn More. appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

Detailed line item construction cost estimating is a prerequisite to obtaining best value outcomes for facilities / built infrastructure repair, renovation maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects. A locally researched detailed line item construction cost estimating database plays a key role in this regards.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance. Currently available robust LEAN construction estimating, procurement, and delivery processes, services, and tools, make it possible to consistently deliver quality projects on-demand, on-budget, and on-time. Continuous improvement. Scope of Work.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 24, 2021

News Flash – Best value facilities repair, renovation work order delivery is now available to any real property owner. Create a shared scope of work using a a detailed line item construction cost estimate using locally researched cost data. Best value facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build benefits.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 12, 2020

Delivering improved construction repair, renovation, and maintenance outcomes isn’t rocket science. Most organizations are mired in the ‘status quo’ of archaic and inefficient methods and personnel who refused to accept change.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 6, 2023

Any organization can measurable improve repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes by integrating People and Robust Process with Standardized LOCAL MARKET Construction Task Data. 4 A poorly defined and poorly communicate Scope of Work is the #1 cause of “construction” project failure.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 19, 2020

2020 Guide to Construction Cost Estimating provides a road map for applying best management practices necessary to drive financial visibility and transparency. Since other levels or types of cost estimating can’t meet this level, care should be given as to what form of cost data is being use. Introduction.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2019

Accurate, detailed construction cost estimating is critical to the success of any repair, renovation, or new build project. Top estimators have years of experience and a working knowledge of construction means and methods. Detailed line item estimating is the more accurate and valuable for of construction cost estimating.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2023

Each and every day the procurement of facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction services occurs without any current, objective, verifiable cost information. This activity is in direct violation of the fiducicary responsibility of public sector organizations. Solution? #1 appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 18, 2023

While most facilities management professional are aware that detailed line-item cost data is required to achieve cost visibility and enable cost management, the dependence upon contractor or subcontractor estimates and/or historical data, and/or national average cost data and factoring remains the norm.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2017

Creating a cost estimate in construction requires experience not only in estimating but in actual construction tasks. Preparing multiple reasonable detailed estimates efficiently as requires using a line item construction cost database. Cost Estimate in Construction. info@4BT.US. contact-form].

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 30, 2018

Detailed Line Item Construction Cost Estimating Matters a great deal to estimating, risk management, facilities management, and service providers (A/E’s, builders…). Building a trustworthy detailed line item estimate requires a knowledge of the following… Local labor costs and crew compositions. Learn more?

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2019

Repair, Renovation, & Construction Project Cost Management. Prioritize and Budget Requirements Every real property owner is face with aligning organizational requirements with facilities repair, renovation, and construction needs as well as available current and projected multi-year resources.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 28, 2018

Action Needed to Increase the Reliability of Construction Cost Estimates per the GAO. DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE: Action Needed to Increase the Reliability of Construction Cost Estimates GAO-18-101: Published: Mar 27, 2018. GAO DOD Cost Estimating. Publicly Released: Mar 27, 2018.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 29, 2024

2024 Job Order Contracting Job Order Contracting (JOC) can be extremely efficient and provide full cost visibility for reducing deferred maintenance, renovations, repairs, and even new construction. are not appropriate and have shown to introduced significant errors in cost estimating. Learn more. Learn more.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Innovative construction capital delivery for public sector owners can consistently enable quality, on-time, on-budget and fully compliant repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build outcomes. Inadequate and unsupportable construction cost estimates. Where is YOUR organization? Dodge Data & Analytics.

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Innovation Procurement Construction Budgeting 202

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 15, 2018

Whether estimating renovation, repair, new construction projects or creating deficiencies resulting from facility condition assessments (FCA), detailed line item estimating, using locally researched cost data, provides the best value to owners, contractors, AEs, and oversight groups. Organization via CSI MasterFormat.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 9, 2017

A Construction Repair Cost Estimator for Public Agencies is now available that is independent, objective, and cost-effective. Forget out databases that claim to be the North American standard, or that supposed locally research construction labor, material, and equipment costs, including fringes, on a local basis. Introduction.

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Estimating Construction CSI Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 19, 2017

Community-based Construction Cost Estimating … The OpenCost TM Approach. Traditional cost data commonly available on the market is based upon national averages. The OpenCost Methodology TM is a collaborative and ongoing cost estimation process. The estimator (owner/contractor/A&E, etc.)

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Estimating Construction Life Cycle CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Here are just a few of the incorrect assumptions held by many public sector organizations that result in excessive economic and environmental waste. Low bid is an acceptable form of procuring repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction services. Large, traditional software/services providers provide the best solutions.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Purpose built cloud technology should included FULL document management capability (document check-in/check-out and change monitoring), system access monitoring, as well as program, project, estimate, contractor/subcontractor, and UPB management. Does the UPB contain line item modifiers to account for quantities and/or work methods?

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 5, 2021

Real Property Owners and Facilities Management Professionals would better serve their organizations by focusing upon process improvement and alignment. All aspects and stages of a repair, renovation, maintenance, new build activities, should be integrated… planning, design, estimating, procurement, and project delivery.

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Management Procurement Renovating Budgeting 149

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. Outcomes your organization cares about. Learn more?

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Not doing so, negatively impacts the efficiency of these organizations, in contradiction to FAR regulations and their fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers. Note: Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud High is a cloud platform developed by Microsoft for cleared personnel and organizations that support the Department of Defense (DoD).]

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

The way to deliver 96%+ of renovation, repair, and maintenance projects on-time, on-budget, and at the appropriate level of quality is to enable collaboration with contractors and other expert service providers. How many contractor estimates have been issued? What is the average time from RFQ to contractor estimate?

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Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2021

An independent Government estimate of construction costs shall be prepared and furnished to the contracting officer at the earliest practicable time for each proposed contract and for each contract modification anticipated to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. FAR 36.203 Government estimate of construction costs.

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Estimating Construction Contract Renovating 149

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 9, 2020

They are not intended to be used when preparing appropriation-quality estimates. They often are applied to conceptual estimates for identifying “go/no-go” projects at an early stage.” Despite its potential weaknesses, estimation by adjustment factors is a very common approach for all types of construction.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 25, 2022

This process virtually assures the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on time and on budget. Δ Four BT, LLC (4BT) – 4BT has experienced staff to assist any public sector organization in creating, improving, and managing any size or type of JOC Program. Contact Us.

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Contract Change Orders Bidding Budgeting 240

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 5, 2022

Incorporating mutually beneficial outcomes across all internal and external teams isn’t rocket science but is a novel strategy within most public sector organizations. Prioritize repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds, plan ahead, and operate with full cost and technical visibility to achieve desired goals.

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Management Procurement Life Cycle Equity 223

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The following is an outline of basic Construction Cost Audit Fundamentals when reviewing a construction cost estimate and conducting a construction cost audit. Construction cost audit procedures involve a thorough understand of work scope and all phases leading up to and ending with the construction cost estimate.

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Construction Procurement Documentation CSI 160

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Fortunately, the challenges for generating value from the ongoing numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects can be significantly reduced through the application of system thinking and associated robust processes, workflows, and tools.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2020

Ensuring COLLABORATION from Planning, through Procurement, through Project Delivery, and Beyond for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction requires an integrated outcome-focused process. All of the tools are services are readily available for any real property owner to tailor IPD to their organization. Learn more?

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Procurement Plans Organization Construction 149

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 5, 2018

LEAN Construction Delivery (repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, new construction) consistently drives quality, on-time, and on-budget outcomes.Exclusively available LEAN Construction Delivery Framework via the 4BT OpenJOC Solution(TM). Proven and available to organizations of any size. A fixed priced, lump sum projects.

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