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OCTOBER 23, 2021

The innovative 4BT OpenBuild/OpenJOC(TM) Framework integrates planning, procurement, and project delivery to improve construction productivity. The post Innovative Solution Integrates Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery to Improve Construction Productivity appeared first on 4BT. contact-form].

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Procurement Innovation Products Plans 215

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MAY 18, 2022

The above provides a foundation to allow a real property owner and their design-builders to efficiently manage their ongoing repair, renovation, sustainability, maintenance, and new build projects. 4bt.us – Integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery solutions. contact-form] www.4bt.us

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Procurement Plans Design Construction 222

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JUNE 8, 2023

Leveraging JOC as a SYSTEM not simply a Procurement Tool provides significantly greater benefits while also reducing costs. Many, if not most, current Job Order Contracting Programs simply use JOC to speed the procurement of repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction activities.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Traditional construction procurement methods can endanger building safety, while an integrated, less adversarial approach can consistently improve safety and quality, while significantly reducing cost and delivery time. 2017, Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building, Regulations and Fire Safety: Interim Report. .

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Procurement Safety Construction Contract 232

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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. Owner leadership, commitment, and competency. Roadmap to LEAN Construction.

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Procurement Plans Construction Contract 213

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AUGUST 31, 2020

Construction procurement planning is critical to the success of facilities management and all related repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities. Leaders must reimagine procurement and fundamentally change how internal and external teams are built and work together. Construction Procurement.

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Procurement Construction Renovating Plans 259

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JUNE 19, 2020

A Guide to Construction Services Procurement would be incomplete without a discussion of collaborative LEAN construction planning and management methodology. The primary mistake that organizations make in procuring construction services in support of their facilities management needs is that they do not manage their providers.

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Procurement Management Construction Renovating 150

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2024

Sustainable Facilities Management Practices involve a clear set of objectives, methods, and processes aimed at maximizing performance of the built environment with respect to economic and environmental resources in concert with meeting organizational mission needs.

Sustainability 200

Sustainability Management Renovating Environment 200

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OCTOBER 10, 2021

Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement, requires public sector procurement professionals to improve their performance in achieving efficiency and advancing public policy objectives. Well-governed public procurement contributes directly to greater public trust, enhanced well-being and more prosperous and inclusive communities.

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Procurement Renovating Consulting Software 183

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. ” Henry Ford. ” Henry Ford.

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Procurement Plans Construction BIM 151

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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.

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Procurement Plans CSI Construction 155

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Collaborative LEAN Construction Planning Procurement Project Delivery Solution. The post Announcing an Innovative LEAN Construction Planning Procurement Project Delivery Solution Solution appeared first on 4BT. Learn more?

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Procurement Innovation Plans Construction 149

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

Effective public sector construction project management requires an understanding of the requisite role of owners as stakeholders. Sustainable Facilities Management “A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service.

Project Management 207

Project Management Management Procurement Construction 207

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

AUGUST 17, 2020

Collaborative LEAN Construction Planning Procurement Project Delivery Solution. The post Announcing an Innovative LEAN Construction Planning Procurement Project Delivery Solution appeared first on 4BT. Remove the traditional silos and no longer depend upon inefficient and antagonistic construction delivery methods.

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Procurement Innovation Plans Construction 130

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AUGUST 25, 2021

There are major disadvantages of having a construction acquisition/procurement plan lacking granularity. With respect to construction, renovation, maintenance, sustainability or repair procurements, lacking granularity results in a lack of cost visibility and transparency and financial management inefficiencies.

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Procurement Plans CSI Construction 130

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2021

Construction Procurement Costs can be effectively managed within integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery environment. Often owners focuses only on initial purchase cost when they make decisions on repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build planning, design, procurement & construction.

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Procurement Construction Life Cycle Renovating 149

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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.

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Procurement Plans Construction Environment 150

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APRIL 9, 2020

Procurement must have an early and ongoing “seat at the table” concerning facilities management strategies and programs. In fact, when it comes to LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery, procurement should lead the way, working collaborative with facilities management , facilities users, and oversight groups.

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Procurement Management Organization Documentation 117

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 The post Construction Cost Management Capabilities 2023 appeared first on 4BT.

Management 208

Management Procurement Estimating Construction 208

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Sustainable public sector facilities management is long overdue. 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. . •

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Sustainability Management Procurement Renovating 181

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The role of procurement in measurably improving construction productivity is clear. Procurement must be part of a collaborative and integrated team that involves owner planning and project delivery staff members. Procurement professionals need to be able to pivot to taking a more collaborative approach to getting things done.

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Procurement Products Construction Accounting 201

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

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

MARCH 26, 2023

Preconstruction Preconstruction planning is critical to any project. Procurement Workflows A detailed scope of work and an associated detailed line-item estimate is required before any procurement evaluation and award. Is the project suitable for the construction delivery method? Are funds available? Number of change orders.

Management 218

Management Procurement Forecasting Change Orders 218

Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2022

The reality of construction cost management is that it is impossible without visibility. And don’t get me started in the need for a focus on overall process regarding planning, procurement, and project delivery. The post The Reality of Construction Cost Management appeared first on 4BT.

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Management Procurement Construction Renovating 220

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 3, 2020

Robust LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery tools and services are readily available. A LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery environment enables service providers to earn a reasonable return on their work over the duration of the program. LEAN Construction Solution.

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Procurement Plans Construction Environment 151

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The DoD has NEVER implemented a robust, system-wide process to monitor and manage planning, procurement, and project delivery for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction. It short, there is a basic lack of management as well as very little financial visibility and transparency.

Management 228

Management Life Cycle Procurement Renovating 228

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. LEAN construction planning, procurement, and integrated project delivery tools and services are readily available.

Procurement 150

Procurement Plans Construction Innovation 150

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2022

A Relationship-based Approach to Sustainable Facilities Management is needed to meet current and emerging economic and environmental requirements. Traditional methods for planning, procuring, and delivery repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction are incapable of consistently delivery of quality outcomes on time and on time.

Sustainability 229

Sustainability Management Estimating Budgeting 229

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

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Improving construction procurement requires the ability to consistently generate value for stakeholders involved in facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds. It can not be accomplished by a sole focus upon short-term capital cost reduction and traditional win-lose procurement methods.

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Procurement Construction Bidding Renovating 149

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 7, 2021

The below items highlight serval consideration for facilities management and procurement professionals involved in JOC PROGRAM PLANNING. JOC PROGRAM PLANNING Considerations. JOC PROGRAM PLANNING Considerations. JOC PROGRAM PLANNING. The post JOC PROGRAM PLANNING appeared first on 4BT. Recordkeeping.

Plans 264

Plans Procurement Environment Equipment 264

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 2, 2022

Construction Cost Management = Transparency and Credibility. Programmatic approach and planning, procurement, project delivery methodology. 4bt.us – LEAN Construction Solutions – Locally researched detailed unit price cost data, Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery, Job Order Contracting tools and services.

Management 216

Management Estimating Procurement Construction 216

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 29, 2023

Facilities Management and Entropy – Left unchecked disorder increases over time. Certifications, traditional formal education, and professional training related to facilities life-cycle management and AECOO practices and practices have done little to address “Understanding and dealing with the concept of value.”

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Management Life Cycle Certification Procurement 195

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently drive significant improvement over traditional methods. Document management, for example, inclusive of check-in/check-out capabilities and version control is critical to keeping team members properly informed of requirements, phases, approvals, etc.

Procurement 149

Procurement Plans Construction Renovating 149

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. While implementation does require a certain amount of change management for most organizations, the process is far from complex.

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Procurement Plans Organization Construction 149