Job Order Contracting

MARCH 18, 2025

Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery: These processes significantly influence the final cost, so they should be factored into the estimation process. Actionable Estimates: The estimate should be reliable and actionable, used to inform procurement and project delivery decisions.

Estimating 162

Estimating Procurement Construction Renovating 162

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2025

Postive FM Change (Facilities Management) requires implementing a proactive and integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Mangement Strategy.

Procurement 189

Procurement Environment Sustainability Organization 189

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2025

A annual update cycle does not account for “real-time” local market fluctuations, which can lead to inaccuracies, especially in the volatile market situation so prevalent today. Additionaly, 4BT cost data is updated quarterly versus creating “annual cost books”, a common practice among traditional cost data providers.

Estimating 234

Estimating Construction Organization Procurement 234

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2023

Preconstruction determines what will be built and how it will be procured and delivered. Collaborative planning, procurement, and project teams that are integrated on an early and ongoing basis via a robust project delivery method. #2. Real property owner commitment, capabilty, and accountability. #3 4 Quantitative metrics. #5

Change Orders 245

Change Orders Procurement Accounting Risk 245

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. Abrahams MP said: “Small businesses are the backbone of the economy. ”

Banking 115

Banking Accounting Procurement Contract 115

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 23, 2024

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 2 Failure to adopt, implement, and manage a robust and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery process. #3 3 Poor team selection. #4

Construction 245

Construction Procurement Renovating Accounting 245

Job Order Contracting

MAY 30, 2024

Despite the availability of integrated, collaborative, and robust frameworks that enable Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery teams to performs at signinficant higher levels with respect to cost visibility, cost management, quality, and speed, public sector FM suffers from an endemic lack of accountable, capable leadership.

Procurement 243

Procurement Accounting Management Plans 243

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. Select contractors based upon performance versus lowest bid.

Contract 258

Contract Procurement Bidding Negotiation 258

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 5, 2023

Future, with Owner Leadership, Capacity, Commitment, and Accountability #1 90%+ of ALL projects (repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds) completed in a quality manner, on time, and on budget with full financial and technical transparency. #2

Environment 240

Environment Procurement Change Orders Renovating 240

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 246

Contract Procurement Agreement Accounting 246

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Efficient planning, procurement, and project delivery are intertwined and invovled real property owners and services providers. 2 Common data environment (CDE) Use of industry standard terms and definitions , all in plain English without excessive use of acronyms or abbreviations. .) #5

Accounting 130

Accounting Products Procurement CSI 130

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 20, 2025

4BT exclusively offers this information for any location, with all line-items organized using expanded CSI MasterFormat, enabling clear communication, collaboration, and alignment with all technical domains and participants throughout the planning, procurement, and project delivery lifecycle.

Estimating 147

Estimating CSI Procurement Organization 147

Construction Law

MARCH 3, 2025

New legislation aiming to modernise the UKs public procurement system doesnt come along very often. The Procurement Act 2023 has been some time coming, after being subjected to delays since being announced by the previous government, which said it would be one of the biggest changes in UK procurement history.

Procurement 40

Procurement Bidding Contract Accounting 40

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Public sector facilities management is particularly wasteful due to the pervasive lack of capable, committed, and accountable leadership. Most public sector organizations lack a holistic view and/or understanding of integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery. 4 Mandatory initial and ongoing training for all participants. #5

Sustainability 245

Sustainability Management Renovating Procurement 245

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

FM – 2023 and Beyond 1) Owner Leadership, Commitment, & Accountability 2) Integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Teams, Processes, and Workflows 3) Standards and Guidance – Shared Objective, Granular, Local Market Construction Task & Cost Data, Expanded Masterformat, Expanded UNIFORMAT 4) Frameworks and Contracts Focused (..)

Procurement 237

Procurement Renovating Education Accounting 237

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2024

Reliance upon traditional and flawed techniques of planning, procurement, and project delivery methods. Early and ongoing communication and collaboration among owners and design/builders during the planning, procurement, and project delivery phases based upon a robust integrated framework.

Estimating 243

Estimating Construction CSI Procurement 243

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 25, 2022

What is required to integrate internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams? Are legislative and regulatory tools needed to enable measurable improvement?

Life Cycle 261

Life Cycle Management Procurement Renovating 261

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Both formal and professional education have not prepared real property owners to address the basics of planning, procurement, and project delivery that enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities on-time and on-budget. SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE. NEXT STEPS. Do your homework!

Procurement 263

Procurement Construction Environment Renovating 263

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2023

Sustainable Facilities Management Alliance Contract – specific means of project planning, procurement, and delivery wherein the owner/principal and service provider (design-builder) work collaboratively to deliver the defined, mutually beneficial outcomes of a project. Owner support, capacity, commitment, and accountability, 2.

Contract 240

Contract Procurement Construction Foundation 240

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 264

Industrial Procurement Comparison Plans 264

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. collaboration and communication among team members of the project.

Renovating 263

Renovating Procurement Budgeting Budget 263

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 28, 2023

1 Process integrating Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Teams with established workflows. #2 Robust process integrating multi-stakeholder engagement enables consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on time and on budge. 4 Quantitative metrics supporting continuous improvement. #5

CSI 245

CSI Construction Procurement Renovating 245

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 264

Infrastructure Risk Procurement Budgeting 264

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 26, 2022

Lack of robust and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. Owner lack of leadership, commitment, and/or accountability. Addressing the Root Causes of Construction Project Variability can easily result in 10 to 30 percent reductions in expected completion time and cost savings of 10 to 25 percent or more.

Construction 263

Construction Procurement Renovating Budgeting 263

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For decades attention has failed to focus on the need for continuous, competent, and accountable leadership and the effects upon finances, reputations, relationships, communities, and overall organizational missions. Sustainable Facilities Management “A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service.

Project Management 246

Project Management Management Procurement Construction 246

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Sustainable facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, of new construction is virtually impossible with both locally researched, current, and actionable construction in combination with a robust, integrated framework integrating internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery. Zero verifiable cost information.

Procurement 264

Procurement Construction BIM Change Orders 264

Job Order Contracting

JULY 27, 2023

Developing an efficient JOC Program Framework requires a commitment to collaborative and integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery teams. True collaboration and owner leadership, capability, commitment, and accountability are requirement, not choices.

Procurement 204

Procurement Education Accounting Management 204

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

It often accounts for local economic conditions, supply chain variability, and contractor availability. Risk Mitigation : Contractors can better anticipate and account for local factors like union labor rates, taxes, or transportation costs that might otherwise lead to surprises.

Bidding 147

Bidding Construction Defense Contractors 147

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Facilities Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to managing all the “costs” associated with ownership of a facility (or any built structure) over its lifespan, from planning, through procurement, construction, operations and maintenance, and disposal/recycling.

Life Cycle 162

Life Cycle Management Equipment Environment 162

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.

Sustainability 246

Sustainability Organization Procurement Management 246

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

The fundamental reason for poor outcomes is the failure to implement and properly manage robust and integrated LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. Fundamental Principals and Components of a Lean Integrated Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery Environment.

Schedule 232

Schedule Management Procurement Construction 232

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 246

Sustainability Management Renovating Environment 246

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

While most real property owners, designers, and builders, are aware of the issues associated with Traditional Planning, Engineering, Procurement and Construction strategies such as Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, CM@R, etc. The following are requisite components of a best value approach to all forms of Alliance Contracting.

Contract 244

Contract Procurement Innovation Renovating 244

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 9, 2023

Commit to and support a collaborative work environment among internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams. Enter long-term mutually beneficial performance-based projects that have integral operations manuals/execution guides and associated standardized workflows and quantitative metrics.

Products 246

Products Management Environment Procurement 246

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Variances in labor, material, equipment, productivity, and means and methods cannot be accounted for by simply using a cost factor Indeed, “broad cost factors for categories including facility type, and location are only accurate within -25+% to +40%” at best and 2x-3x at worst.

Estimating 240

Estimating Defense Procurement Budgeting 240

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2022

Variances in labor, material, equipment, productivity, and means and methods cannot be accounted for by simply using a cost factor. 2018, Correlation between cost growth and procurement methods on USACE construction projects. References. 1985, Cost overruns in public projects.

Estimating 263

Estimating Construction Procurement Budgeting 263

HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Accountability: Clear communication protocols make tracking progress easy and identify areas needing attention. By collaborating early with architects, Englewood ensures: Realistic Timelines: Incorporating GC input into design-phase scheduling allows for better anticipating procurement and labor needs.

Commercial 177

Commercial Risk Contractors Feasibility 177