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Collaboration and informed decision-making in the construction industry

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To efficiently share cost information, organize data in a standard architecture, such as expanded CSI MasterFormat, and use industry standard terms, definitions, and units of measure. Collaboration in the above manner allows disparate groups, including owners, A/E’s, builders, and procurement professionals, to focus on common goals.

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Construction Common Data Environment Tool (CDE)

Job Order Contracting

4BT BiC is a Construction Common Data Environment Tool (CDE) for the efficient management of public sector facilities planning, procurement, and project delivery. An example of a critical CDE is a locally researched detailed unit price book (UPB) organized using the CSI Masterformat data architecture.

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Enhance Construction Cost Estimating – 5 Steps

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While we are all aware of the high levels of financial and environmental waste associated with the construction and sustainment of the built environment, very little has been done to address the issue at the root cause level. . Reliance upon traditional and flawed techniques of planning, procurement, and project delivery methods.

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Value-based Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

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. A common data environment, CDE, aid in efficient information sharing and updating.

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LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Solution

Job Order Contracting

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.

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Systems Enablers for Sustainable Facilities Management, Repair, Renovation, and Maintenance

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The AECOO sector (Architecture, Engineering, Contruction, Operators, Owners) must transition for a linear to a circular system for managing the built environment. Establishing a common data environment inclusive of shared, local market granular cost data organized using expanded CSI Masterformat.

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Construction Productivity Solution – Provide support for dealing with the conflicting interests of multiple stakeholders

Job Order Contracting

4BT OpenJOC and OpenBUILD solutions provide the following systems enablers: – Greater collaboration and early engagement between all participants and stakeholders, resulting in integrated internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams. – Quantitative metrics/performance indicators.

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