Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

Additionally, the basics and essentials of budgeting, finance, organisation, scheduling, conflicts, and legal issues are also covered by the project manager. Construction management starts with a project owner sharing project information to contractors and subcontractors in order to solicit bids. Procurement. The process.

Project Management 148

Project Management Management Construction Feasibility 148

Building Information Management

APRIL 6, 2016

Prevalent “low bid” design-bid-build construction procurement and delivery and it’s associated narrow consideration of “first costs”, is extremely wasteful and typically results in poor quality, project delays, excessive numbers of change orders, and overall higher costs. Shorter Procurement Times.

Renovating 40

Renovating Change Orders Procurement Construction 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2019

Elements such a collecting, measuring, monitoring and distributing important information are easily accomplished throughout program and project duration due to the LEAN framework of processes and tools. Another important of LEAN construction procurement and project delivery is integrated change control relative to both scope and costs.

Renovating 100

Renovating Estimating Construction Budgeting 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Focus is upon providing an Open Framework that can be used out-of-the-box, yet also be tailored to specific organizations and requirements, while still maintaining standardized informational core data to assure portability and information maintenance. Fully verifiable processes, procedures, and projects.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Renovating Management 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

Benefits of an OpenJOC Job Order Contract implementation include an expedited procurement process, and consistent completion of quality projects on-demand, on-time, and on-budget per owners/contractor expectations. Integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology with LEAN best management practices (BMPs). Lower bid prices.

Contract 100

Contract Renovating Sustainability United States 100

Fieldwire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Printed materials, such as brochures and business cards, while becoming less prevalent, still provide value when a potential customer asks for information in a face-to-face meeting. Networking can occur formally or informally—at social gatherings, on the golf course and through professional associations. Clear Communication.

Profitability 98

Profitability Contractors Management Contract 98

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This will help teams be able to easily find the information they need. Autodesk Docs members can now track the stages of each review with a new progress bar, giving them an in-depth view of the information. The information can still be edited later to add in additional details such as classification systems and additional outputs.

Autodesk 98

Autodesk BIM Construction Schedule 98

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The work management office also completes a desk estimate of the project cost to help determine the best method for executing the work request (in-house shops, competitively bid individual contracts or JOC). orders and actions required by the Procurement Authority, are planned and discussed to. The procurement authority and.

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Negotiation Project Management 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 22, 2015

The article also introduces the use of Performance Based Procurement System (PBPS) to set a “minimum performance” requirement and improving the performance of the JOC process. The competitive low-bid award system motivates contractors to do minimal quality work that meets the minimal requirements of the specifications. Introduction.

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Bidding Procurement 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2015

The article also introduces the use of Performance Based Procurement System (PBPS) to set a “minimum performance” requirement and improving the performance of the JOC process. The competitive low-bid award system motivates contractors to do minimal quality work that meets the minimal requirements of the specifications. Introduction.

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Bidding Procurement 40

Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

Without JOC, the owner must procure each project individually in the traditional design-bid-build procurement method. JOC allows the owner to shift its attention from procurement processing to the reduction of its backlog. All the dollars saved on procurement can be saved or go toward construction efforts.

Contract 40

Contract Procurement Change Orders Budgeting 40

Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

Without JOC, the owner must procure each project individually in the traditional design-bid-build procurement method. JOC allows the owner to shift its attention from procurement processing to the reduction of its backlog. All the dollars saved on procurement can be saved or go toward construction efforts.

Contract 40

Contract Procurement Change Orders Budgeting 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 30, 2015

Many/most of us are also aware that the traditional ” low bid ” and ” lowest price ” design-bid-build ( DBB) construction delivery methods are largely responsible for the AEC industry’s ( Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) disproportionately poor productivity and associated high number of legal disputes.

Bidding 40

Bidding Construction Procurement Contractors 40

Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Today's guest post is from my good friend and law partner, Mark Leach , who focuses on health care law, construction disputes and public procurement matters. The proposed rules make several changes in contractor bidding requirements and to the consequences for making changes after bids have been submitted. Comment period.

DOT 48

DOT Bidding Transportation Contract 48

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

JOC is flexible and responsive and reduces engineering and procurement lead times. JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with construction project procurement costs by awarding long-term contracts for a wide variety of renovation, repair and construction projects.

Contract 40

Contract Procurement Renovating Change Orders 40

Building Information Management

MAY 28, 2014

Improvements of 20-25%+ on the procurement side, virtual elimination of legal disputes, and significant reduction of change orders are just a few of the benefits provided by IPD and JOC. Low-bid, should most certainly be abandoned unless one is purchasing a commodity and all other variables are consistent. Learn more at [link].

Renovating 51

Renovating Sustainability Contract Products 51

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Development of acquisition/procurement approach. JOC procurement/award process. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. Management Information System Requirements. Owner Furnished Information. Facility management/engineering planning. Work execution and contract administration. Monitoring.

Contract 100

Contract Contractors Conference Plans 100

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Early and ongoing information-sharing among project stakeholders. Facility owner issues a request for qualifications (RFQ), evaluating firms using best-value, performance-based criteria, or an invitation to bid awarding to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Note: Most JOC programs leverage RS Means cost data to some degree.

Contract 40

Contract Change Orders Overhead Estimating 40

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Reliant on a Unit Price Book (UPB) and competitively-bid coefficient to establish pricing structure. fewer change orders, increased response to warranty issues, virtually no legal disputes. Competitively-bid coefficient is applied to the UPB and establishes pricing at the outset of the contract. overall project time savings.

Contract 40

Contract Bidding United States Estimating 40

Stok

JULY 29, 2018

This budget will evolve into a Master Budget as the site is selected and more information is known about the scope of the project. If your client uses outside counsel for legal review of lease and contracts, request a fee estimate to include in your budget. For this reason, we recommend owners never remove contingency from a budget.

Budgeting 40

Budgeting Budget Foundation Leases 40

Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Cost estimates and construction bid requests should include materials quantities in addition to costs to evaluate and validate GHG impacts. Consolidation of procurement – lower overhead cost and procurement cost. Virtual elimination of legal disputes, claims and mitigation of change orders. A bit more about JOC -.

Sustainability 45

Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 45

Building Information Management

JULY 30, 2015

Collaboration: Owners and contractors have the mutual responsibility to share all information with respect to project work scopes, costs, and any factors related to the project. Running JOCs in spreadsheets is counterproductive and monitoring and information sharing become virtually impossible. Virtual elimination of legal disputes.

Renovating 40

Renovating Sustainability Contract Estimating 40

Construction Cost Estimating

MARCH 25, 2014

A specification (often abbreviated as spec) can be termed as a type of a technical standard to be referenced by a contract or procurement document. It consists of 50 Divisions, to be applied for integrating facility life cycle and maintenance information into the building knowledge base.

CSI 45

CSI Construction Life Cycle Documentation 45

Construction Cost Estimating

MARCH 11, 2014

A specification (often abbreviated as spec) can be termed as a type of a technical standard to be referenced by a contract or procurement document. It consists of 50 Divisions, to be applied for integrating facility life cycle and maintenance information into the building knowledge base.

CSI 45

CSI Construction Estimating Life Cycle 45

Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Cost estimates and construction bid requests should include materials quantities in addition to costs to evaluate and validate GHG impacts. Consolidation of procurement – lower overhead cost and procurement cost. Virtual elimination of legal disputes, claims and mitigation of change orders. A bit more about JOC -.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 40

Building Information Management

JULY 30, 2015

Public sector and multi-building facility routinely scope, procure, award, and execute thousands of renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction projects. Running JOCs in spreadsheets is counterproductive and monitoring and information sharing become virtually impossible. Introduction.

Renovating 40

Renovating Sustainability Contract Construction 40

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The following template is provide for sample purposes only and should not be used a legally bidding document without through review and modification by appropriate Owner legal counsel. The ORGANIZATION NAME Procurement Authority will authorize a Job Order (JO) for performance of work, or request additional information/changes.

Contract 100

Contract Organization Change Orders Overhead 100

Building Information Management

JANUARY 15, 2016

Experienced owners, contractors, procurement managers, architects, or engineers agree that early and ongoing collaboration among dedicated and experience stakeholders generates the best construction outcomes in terms of quality, timeliness, and maximized return on dollars expended. is simply not doing their job.

Management 40

Management Renovating Cash Flow Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. BIM allows all stakeholders to have access to the same information at the same time through interoperability between technology platforms.

BIM 40

BIM Environment Management Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

MARCH 8, 2016

Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a competitively bid, firm-fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) LEAN construction delivery method. Value and qualification based selection and procurement. It is also implemented by the United States Air Force under the term SABER. Shared risk/reward.

Contract 40

Contract Management Estimating Renovating 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2015

What’s Wrong with Design Bid Build? Traditional design-bid-build,DBB, is costly, antagonistic, and simply inefficient. A Job Order Contracting (JOC) system is based on a competitively bid indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract between a facility owner and a construction contractor. JOC Fundamentals.

Contract 40

Contract Renovating Bidding Construction 40

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The McKinsey report recommends improvements in onsite execution, procurement, and supply chain management, and better design and engineering processes as part of its seven-point solution to bridge this productivity gap. Types of Construction Project Information Data is essential in a solid portfolio management framework.

Management 52

Management Construction Budget Budgeting 52

Building Information Management

JUNE 8, 2015

BIM (Building Information Modeling), cloud computing, and social media are disruptive technologies which are altering the basic foundations of the AECOO sector (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners, and Operations). BIM (Building Information Modeling), cloud computing, and social media are disruptive technologies which are.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Contract Environment 40

Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Design-Bid-Build. Traditional design-bid-build (DBB) delivery process with design, bidding, and construction in separate, sequential steps. Construction contract is generally awarded to the lowest bidder and/or lowest qualified builder, who then utilizes the subcontractors included in his or her bid. Advantages.

Design 130

Design Bidding Engineering Construction 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 25, 2018

Early and ongoing collaboration with building owners, facilities management, procurement, and associated technical teams is the single most important element to driving improved outcomes and long-term, mutually beneficial outcomes. Change orders and legal disputes can virtually be eliminated. Time for you to get started?

Contractors 100

Contractors CSI Construction Bidding 100

Job Order Contracting

JULY 21, 2019

Job order contracting is a LEAN construction planning, procurement, and delivery methods. Procurement costs, project delivery times, overall construction costs, changes orders, and legal disputes can all be mitigated via properly established and managed JOC Programs. as well as total cost-of-ownership asset management.

Contract 130

Contract Management Procurement Change Orders 130

Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

A specification (often abbreviated as spec ) can be termed as a type of a technical standard to be referenced by a contract or procurement document. It consists of 50 Divisions , to be applied for integrating facility life cycle and maintenance information into the building knowledge base.

Estimating 45

Estimating CSI Construction Materials 45