Construction Enquirer

JULY 5, 2023

Standards body BSI haslaunched a new whitepaper on how to minimise risks in infrastructure projects. Experts suggest that a better approach to scope development and managing risk and contractual change could save up to £25bn a year on projects. It includes case studies including of Whitechapel Station and Associated British Ports.

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Infrastructure Bidding Procurement Risk 82

Construction Law

MARCH 2, 2023

Science, technology and innovation are at the heart of the UK’s future and procurement and infrastructure policies have key roles to play in producing the necessary conditions for fostering them, say former Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Conservative Party leader William Hague in a joint report.

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Procurement Innovation Infrastructure Risk 52

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

ENR Construction

MAY 1, 2022

Electronic bidding for infrastructure construction projects and general procurement is surging in popularity across the country.

Procurement 68

Procurement Bidding Infrastructure Construction 68

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

While most of us are aware of the rampant economic and environmental waste associated with the repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings and other physical infrastructure, few understand that solutions are readily available or have the will and commitment to deploy them.

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Sustainability Management Renovating Procurement 191

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The fundamental requirements for achieving adequate cost management with respect to physical infrastructure sustainment and new construction are shown below. Physical Infrastructure Management – Requisite Tools. Tools and services to accomplish the goal are readily available.

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Renovating Procurement Infrastructure Foundation 227

Construction Law

APRIL 12, 2024

The Scottish Government’s carbon assessment of its flagship £26 billion infrastructure investment plan has been slammed for failing to provide ‘concrete evidence’ of how it will deliver the emissions cuts needed to hit net zero targets.

Infrastructure 52

Infrastructure Accounting News Concrete 52

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2021

Facilities and infrastructure project investments have long-term consequences. Procurement of built assets. (2005). Formulating Procurement Selection Criteria through Case-Based Reasoning Approach. Life Cycle Costing: For the Analysis,Management & Maintenance of Civil Engineering Infrastructure. Knowledge Problems.

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Life Cycle Management Procurement Construction 251

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2023

BIM , Building Information Modeling, is the digitalization and 3D rendering of buildings or other forms of physical infrastructure. LEAN Construction and BIM are not the same. It’s really that simple. Learn more? contact-form] The post FACT CHECK: LEAN Construction and BIM are not the same appeared first on 4BT.

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BIM Procurement Construction Renovating 216

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.

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Management CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Proactive lifecycle management of planning, procurement, and project delivery internal and external teams, process, information, and enabling technologies would significantly reduce the level of traditional financial losses and legal conflicts and improve overall community and environmental impacts.

Project Management 206

Project Management Management Procurement Construction 206

Construction Law

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The UK’s poor procurement practices are highlighted yet again by the news that the £19bn Crossrail project can’t be completed with the money available to the project. Another chapter in the long history of analysing why the UK’s procurement practices are so poor has just been produced by the National Audit Office (see News).

Procurement 52

Procurement Estimating Schedule News 52

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

LEAN Job Order Contracting – LEAN Job Order Contracting is the process of integrating planning, procurement, and project delivery for physical infrastructure repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, across disparate internal and external teams, within a common data environment (CDE) to consistently enable quality, on time and on budget (..)

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Contract Procurement Renovating Budgeting 195

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2022

JOC is both a procurement mechanism and a project delivery method. When designed and managed properly, JOC integrates planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and teams under a consistent programmatic workflow. Do I need to procure a set of technical specifications from a JOC products and services provider?

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Contract Procurement Estimating Renovating 212

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Rampant economic and environmental waste remains the norm regarding lifecycle management of public sector physical infrastructure. Adoption of systems thinking and a fundamental change from current planning, procurement, and project delivery practices. Sustainable public sector facilities management is long overdue.

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Sustainability Management Procurement Renovating 180

Constructlaw

MARCH 29, 2023

trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is poised to change how the United States views and implements public-private partnerships (P3s). Congress has a strong interest in increasing P3s in the transportation infrastructure sector long after the IIJA phases out. And because Congress does not want U.S.

Infrastructure 52

Infrastructure Transportation Finance Permits 52

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2023

As noted by Deming, 85% of all failures are due to management and lack of process versus those doing the work! 1998, Krafcik, The Triumph of the Lean Production System The post Technology will NOT SOLVE Construction Productivity Woes. appeared first on 4BT.

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Products Construction Procurement Management 182

Construction Law

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced a Connections Action Plan in his Autumn Statement to tackle barriers in the system of infrastructure planning that are leading to long delays in connecting new generating capacity to the national grid.

Infrastructure 52

Infrastructure Plans Accounting News 52

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Job order contracting is program-based LEAN, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery method. A JOC Program can handle a wide range of facilities and/or infrastructure repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, or new build requirements. JOC is not a project, it is a program.

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Procurement Employment Environment Regulation 149

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 18, 2023

Galliford Try has signed an early contractor involvement deal with Gloucestershire County Council for the big upgrade of junction 10 of the M5 to the west of Cheltenham The scheme is being funded through the council’s successful bid to the UK Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund for £249m.

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Procurement Roads Plans Bidding 108

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Regional agency and firm officials offered updates on some major transportation capital projects, addressing pressing issues on procurement and project delivery methods.

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NJ Infrastructure Procurement Transportation 68

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Regional agency and firm officials offered updates on major transportation capital projects, addressing pressing issues on procurement, project delivery and politics

NJ 68

NJ Infrastructure Procurement Transportation 68

Construction Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The UK’s Labour party has appointed the former head of Siemens to lead a review into rail and other transport infrastructure. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

Transportation 52

Transportation Infrastructure Accounting News 52

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 1, 2022

Make critical physical infrastructure improvements that. Creating an efficient FM ecosystem is critical to fostering owner and design/builder alignment. benefit generations to come. Adopt a robust enterprise strategy.

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Design CSI Procurement Organization 198

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Improving facilities and maintenance outcomes begins with a strategic review of objectives and alignment with integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. They, when combined with integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes are the proven pathway to best value outcomes.

Procurement 149

Procurement Resource Organization Plans 149

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2023

Any real property owner with requisite leadership skills and the commitment to fundamental process change can mitigate the excessive financial and environmental waste endemic to the repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings and other forms of physical infrastructure. Reach out if you are ready for a change.

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Project Management Management Construction BIM 241

Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 14, 2023

The new framework agreement offers the NHS and other public sector organisations a compliant and cost-effective route for procuring construction-related services including architecture, civil and structural engineering and surveying. Previous iterations of the framework agreement have achieved 10-15% savings.

Consulting 65

Consulting Procurement Agreement Structural Engineering 65

Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 29, 2023

AMP 8 and AMP 9 Build-only framework Lot 1 Non-infrastructure: value £1.7bn – seven places Water and waste water Treatment, pumping stations & storage, reservoirs, bio resources and energy. To obtain documents click here for the United Utilities procurement portal.

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Documentation Infrastructure Procurement Bidding 80

Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 7, 2023

Electricity network giant SSEN Transmission has confirmed ten preferred bidders for a £10bn onshore infrastructure upgrade. Following a competitive procurement process, Balfour Beatty, Siemens Energy BAM, J.

Electrical 86

Electrical Deals Overhead Negotiation 86

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 7, 2022

The public sector could easily save 30%-40% of its budgets in this area with the basic implementation of robust, integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery methods. Adopt and implement robust LEAN, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. Path to Improvement. Measure productivity.

Management 225

Management Construction Procurement Renovating 225

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. see LEAN construction guide ). see LEAN construction guide ).

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Estimating Procurement Life Cycle Construction 151

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

1 Job Order Contracting (JOC) is suitable for a wide range of facilities and horizonal physical infrastructure construction projects, including repairs, renovations, maintenance, sustainment, and new construction. Note: New construction is best limited to “minor” new construction requiring minimal design.). #2

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Contract Procurement Renovating Budgeting 208

Constructlaw

MAY 30, 2023

Introduction America’s water infrastructure has long faced a critical need for funding and modernization. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, there is a $105 billion funding gap for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projected over the next two decades. [1] billion to the U.S. billion to the U.S. Indeed, $1.5

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United States Infrastructure Denver Innovation 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In a first-time collaboration Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK), Australian Constructors Association , Consult Australia and the Infrastructure Sustainability Council have released a joint report to support industry in accelerating a net zero future through the design and construction of the infrastructure pipeline. .

Infrastructure 52

Infrastructure Industrial Autodesk Consulting 52

Construction Enquirer

JULY 17, 2023

The Construction Delivery Partner (CDP) frameworks now out to bid will form the design and build delivery runway within the new procurement model. The other Complex Infrastructure lot will cover pipelines work, with six potential delivery partners sharing £1.5bn of work. The framework will come into force from the end of July 2024.

Bidding 85

Bidding Infrastructure Procurement Modeling 85

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Construction Cost Management is now possible with the adoption of a robust programmatic process that integrates associated planning, procurement, and project delivery activities and people, information, and enabling technologies. Planning, procurement, and project delivery are not integrated.

Management 130

Management Procurement Construction Change Orders 130

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2021

JOC, in this case is an acronym for Job Order Contracting JOC is a integrated planning, procurement, and construction delivery method that, depending upon applicable regulations/statues, can be used for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction for facilities and/or horizontal physical infrastructure. JOC Benefits.

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Contract Life Cycle Procurement Change Orders 130