Job Order Contracting

JUNE 23, 2024

These are the top six reasons construction projects fail. Whether repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, 30%-40% waste is the norm due to one or more of the following… #1 Lack owner leadership, capacity, accountability. #2 3 Poor team selection. #4 5 Lack of trust. #6 5 Lack of trust. #6

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Construction Procurement Renovating Accounting 194

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Minimizing the time and cost of commercial construction projects without sacrificing quality requires the following elements: Owner leadership and accountability Integreated planning, procurement, and project delivery teams A well defined and well communicated detailed Scope of Work A process focused upon mutually beneficial outcomes.

Commercial 198

Commercial Construction Procurement Renovating 198

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Greater focus is required upon Construction Project Delivery Leadership in the public sector. Owner and design-builder planning, procurement, and project delivery teams MUST work together within a common information environment and share clearly defined, mutually beneficial goals. SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE. NEXT STEPS. Do your homework!

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Procurement Construction Environment Renovating 212

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2024

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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Estimating Construction CSI Procurement 184

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 26, 2022

Here a list of the root causes of construction project variability resulting in 85% of ALL repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds being… late, over budget, unsatisfactory to one or more participants or stakeholders, or otherwise economically or environmentally wasteful. Poorly defined and poorly communicated Scope of Work.

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Construction Procurement Renovating Budgeting 215

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 16, 2023

The Government has blocked an attempt to amend the planned Procurement Bill to include mandatory project bank accounts for all jobs valued at over £2m. “Government Departments have made a commitment to use PBAs in construction projects unless there are compelling reasons not to do so. ”

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Banking Accounting Procurement Contract 115

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2023

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Project Management 206

Project Management Management Procurement Construction 206

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 28, 2023

1 Process integrating Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Teams with established workflows. #2 3 Granular line item locally researched construction cost data organized using expanded CSI MasterFormat, and updated quarterly. #4 2 Long term mutually beneficial contracts between Owners and Service Providers (i.e.

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CSI Construction Procurement Renovating 190

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

OpenBUILD(TM) is The ONLY Construction Integrated Project Delivery Solution with Locally Researched Cost Visibility with Program Management, Contract Management, Proposal/Bid/Estimate Management, Workorder Management , Project Management, Document Management, Team Management, Issues/Task Management, Workflow Management, and BIM integration.

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Procurement Construction BIM Change Orders 220

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 26, 2024

How to validate a construction takt plan: Validating an “optimized” TAKT plan is challenging, if not impossible, without access to an objective and granular local market database of construction tasks that includes labor, material, and equipment requirements. Here’s why this database is critical: 1.

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Plans Feasibility Construction Comparison 206

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2023

Alliance Contracting in Construction provides a real opportunity for the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build project on time and on budget. Owner support, capacity, commitment, and accountability, 2. Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery teams throughout contract life, 3.

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Contract Procurement Construction Foundation 174

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 5, 2023

Alliance Construction Project Delivery is critical to public sector stewardship of the built environment. 2 Integrated and enabled internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams working towards mutually beneficial, clearly defined outcomes. #3 2 Redesign, rework, and change orders are the norm vs. exception. #3

Environment 174

Environment Procurement Change Orders Renovating 174

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Efficient planning, procurement, and project delivery are intertwined and invovled real property owners and services providers. Local market, current , and granular construction task data organized via expanded CSI MasterFormat. Note: Do not use location or economic factoring.) .) #5

Accounting 130

Accounting Products Procurement CSI 130

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2022

Should Areas Cost Factors be used for Construction Cost Estimating? As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the federal government is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) variances.

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Estimating Construction Procurement Budgeting 215

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2023

Preconstruction determines what will be built and how it will be procured and delivered. A robust preconstruction process mitigates risk, virually eliminates change orders, ensures regulatory compliance, provide cost transparency, reduces project delivery times, and overall construction costs by 30%-40%+ vs. traditional methods. #1.

Change Orders 191

Change Orders Procurement Accounting Risk 191

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 12, 2024

To address rising sustainment (repair, renovation, maintenance) and new build costs, robust, integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Deliver Frameworks arecincreasing needed to maximize resource utilization.Yet public sector organization are still not providing the Leadership, Commitment, and Accountability in this area.

Products 199

Products Procurement Accounting Sustainability 199

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2022

Productive construction and collaboration go hand in hand. accountability. The good news is that any public sector entity can reduce waste and save 30%-40% of its resources through the implementation of robust processes that integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery across internal and external teams. commitment.

Products 199

Products AIA Construction San Francisco 199

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2023

Characteristics of Best Value JOB ORDER CONTRACTING… Real proper owner capability, leadership, commitment, and accountability Integrated internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a standardized programmatic process Clear set of objectives and workflows for the all aspects of the programmatic process – (..)

Contract 198

Contract Agreement Procurement Accounting 198

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The real area of befuddlement is why real property owners have not changed the decades old legacy of rampant economic and environmental waste plaguing the AECCO sector (AECOO – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner, Operator). Construction project management. References: Atkinson, R. Tata McGraw-Hill Education.

Project Management 191

Project Management Construction Management Education 191

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

While most of us are aware of the rampant economic and environmental waste associated with the repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings and other physical infrastructure, few understand that solutions are readily available or have the will and commitment to deploy them.

Sustainability 191

Sustainability Management Renovating Procurement 191

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Traditional construction cost management remains problematic for most real property owners. Traditional Construction Cost Management Failure. I can dynamically track every dollar in my budget and forecast critical costs with real time data from the field, while staying in sync with the accounting system.

Management 205

Management Construction Forecasting Organization 205

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Over eighty percent (80%) of construction projects are over-budget, late, or not competed correctly. Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. Better Manage Construction Costs. Sixty (60%) percent of all project fail to meet both cost and and schedule targets.

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Schedule Management Procurement Construction 162

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 3, 2021

MasterFormat Construction Cost Estimating drives cost visibility, transparency, and best value outcomes. Uniformat level and/or assembly level, or building level cost data is useful for budgeting purposes only, and should not be used for bidding, procurement, and execution actual projects with builders, construction managers, etc.

Estimating 167

Estimating Construction Procurement Renovating 167

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2024

The importance of actionable construction cost data cannot be overstated. From preconstruction through procurement and project delivery, actionable construction cost data is required in order manage multiple aspects of any size repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project.

Construction 146

Construction CSI Equipment Procurement 146

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 24, 2022

JOC Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Teams must be integrated and observe robust LEAN philosophies and practices. . Using JOC to simply speed procurement can lead to major issues with both compliance and project delivery cost/efficiency.

Industrial 226

Industrial Procurement Comparison Plans 226

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Learning how to effciently manage dynamic project is the first step toward solving FM and construction waste. Image Source: Leyla Acaroglu ([link] The lack of system thinking across the FM and construction sector is a primary cause of rampant economic and environmental waste. Care of People.

Management 178

Management Construction Procurement CSI 178

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Ensure contractors do not inflate or negotiate price proposals to account for bidding adjustment factors too low. Maintain transparency, oversight, and accountability standards required for public procurement that are often compromised by traditional JOC programs. Create facility inventory and dashboards.

Contract 192

Contract Procurement Bidding Negotiation 192

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. Integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery. Introduction.

Renovating 211

Renovating Procurement Budgeting Budget 211

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2024

Concurrent planning, design, construction, and operation throughout the lifecycle of a built structure across disparate multidiscipline teams operating in a transparent and collaborative manner, in concert with real property owner leadership, commitment, and accountability are core requirements.

Sustainability 199

Sustainability Management Renovating Environment 199

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2023

Controlling construction costs is not rocket science, nor does it involve time travel. Any real property owner can control construction costs for facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects. Consistently delivering quality projects on time and on budget simply requires leadership, accountability, and commitment.

Travel 176

Travel Construction Subcontracting CSI 176

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

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Procurement 169

Procurement Renovating Education Accounting 169

Job Order Contracting

JULY 2, 2024

Integrated and outcome-based performance-based planning, procurement, and project delivery teams are needed to drive progress towards required cost effective Sustainment capabilities, capacities, and operational outcomes. Everyone MUST DO BETTER.

Sustainability 209

Sustainability Organization Procurement Management 209

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 24, 2023

Planning, procurement, and project delivery teams and process remain disjointed and without requisite oversight or accountability. Public sector real property owners lack the leadership, commitment, or knowledge required to self-govern required changes.

Infrastructure 221

Infrastructure Risk Procurement Budgeting 221

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2023

Technology Won’t Help Construction’s and Facilities Management’s Legacy of WASTE simply because technology simply automates existing processes. The AECOO sector (architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operator/operations) is clearly in need of disruption, however the catalyst will not be technology.

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Management Organization Construction Software 222

Job Order Contracting

MAY 4, 2023

The validity of a construction cost estimate, the most important aspect, is often overlooked and resulting in billions of dollars was every year. A construction cost estimate must be independently validated. Key Principles There are key principles that should be adhered to when preparing a construction cost estimate.

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Estimating Construction Documentation Risk 195

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 7, 2019

But along the way, those material costs can start to add up, especially if the materials aren’t procured and managed properly. Relying on manual processes in today’s modern construction era is no longer going to be a feasible option. Using Viewpoint’s Spectrum Construction Software , contractors like Manhattan, Kan.-based

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Materials Software Software Management 247

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 22, 2020

What type of construction cost data do you use? LEAN Process Combined with Detailed, Locally Researched Construction Cost Data. Current, actionable construction cost data is a core component of efficient life-cycle management of the built environment and LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery.

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Construction Statistics Life Cycle Renovating 151