Job Order Contracting

JULY 9, 2019

Use a common data environment (CDE), specifically locally researched unit prices organized via CSI Masterformat. Replace traditional design-bid-build and design-build with integrated project delivery. Focus upon detailed line item estimating by discrete tasks. Adopt LEAN processes and simplified user interfaces.

Estimating 130

Estimating CSI Construction Bidding 130

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

Public and private sector real property owners and facilities management professionals can leverage LEAN JOC to achieve more efficient use of existing capital resources in a full transparent and compliant planning and operating environment. It is not simply a LEAN “philosophy”, but a robust operating environment.

Contract 162

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 162

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Put another way, people, processes, information, and technology must be implemented in ways significantly different from traditional project delivery methods such as design-bid-build and design build. Common data environment, including a locally researched unit price detailed unit price book organized using CSI Masterformat.

CSI 127

CSI Construction Renovating Procurement 127

Job Order Contracting

MAY 10, 2017

In order for the AECOOO sector to take responsibility for the built make progress toward eliminating its legacy of environment, focus must be upon learning, collaboration, and actionable information. Organized by CSI Masterformat. A CDE included a common set of terms, definitions, and standardized data architectures.

CSI 100

CSI Construction Environment Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

JULY 9, 2019

Lack of common terms, definitions, and common data environments (How can anyone possibility fully define communicate, and understand any project without detailed line item construction tasks, organized via CSI-Masterformat, and using locally researched labor, material, and equipment costs?) LEAN Construction Delivery. The Toolkit.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction CSI Bidding 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

LEAN processes and workflows, a common data environment, and supporting technology are the proven path to measurable improvements in facilities repair, renovation, and new construction outcomes. Assure a common data environment (CDE). Leverage locally researched construction task and cost databases, organized via CSI Masterformat.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Renovating CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Best Value Procurement – Put aside cost low bid/lowest technically acceptable procurement strategies. Common Data Environment (CDE) – Use a unit price book that outlines and details ALL required construction tasks, inclusive of labor, material, and equipment information. Tasks should be organized by CSI Masterformat.

Products 100

Products Management Life Cycle Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Unfortunately, most projects are late, over budget, and/or burdened with waste due to the use of traditional and/or outdated construction delivery methods such as design-bid-build, design-build, etc. These relationships can only develop within an environment of mutual respect and trust, shared risk/reward, and continuous improvement.

Management 100

Management Construction Documentation Organization 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2017

JOC Unit Price Book – Type, Data Architecture (CSI Masterformat), update strategy. JOC bidding process. BIM, LEAN Construction, and a Common Data Environment (CDE). Technical Specifications to be reference. Job Order Contract Documents. JOC execution manual / JOC operations manual. Number of JOC contractors.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle BIM Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 20, 2018

Common data environment (CDE), including locally researched detailed line item construction cost data organized by CSI Masterformat(TM). Leave design-bid-build and even design-build behind if you truly want to maximize your limited facilities management resource to the betterment of your organization. Mutual respect and trust.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Renovating CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 8, 2018

Unlocking the Full Potential of Job Order Contracting requires observance of fundamental LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC) principles, owner leadership and competency, a full open, transparent environment, and ongoing training for all participants. Don’t believe JOC is complex. Learn more… [contact-form]. Job Order Contracting.

Contract 100

Contract Procurement CSI Software 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

– A process whereby contractual agreements are designed, bid, and executed between real property owners and construction contractors for renovation, repair, or new construction services for buildings or any form of physical infrastructure. Common, industry standard terms and data architectures (CSI MasterFormat) should be used.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Multiple competencies/disciplines, business domains, and technologies are required to to ensure optimal functionality of the built environment. All require taht information is collected, managed and shared through a common data environment (CDE) to ensure that everyone working on a project has access to the latest information.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Construction Management 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

Traditional design-bid-build, and even design-build are not capable of meeting this threshold, not providing appropriate levels of collaboration and financial transparency. Within a Job Order Contract integrated project delivery method, the Common Data Environment is provided by the Unit Price Book, UPB. That time, however, is now.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Renovating BIM Environment 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 24, 2018

Design-bid-build, and even “newer” methods (design-build, CM@R… ) are relatively inefficient, antagonist, and prone to failure. Common data environment (including a detailed unit price book, UPB that his locally researched and organized via CSI Masterformat, and includes demolition line items, and line item modifiers.).

Renovating 100

Renovating Contract Construction Budgeting 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 8, 2019

Methods such as design-bid-build, and even design-build, struggle with either being limited to lowest bidder, ad-hoc processes, or limited cooperation among all key participants and stakeholders. For regulatory, cultural, or capability limitation, they are forced to continue the use of traditional procurement and project delivery methods.

Contract 100

Contract Construction Procurement Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 19, 2017

OpenJOC uses common, standardized terms, definitions, and data architectures (CSI Masterformat licensee) to minimize cross discipline data gaps and errors and to improve collaboration. Centralized oversight and coordination, yet enabled use of local management and expertise, within a shared environment.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Renovating Management 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Require initial and ongoing training for all participants and maintain an environment focused upon continuous improvement. Effective, efficient, and user-friendly renovation, repair, and new construction in support of an organization’s built environment is possible for anyone that is willing to adopt change.

Renovating 100

Renovating Construction Life Cycle Budgeting 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 7, 2023

Granular line items for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds organized by expanded CSI MasterFormat. Unfortunately, the accuracy of program-wide CCIs occasionally led to swings of ±20 percent after projects had gone through the bidding process. Built Environ. 1 Over 85,000 line items available. Migliaccio, G.,

Estimating 130

Estimating United States New Mexico Renovating 130

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

The net result is an facilities and infrastructure management sector that is burdened with waste and negatively impacting the organizational mission associated with built structures, the economy, and the environment. This list should be easy to read and understand by all participants and stakeholders and organized using a CSI Masterformat.

Change Orders 100

Change Orders Contract Negotiation Management 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2019

A properly developed UPB is written in plain English and organized using the industry standard CSI Masterformat data architecture. LEAN construction services procurement and project delivery is dramatically different from traditional methods such as design-bid-build, design-build, etc.

Renovating 100

Renovating Estimating Construction Budgeting 100

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. By some account up to 5% of the project cost is wasted in costs associated with the traditional construction bidding methods, with no value add to the owner. BIM/ BIM EXECUTION PLAN. build vs. design?bid?build,

BIM 40

BIM Environment Management Life Cycle 40

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Design-bid-build just doesn’t provide maximum efficiency, nor have some JOC implementations with excessive fees, poor management and oversight, and/or that rely upon “national average cost data” (with or without various localization cost factors). We are also a CSI Master-format licensee. Additional Information.

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Software Software 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 28, 2017

Traditional design-bid-built has been noteworthy in its failure to deliver efficiency and long-term mutually beneficial relationships. Common data environment (CSI Uniformat, MasterFormat, shared terms, definitions in plain English, etc.). Other key characteristics include the following: Mutual trust/resepect.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Contract Management Budgeting 100

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 12, 2016

A Common Data Environment in the form of a locally researched detailed Unit Price Book, UPB, significantly improves renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction outcomes. Owners – Real property owners and/or facilities managers responsible for life-cycle management of the built environment. INTRODUCTION.

Estimating 40

Estimating CSI Renovating Materials 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 12, 2016

A Common Data Environment in the form of a locally researched detailed Unit Price Book, UPB, significantly improves renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction outcomes. Owners – Real property owners and/or facilities managers responsible for life-cycle management of the built environment. INTRODUCTION.

Estimating 40

Estimating CSI Renovating Materials 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

While both IPD and JOC provide established and clear benefits versus design-bid-build – DBB, design-build – DB, and other construction delivery methods, their consistent usage and application has been relatively limited. The above is directly in opposition to lowest bidder and fragmented design-bid-build approaches.

Management 40

Management Contract Life Cycle Architecture 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 19, 2012

Design-bid-build is a problem for everyone! The low-bid system is particularly poor. The competitively pricing component is accomplished by asking contractors to bid a coefficient (also called a multiplier or factor) which is applied to the unit price book throughout the term of the contract.

Contract 40

Contract Renovating Sustainability Industrial 40

Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Who wants to end up in an unfortunate position like the firm that forgot to include more than 380,000 linear feet of wiring in their bid for a major hotel, even though it was in the scope of work? Hence, there is a far lower chance of an omission during design, specification, bidding, and construction.

Security 52

Security Design Documentation Software 52

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Such reference cost information included RSMeans Cost Data or other reference cost sources, along with cost data architectures such as Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) MasterFormat and UniFormat. Visual estimating allows the user to: Estimate and pre-bid processes without paper plans.

Comparison 40

Comparison Estimating Software Software 40

Construction Specifier

MARCH 2, 2025

By Donald Koppy, CSI, CCS, AIA, NCARB, Casey McDonald, B.S., It is equally important to consider the methods used to stabilize the indoor environment once the building is enclosed. Consider this when detailing and dimensioning mass timber components for competitive bids. Endowment for Forestry & Communities (2019).

Risk 52

Risk CSI Design AIA 52

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

MasterFormat was produced as a “first edition” in 1978 by Construction Specifications Canada and Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). 00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids. 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid. 00 24 13 Scopes of Bids. Scopes of Bids (Multiple Contracts). Scopes of Bids (Multiple-Prime Contract).

Equipment 45

Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 45

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

MasterFormat was produced as a “first edition” in 1978 by Construction Specifications Canada and Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). 00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids. 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid. 00 24 13 Scopes of Bids. Scopes of Bids (Multiple Contracts). Scopes of Bids (Multiple-Prime Contract).

Equipment 40

Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 40

Construction Specifier

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

By Stacy Rinella This year, the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) reached an important milestone—it has been bridging the divide between various sectors of the building industry for seven decades now. The following year, a motion was adopted to authorize the organization and incorporation of what would be known as the CSI.

CSI 72

CSI Documentation Organization Industrial 72

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Speed in estimating comes from the use of a standardized data architecture, such as expanded CSI Masterformat and the associated aggregation of construction activities basis upon commercial standards. Data is organized using a standard data architecture such as CSI MasterFormat or expanded UNIFORTMAT. #4 Built Environ.

Industrial 242

Industrial Estimating CSI United States 242