Job Order Contracting

MAY 14, 2020

Robust LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery processes provide a proven way to improve pre-construction stages as well as the full life-cycle from concept through completion and beyond. Improve Productivity 20%-50%. via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us

Life Cycle 250

Life Cycle Procurement Construction Renovating 250

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The fundamental reason the assumptions most public sector professionals have are incorrect when it comes to life-cycle management of the built environment. Here are just a few of the incorrect assumptions held by many public sector organizations that result in excessive economic and environmental waste.

Life Cycle 221

Life Cycle Subcontracting Procurement Bidding 221

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 30, 2018

Life-cycle Management. COBie is an information exchange specification for the life-cycle capture and delivery of information needed by facility managers. Leading Indicators (forecast future trends inside and outside the organization) as well as lagging indicators. Capital planning and management. Space management.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Management Construction Education 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Valid construction estimates are based on processes and procedures, however, most organizations rely upon dated, ineffective methods. Cost and time estimates are imperative to the success of any construction project, both during construction and throughout the project life. Here is an outline of those requirements: #1.

Estimating 205

Estimating Procurement Life Cycle Construction 205

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

While many, if not most organizations may claim these as current practices, their current processes, and workflows prove otherwise. Repair, renovation, maintenance and new build planning, procurement, and project delivery professionals and associated processes operate independently. Anyone ready to change… Let’s talk.

Management 228

Management Life Cycle Environment Procurement 228

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

Rethink, Reshape, Rewrite Your Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction Procurement and Project Delivery Methods. The only proven way to improve facilities management outcomes is to RETHINK,, RESHAPE, and REWRITE your facilities repair, renovation, and construction procurement and delivery methods.

Procurement 100

Procurement Renovating Life Cycle CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The implementation of LEAN Efficient Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction Basics can add significant value to physical assets, while also maximizing financial investments. . Current Approach to Facilities Repair, Renovation, Construction, and Facilities Management. Integrated Projects Delivery. Job Order Contracting.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Construction Management 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Empowering Owners with On-Demand Quality, On-Time, On-Budget Facilities Repair, Renovation, & Construction is what we do each and every day. LEAN construction delivery, specifically the OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting Solution measurably repair, renovation, and construction outcomes. info@4bt.us.

Renovating 100

Renovating Budgeting Budget Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Real property owners, facilities management, contractors, AEs, and building users are rightly worried about the rising costs of getting the numerous renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects completed. The post LEAN Construction Delivery for Renovation, Repair, and Minor New Projects appeared first on 4BT.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Construction Budgeting 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 5, 2022

Robust, integrated LEAN asset planning, procurement, and project delivery solutions are readily available to establish efficient physical asset life cycle management programs. Prioritize repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds, plan ahead, and operate with full cost and technical visibility to achieve desired goals.

Management 222

Management Procurement Life Cycle Equity 222

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a robust integrated project delivery process for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction. Asset Life-cycle Total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) Management www.4BT.us. INTRODUCTION. A PROGRAM STRATEGY. TOOLS AND SERVICES. via Four BT, LLC – www.4BT.us

Contract 165

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 165

Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2012

Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment comes down to analyzing large data sets— big data—from several knowledge domains. Organizations that can best harness “Big data” in within the AECOO sector (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Owner) will hold a distinct competitive advantage.

Life Cycle 81

Life Cycle BIM Environment Management 81

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2021

Successful Construction Project Delivery, whether repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, can only be consistently achieved with a primary focus upon People… then Process, Information, and enabling Technology. Understanding core requirements is critical for real property owners and facilities management professionals.

Life Cycle 130

Life Cycle Construction Renovating Procurement 130

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Total life-cycle costs include initial design, construction, operations, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. 80% of a building’s life-cycle costs are associated with Operation & Maintenance (O&M). The Plan is not a static tool, but a living document that is consulted and regularly updated.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Plans Renovating Documentation 100

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What are Facility/Infrastructure Life Cycle Costs? What is life-cycle management? Is BIM the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology? What are the benefits of life-cycle cost management vs. a “first-cost” focus? Answers to the above: 1.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What are Facility/Infrastructure Life Cycle Costs? What is life-cycle management? Is BIM the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology? What are the benefits of life-cycle cost management vs. a “first-cost” focus? Answers to the above: 1.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

LEAN JOC (Job Order Contracting) is a robust integrated project delivery process for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction. The approach invests more resources earlier in the Project life-cycle. Asset Life-cycle Total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) Management www.4BT.us.

Contract 132

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 132

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

To meet their responsibilities as stakeholders of the built environment ( facilities and other built structures ), public sector owners need to have the ability create credible construction cost estimate for ALL repair, renovation, maintenance (FSRM), and new build projects. and maintenance information into the building knowledge base.

Estimating 216

Estimating CSI Life Cycle Construction 216

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. Educational and training programs must focus upon asset life-cycle management and modeling.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 17, 2020

It’s progress is monitored throughout its life-cycle. Building Management – A current record of all buildings/locations is the cornerstone for an efficient asset life-cycle total cost-of-ownership (TCO) program. Project Management – A project can consist of one or more work orders. Learn more?

Life Cycle 132

Life Cycle Procurement Documentation Construction 132

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The successful integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology leads to the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects on-time and on- budget. I have dedicated a fair portion of my life to improving physical asset life-cycle total cost of ownership management.

Life Cycle 115

Life Cycle Procurement Renovating Budgeting 115

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 20, 2018

The follow characteristics are the core foundation of LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), for major new construction, and Job Order Contracting (JOC) for repair, renovation and minor new construction. Are you interested in improving your life-cycle facilities management outcomes?

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Renovating CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2021

Often owners focuses only on initial purchase cost when they make decisions on repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build planning, design, procurement & construction. In the facilities management, architecture, engineering, construction sector, it is a way of life. Solving the Construction Procurement Puzzle.

Procurement 149

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Renovating 149

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

All of the tools and services are readily available to optimize facilities planning, procurement, and project delivery outcomes, whether they be the numerous, ongoing repair, renovation, and maintenance tasks or new construction.

Procurement 150

Procurement Plans Life Cycle CSI 150

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 15, 2020

The path to best value facilities requires competency in both life-cycle total-cost-of-ownership asset management and LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Best value FM will remain an elusive goal for public sector real property owners until a transformation of basic management practices takes place.

Procurement 131

Procurement Plans Life Cycle Renovating 131

Job Order Contracting

MAY 13, 2019

LEAN asset management is simply defined as best value life-cycle management of the built environment, inclusive of buildings, roadways, utilities, transportation systems, bridges, dams, and landscapes. LEAN Infrastructure Asset Management.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Procurement Renovating 100

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. The are many levels of construction cost estimates based upon a “project” life-cycle. Levels of Construction Cost Estimates.

Estimating 150

Estimating Construction Procurement Life Cycle 150

Job Order Contracting

MAY 12, 2020

Here is a recommended list of considerations if you are seeking the best construction cost estimating solution for your organization. Workflow Management – Process is “king” Having a LEAN workflow associated with estimates throughout a project life-cycle brings consistency and quality to the process.

Estimating 149

Estimating Construction Life Cycle Documentation 149

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 3, 2020

All of the requisite tools for implementing LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are readily available, and there are major benefits for organizations that are successful in doing so. This is a obviously huge in an industry where less than twenty percent (20%) of projects are completed in this manner.

Procurement 158

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Organization 158

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2020

IPD software and support services provide an environment with a collaborative focus upon requirements definition and successful repair, renovation, and new construction project completion. While fundamental LEAN elements serve as the foundation, solutions can be tailored to an organization’s individual requirements.

Software 150

Software Software CSI Life Cycle 150

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 1, 2012

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Further life-cycle management of the built environment requires significant “change management” in most organizations whether Owners, AEs, Contractors, Oversight Groups, etc.

Life Cycle 61

Life Cycle BIM Environment Sustainability 61

Building Information Management

APRIL 20, 2015

Many/most Owners do not have the knowledge, capability, or organizational buy-in to support life-cycle management of the built environment. Far too often focus is upon first-costs vs. life-cycle costs. Your budget is largely operations/repair/renovation/maintenance, not new construction.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment Management Visualization 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 7, 2014

It’s time for Owners to stop the marketing… Stop hyping their LEED Silver or “Whatever” Buildings… and actually participate in life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. A focus upon life-cycle costs vs. first costs in terms finance and environmental impact.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Job Order Contracting

MAY 17, 2018

LEAN construction delivery methods, such as Integrated Project Delivery, for major new construction, and Job Order Contracting, for repair, renovation, and minor new construction CONSISTENTLY ENABLE 90%+ OF ALL PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED ON-TIME, ON-BUDGET, AND TO EVERYONE’S SATISFACTION. First, life-cycle costs would drop dramatically.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Renovating Budgeting 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 2, 2018

Reshape the relationships among all parties such that all participants and stakeholders are involved earlier and throughout the full program/project life-cycle.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle CSI Contract Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 29, 2017

LEAN Construction is not complex, but does required change management for most AECOO organizations. This necessitates a deeper and more widespread awareness and understanding of human behaviors, organizational productivity drivers, as well as the concepts of life-cycle management of the built environment.

Products 100

Products Life Cycle Construction Environment 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 13, 2019

LEAN Construction Delivery Implementation involves an integration of Strategy, People, and Process appropriate to the specific organization. . Using the OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting Solution allows real property owners and facilities managers to more efficiently plan their work and execute it with their awarded builders.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Procurement Forecasting 100