Construction Today

AUGUST 15, 2023

A construction company’s track record of delivering projects on or (better yet) ahead of schedule has been a longstanding benchmark for evaluating a firm’s capabilities.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The OpenJOC (TM) Job Order Contracting – Partnered Best Value Construction Procurement can offer measurable, if not significant improvements for the numerous renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects facing real property owners and facilities management. Scheduling and Performance of Subs. 2000, Mulcahy, F.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 13, 2017

JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY. A JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY spans process of soliciting/marketing, contractor selection, and award of a Job Order Contract involves technical and business strategies. The JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY and approach should be tailored to JOC construction services required.

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Lets Build

MARCH 19, 2021

Then, you should already know how important it is to keep all your project schedules connected. Many project managers tell us that they have to spend over 6 hours a week creating and maintaining different schedules (e.g. Have everyone share their schedules. Connect your schedules, see everything and align better!

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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).

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2023

Procurement Workflows A detailed scope of work and an associated detailed line-item estimate is required before any procurement evaluation and award. From start to finish, bidding and procurement workflows are dependent upon robust process and current, granular local market labor, material, and equipment construction task data.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The innovative 4BT OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting Solution, introduced in 2017, is an example of a suite of tools and services that enables owners to cost-effectively and consistently deploy LEAN procurement and construction delivery and achieve resultant benefits. appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Of these, only LEAN Job Order Contracting provides a robust framework that integrates internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment inclusive of actionable cost visibility, defined workflows, and quantitative metrics. Pull Scheduling/Planning. Work Structuring and Scheduling.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 26, 2020

Managing tasks and issues through a dashboard saves a lot of time and gains complete control over requirements and schedules. Learn more… The post Building in Cloud – Collaborative Construction and FM Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 31, 2021

Beginning with the commitment of senior management, the next step is to develop a plan and your desired goals for integrating your Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery activities. A all stakeholders to determine the schedule, cost, schedule and outcome. I’d like to learn the details!

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2022

LEAN collaborative project delivery is a programmatic framework in which planning, procurement, and project delivery teams, information, and workflows are integrated on an early and ongoing basis. Owners, designers, and builders are a cohesive team as are their associate planning, procurement, and project delivery professionals.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A LEAN construction solution integrates People, Process, Information, and Technology throughout planning, procurement, and project delivery, to consistently enable best value outcomes for all participants and stakeholders in terms of quality, time, and cost. Schedule a 15-minute introductory call. Request the LEAN construction eBook.

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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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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 6, 2023

provides realistic insight into quality, schedule, and cost outcomes and 2.0 The direct parallels to LEAN FM and associated robust integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery frameworks and solutions are demonstrated below. A robust process that integrates both 1.) The concept of the agile onion s (Costa et al.,

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Implement a robust physical asset facilities maintenance process integrating scheduled, unscheduled repairs, and preventive maintenance tasks. #3. Build and support collaborative internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery terms. #5.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Put an end to poor traditional planning, cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery practices! 41%-74% reduction in project schedules. 41%-74% reduction in project schedules. Create estimates, deploy project workflows and controls, inclusive of timelines, approval stages, appropriate information access, and more.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 4, 2021

Schedule a 15-minute introductory call. Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery is conceived and executed with the same supply chain approach over the life of a program in which the owner teams (procurement, facilities management, leadership) and suppliers (architects, engineers, builders, subcontractors) remain unchanged.

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ProcurementExpress.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Construction teams face unique procurement challenges due to the complex nature of the business. As technology changes the game, procurement is becoming a strategic juggling act. With that in mind, we’ll look at three of the biggest challenges that construction teams deal with and how they affect procurement planning.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

While there is certainly value in parametric, building level, and/or square foot estimating for budgetary considerations, they are not appropriate for LEAN construction services procurement and project delivery. ( LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery & Detailed, Locally Researched Line Item Construction Cost Data.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 5, 2021

JOC, when properly used, is an integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery method in which the owner provides leadership and oversight within a collaborative, mutually beneficial relationship with design/builders. JOC can consistently delivery quality projects, on-time, and on-budget.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Job Order Contracting (JOC) has been distorted into a way to simply speed the procurement of repair, renovation, and new build construction, bypassing procurement rigors and doing little to assure mutually beneficial benefit to owners and design-builder or overall efficiency. Schedule a 15-minute introductory call , or visit www.4bt.us.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 24, 2023

4 Failure to make cost estimating part of a robust and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery process, will inevitably result in cost and schedule overruns, change orders, and other forms of waste.

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ProcurementExpress.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Construction teams face unique procurement challenges due to the complex nature of the business. As technology changes the game, procurement is becoming a strategic juggling act. With that in mind, we’ll look at three of the biggest challenges that construction teams deal with and how they affect procurement planning.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 22, 2021

The consistent achievement of best value quality, cost, and schedule outcomes requires the strategic and tactical integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery in concert with the core organizational mission. Project Procurement and Delivery Environment Comparison. Sample Workflow. via 4bt.us.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 4, 2021

JOC services and tools should not be acquired using a “% of total construction dollars” method, but rather simple procurement of tools and services required. Using a % of total construction dollars approach generally results it payments of 10x versus simple procurement of tools and services.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

This includes pre-construction and planning phase activities including initial owner scope of work as well as all related planning, procurement, and project management processes. A construction cost audit and associated checklist are important risk management and LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery tools.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 4, 2020

With the availability of LEAN integrated IDIQ procurement and project delivery solutions, benefits including the consistent completion of quality projects on-time and on-budget and in full compliance. Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) is a form of procurement. Via Four BT, LLC (www.4bt.us)

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Using national average cost data, historical costs, area cost factors, or parametric costs to determine cost, material, schedule, and labor requirements. #3. Treating every project in a unique manner without applying a consistent process and workflow throughout planning, procurement, and project delivery. #4

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Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 17, 2016

Many delay, disruption, and loss of productivity claims are lost or substantially reduced in value because mistakes, errors and carelessness are reflected in the original schedule and plan of operations. Incomplete schedules. Overlooking procurement of critical materials. Errors in technical logic.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 30, 2019

The Department of Design and Construction's initiative would aim to streamline most aspects of the city's procurement and construction processes.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Whether a Federal, State, County, or Local Government, most public sector organizations underperform when it comes to planning, procuring, and executing facilities repair, renovation, or new builds. The net results include reduction in change orders, improved job scheduling, and projects delivery on-time, on-budget, per owner requirements.

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Construction cost estimator should create project scheduling to assign dates to project activities and to match the resources of materials , equipment and labour for organized project procedure. Proper scheduling eliminates problems that can arise due to production limitation.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery teams and processes. Change orders will be virtually eliminated and costly procurement delays avoided. Schedule a quick 15-minute introductory call. Leverage information from participants and stakeholders on an early and ongoing basis. Contact Us.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. Journal of the American Planning Association Kerzner, H. John Wiley & Sons Ling, F. Y., & Bui, T. Factors affecting construction project outcomes: a case study of Vietnam. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice Mir, F.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 12, 2020

Nonetheless, a small, but growing number of real property owners and facilities management teams have embraced changing to integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. Mutual Scope of Work Development-Owner and service provider schedule joint site visit and mutually develop a scope of work.

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Help Everybody Everyday

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

This is because the type of procurement has a dramatic effect on the proposal competition. Let’s look at a few procurement types and discuss what effect they have. These procurements don’t take price into consideration. So, you have no idea whether the procurement is wired or on the up and up.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Job Order Contracting should be deployed as a integrated LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery system, complete with independent third party oversight. Improved schedule performance, milestones achieved, time saved. See the video… Laura Dowd, Independent Auditor. Learn more about JOC Program best management practices.

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