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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Job Order Contracting

MAY 3, 2020

Significant improvement across the AECOO sector (architecture, engineering, construction, operation, owner) requires an understanding of the critical parameters. Training and organization-wide communications in support of LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are mandatory in order to achieve continuous improvement.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2025

Better contractor alignment Estimates match how local subcontractors and suppliers bid , reducing disputes. Real-time, granular, locally researched data is essential for Lean construction, JOC, and Progressive Design-Build to ensure cost transparency, prevent budget overruns, and enable informed decision-making. Recent events (e.g.,

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 28, 2019

Construction bidding is the process of submitting a tender by the contractor to the client as a proposal to conduct or manage a particular.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 14, 2020

Using the right pre-construction tools and services is important to early and ongoing information sharing and obtaining mutually beneficial best value outcomes. LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery. The post Best Value Pre-Construction Tools and Services… and more appeared first on 4BT.

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 28, 2019

Construction bidding is the process of submitting a tender by the contractor to the client as a proposal to conduct or manage a particular.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

It is the foundation of any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build activity throughout associated planning, procurement, and project delivery. Reliable construction cost data has the following characteristics. Therefore, granular construction task level information is the most reliable cost data for owners and design-builders.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 18, 2022

Improving Construction Project Delivery Outcomes. Improving construction project outcomes is critical from both economic and environmental perspectives. Efficient repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings, transportation systems, utilities, and bridges can become a reality with appropriate leadership focus.

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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. Global oversight is integrated with localized decision-making.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 22, 2021

Introduction – 2021 Facilities Repair Renovation and New Construction Cost Management spans multiple principles, practices, domains, and more. Project Procurement and Delivery Environment Comparison. The post 2021 Facilities Repair Renovation and New Construction Cost Management appeared first on 4BT. Sample Workflow.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The early and ongoing integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology can drive optimal repair, renovation, and new construction outcomes. LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently drive significant improvement over traditional methods.

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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. The post IPD – Ensuring Construction COLLABORATION from Planning, through Procurement, through Project Delivery, and Beyond!

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 21, 2022

JOC Construction RFP Planning and Procurement – Program Contract Organization, Documents/Bid Packages/Forms/Checklists/Approvals, Roles in Construction Projects, and Contractor Selection. Project/Workorder Bid and Proposal Management Processes. Program Portfolio Management. Contract Management.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 17, 2022

4BT OpenJOC / 4BT OpenBUILD – The integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery solution deployed as a cloud SaaS platform, and complete with full support services. Complete with locally detailed line-item unit price construction cost data BIM integration. management. management.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 19, 2021

Adopting a Program versus a Project Approach Improves Facilities Management and Construction Outcomes by… 1. Volumes have been written about the fragmentation of the AECOO (architecture, engineering, construction, operator, owner) and Facilities Management sectors and their relative high levels of economic and environmental waste.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

Define Construction Procurement. Define Construction Procurement… It’s easy to define construction procurement right? Improper construction procurement methods and a relative lack of competency on the part of procurement staff have greatly contributed to poor construction outcomes.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 22, 2020

The proven path to efficient construction delivery. Construction Transformation to LEAN Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery offers the promise of significant productivity gains. The post Construction Transformation appeared first on 4BT. THE CRITICALITY OF SCOPE OF WORK. Learn more? Contact Us.

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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.

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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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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Without granular, line item Local Market Construction Cost Data you can’t have a verifiable estimate. Construction, Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Costs – RELIABLE Local Market Construction Cost Data is now available, and updated quarterly, without any factoring. Local Market Construction Cost Data.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 23, 2021

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

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 19, 2022

Optimizing Construction, Repair, Renovation, and New Build Outcomes requires a robust programmatic process that is consistently applied and continuously improved. Let’s start with what methods will NOT WORK if used on their own… Design-bid-build. Last Planner / Last Planner System. CM@R/CM@Risk. Design-build.

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Construction Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Construction procurement is the process of acquiring goods, services, and labor needed for the construction of a building, infrastructure, or other type of project. Various methods of procurement can be used, each with its advantages and disadvantages.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 31, 2020

Proven Job Order Contracting Practices have evolved to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction project on-time and on-budget. Tools and services are readily available to support collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. mandatory collaboration.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 14, 2022

Many owners simply view Job Order Contracting (JOC) as a means to speed the procurement of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds that require minimum design. JOC is a process that integrates “construction” planning, procurement, and project delivery leveraging robust LEAN methods and workflows.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Low bid is an acceptable form of procuring repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction services. Planning, procurement, and project delivery can be accomplished by disparate teams that lack integration through their respective life cycles.

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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. Controlling Construction Costs is not rocket science 1. Controlling Construction Costs is not rocket science 1.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Construction critical success factors span principles, systems, culture, and teams. Whether projects involve repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, the integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery is needed across all participants and stakeholders on an early and ongoing basis.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 18, 2020

There are multiple types of construction delivery methods that strive to achieve superior outcomes to traditional design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, etc. These including alliance contracting/project alliancing, LEAN construction, integrated project delivery, LEAN job order contracting. ” – Henry Ford.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

Detailed line item construction cost estimating is a prerequisite to obtaining best value outcomes for facilities / built infrastructure repair, renovation maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects. see LEAN construction guide ). see LEAN construction guide ). appeared first on 4BT.

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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.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2023

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

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Ensure contractors do not inflate or negotiate price proposals to account for bidding adjustment factors too low. Select contractors based upon performance versus lowest bid. Maintain transparency, oversight, and accountability standards required for public procurement that are often compromised by traditional JOC programs.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 8, 2024

A JOC Cooperative is best used when the annual total “construction value” is anticipated to be less than $2-3M for all associated projects/workorders. If the annual total construction volume exceeds this level, and owned-management JOC Program is likely the most efficient method. #2.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery can be deployed and managed today using a robust suite LEAN tools and services. The easiest way to describe LEAN and BEST VALUE construction, is to note what it is not. What is LEAN Construction? See: Simple Guide to LEAN Construction.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2022

JOC is both a procurement mechanism and a project delivery method. When designed and managed properly, JOC integrates planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and teams under a consistent programmatic workflow. remodeling, maintenance, and new construction requiring minimum design. When should JOC be used?

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

8 Keys to Successful Construction Delivery – -Or Everything a Public Sector Facilities Management Professional Should Know. Integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery. planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and teams. #3. one another, do not “bid shop”. environment. Contrary to common.

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