Job Order Contracting

MAY 5, 2023

Construction cost management capabilities are critical to the success of any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build activity. Questions every real property should ask before procuring a repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build service. #1 4 Is the cost estimate organized using a standard data architecture (i.e.

Management 208

Management Procurement Estimating Construction 208

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Sustainability and Efficient Facilities Lifecycle Management go hand in hand. Public sector facilities management is particularly wasteful due to the pervasive lack of capable, committed, and accountable leadership. The current average waste invovle in facilities management “construction” ranges between 40% and 60%.

Sustainability 192

Sustainability Management Renovating Procurement 192

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 10, 2023

Systems Enablers for Sustainable Facilities Management, Repair, Renovation, and Maintenance are critical considerations for any real property portfolio owner. In fact, they dictate how efficiently or how poorly an organization manages facilities stewardship requirements.

Sustainability 221

Sustainability Renovating Management Procurement 221

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Sustainable Public Sector Facilities Management is unattainable if current practices are not fundamentally changed. The current mindset across all public sector organizations is not conducive to sustainable facilities management from either economic or environmental perspectives. appeared first on 4BT.

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Sustainability Management Organization Procurement 238

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Lean Asset Management significant improve the availability, dependability, usefulness, safety of facilities and other physical assets, while also lowering life-cycle costs. Lean Asset Management differs from traditional approaches in several ways. The post Lean Asset Management appeared first on 4BT.

Management 263

Management Life Cycle Procurement Environment 263

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Learning how to effciently manage dynamic project is the first step toward solving FM and construction waste. – The application of system thinking to facilities management (FM) and the AECOO sector, and associated tools and support processes, can consistently ensure the delivery of quality, sustainable outcomes, on time and on budget.

Management 179

Management Construction Procurement CSI 179

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Collaborative Construction Procurement Planning and Project Delivery is a robust process for consistently achieving long-term best value for all participants and stakeholders. Owner Leadership : Owners must provide technical and management leadership. Tools and services should be procured to support owner requirements.

Procurement 211

Procurement Plans Construction Renovating 211

Job Order Contracting

JULY 25, 2022

Implementing a roadmap to LEAN Construction and efficient planning, procurement, and project delivery is neither complex nor costly. Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery methods and teams on an early and ongoing basis. A defined programmatic process consistently applied to all programs, contracts, and projects.

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Procurement Plans Construction Contract 213

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It’s CRITCAL for people and organizations to understand that robust, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery, so necessary for facilities management is not a project centric approach. The post Improving Facilities Management Outcomes REQUIRES LEADERSHIP appeared first on 4BT. contact-form].

Management 217

Management Procurement Architecture Organization 217

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The ISO 50001-based energy management system is too little too late and fails to address the fundamental issue of rampant economic and environmental waste associated with facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new buildings. Improve risk management. Key problems. #1 1 The program is self-paced. No timelines. #2

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Management Renovating Organization Certification 189

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Construction cost knowledge management is a component of integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Information must be presented in plain English, using industry standard terms and definitions, and organized in a standard data format (CSI Masterformat).

Management 260

Management Construction Procurement Defense 260

Job Order Contracting

MAY 3, 2020

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. ” Henry Ford. ” Henry Ford.

Procurement 151

Procurement Plans Construction BIM 151

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Value-based construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently enable quality projects, on-time and on-budget. PROCESS – LEAN planning, procure, and project delivery is a requirement. The post Value-based Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

Procurement 155

Procurement Plans CSI Construction 155

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 17, 2019

Construction services procurement best management practices focus upon collaboration and change management. The following are all resident within a LEAN construction alliance contract and/or integrated LEAN collaborative construction procurement and project delivery method.

Procurement 100

Procurement Management Construction Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 10, 2020

Job Order Contract Best Management Practices involve a focus upon LEAN collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and the associated integration of people, process, information, and people. JOC Program Best Management Practices. JOC Program Best Management Practices.

Contract 225

Contract Management Procurement BIM 225

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 5, 2022

Public sector efficient physical asset management requires robust process, collaborative teams. Moving beyond traditional methods that are responsible for rampant economic and environmental waste requires that public sector real property leadership focus upon forward thinking and change management. valid data and enabling technology.

Management 223

Management Procurement Life Cycle Equity 223

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Construction procurement and project delivery remains problematic for most organizations. Furthermore, for each team member involved in each stage of the process, whether planning, procurement, project delivery, or post-completion, there is a required level of shared information, mutual reliance, and minimum performance level.

Procurement 149

Procurement Construction Renovating Plans 149

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Improving facilities management outcomes requires building trust & connection. While many, if not most organizations may claim these as current practices, their current processes, and workflows prove otherwise. The real barriers are lack of leadership and enablement. Anyone ready to change… Let’s talk.

Management 229

Management Life Cycle Environment Procurement 229

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Any organization with appropriate levels of leadership and commitment can build and manage a framework within which construction is planned, acquired, and executed in a manner that consistently drives best value outcomes. C ollaboration, not competition, delivers best value and benefits. Attitudes & Behaviors. Enabling Technology.

Procurement 150

Procurement Plans Construction Environment 150

Job Order Contracting

JULY 22, 2020

Adaptive Lean Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery tools and services are readily available to assure the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget. Recognition and leverage of the expertise of those actually doing the work is the norm.

Procurement 147

Procurement Plans Construction Bidding 147

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Do you agree that the following are pillars of sustainable facilities management? Planning, procurement, and project delivery are integrated. Robust LEAN programmatic processes are used to efficiently manage all repair, renovation, and new build requirements. Change orders are managed and virtually eliminated.

Sustainability 192

Sustainability Management Visualization Renovating 192

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 11, 2021

This requires strong strategy-to-execution alignment and management from both “top-down” and “bottom-up” perspectives. “Customer” focus and organization mission focus. Process change management is a primary need. Assure full compliance. Build and maintain internal knowledge.

Management 130

Management Procurement Change Orders Legal 130

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery can only be achieved with a concerted focus upon change management, education, and leadership. The post Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

Procurement 150

Procurement Plans Life Cycle CSI 150

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Value generation in public sector facilities management will rapidly become a mandate. Furthermore, the administrative burden required for sustainable facilities management must be reduced as staffing levels continue to fall. contact-form] The post Value Generation in Public Sector Facilities Management appeared first on 4BT.

Management 215

Management CSI Budgeting Budget 215

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 25, 2022

Improving public sector facilities life-cycle management is critical to the economy, the environment, and to our safety. What is required to integrate internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams? Can currently available alternative methods provide measurable improvement? appeared first on 4BT.

Life Cycle 203

Life Cycle Management Procurement Renovating 203

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The four primary failure points associated with facilities management and construction. Robust process – Failure to integrate internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a consistent, programmatic framework with associated workflows and supporting tools. appeared first on 4BT.

Management 130

Management Procurement Construction Organization 130

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. contact-form].

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Management Procurement Construction Change Orders 130

Job Order Contracting

MAY 22, 2020

Lean construction planning, procurement, and project delivery is critical in attainment of best value facilities operations and maintenance management. providing powerful, proven solutions for efficient project planning, procurement, and execution. . Best Value Facilities Operations and Maintenance. Via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us

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Management Procurement Change Orders Innovation 190

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 3, 2020

Robust LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery tools and services are readily available. Various forms of LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery have a track record spanning as long as decades and include integrated project delivery, IPD, LEAN job order contracting, JOC, and alliance contracting.

Procurement 151

Procurement Plans Construction Environment 151

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?

Procurement 149

Procurement Plans Organization Construction 149

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 18, 2020

Facilities knowledge management. in combination with LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery is the only proven pathway to improved financial, environmental, and functional performance outcomes. Building an integrated facilities knowledge management / LEAN environment is far from complex. These include; 1.)

Management 150

Management Procurement Life Cycle Environment 150

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 29, 2024

That said, most JOC Programs are not designed, implemented, and managed properly. It was simply a way to speed procurement. Since that time JOC has evolved into an integrated project delivery (IPD) method that not only accelerates procurement, but also shorten project delivery times and reduces costs up to 30%-40%. Learn more.

Contract 194

Contract Procurement Consulting Estimating 194

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Sustainable Facilities Management will require a fundamental change in mindset. Even though tools and services are readily available to consistently deliver quality, on time and on budget repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes, real property owners and facilities management professionals have yet to adopt system thinking.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Management Budgeting Budget 130

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2019

Col-lab-o-ra-tion: The situation of two or more people (organizations) working to create or achieve a common goal. The levels of performance attainable by LEAN collaborative processes CAN NOT be achieved using design-bid-build, design-build, or other “traditional” forms of project planning, procurement, and delivery.

Procurement 100

Procurement Organization Plans Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2020

The path to LEAN construction planning, procurement, and integrated project delivery, IPD… 1. As the saying goes, it’s impossible to manage what you don’t measure. Keep a pulse on what’s going on in the industry and inside of your organization. Strategy and process before technology.

Procurement 150

Procurement Plans Construction Innovation 150

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2022

Key STRATEGIC COOPERATION requirements for efficient Facilities Management and the associated numerous and ongoing repair, renovation, maintenance activities include a focus upon LEADERSHIP and COLLABORATION… Strategic Collaboration. This fact has been substantiated by quantitative evidence. Strategic CollaborationOPer.

Management 223

Management Renovating Organization Products 223

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Valid construction estimates are based on processes and procedures, however, most organizations rely upon dated, ineffective methods. Line-item estimating is the only method that provides a result that can be used for procuring a project of any size. Locally researched cost data, organized using expanded CSI Masterformat.

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Estimating Procurement Life Cycle Construction 206