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Public Sector Facilities Stewardship and Data-driven Decision Making

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Low bid is an acceptable form of procuring repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction services. Planning, procurement, and project delivery can be accomplished by disparate teams that lack integration through their respective life cycles. Large, traditional software/services providers provide the best solutions.

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LEAN construction cost estimating

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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.

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2020 Guide to Construction Cost Estimating

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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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Turnkey JOC Program

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Optimize planning, procurement, and project delivery in terms of quality, compatibility, constructability, cost, risk, and function to meet customer needs. Improve work packaging and subcontracting to reduce project complexity. Integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Processes. JOC Cost Estimating.

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Avoiding Construction Cost Overruns

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Avoiding construction cost overruns is best accomplished by, Getting the front-end of capital investments right, including using reliable reference class information to create unbiased cost estimates. The more localized and granular the information the best. Optimally a locally researched detailed unit price cost book (UPB) is used.

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Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

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Validate Contractor and Subcontractor Quotes Obtaining comparative bids on all subcontracted work will not provide sufficient cost visibility. Cost management can only be achieved through the process of owners created independent line item estimates. Both IPD and JOC have been proven for decades and are well evolved.

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Job Order Contracting - Untitled Article

Job Order Contracting

LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance. LEAN construction cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery, drives optimal performance for the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects encountered by real property owners, facilities managers, and their service providers.