Constructonomics

MARCH 8, 2010

I am looking to partner with contractors on the following publicly bid projects. If anyone is interested in partnering on this work, I will provide pre-construction and bidding services and then aid in the project management. This is a great way to get work without the costly expenditure of bidding time. University Renovations.

NJ 130

NJ Bidding Baltimore Renovating 130

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 cost data is critical to efficient lifecycle total cost of ownership management for any built structure. What is reliable cost data?

Estimating 147

Estimating Procurement Renovating Management 147

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 20, 2025

Finally, FAST and RELIABLE Cost Estimates for construction, renovation, repair, and maintenance are now possible with 4BT’s local market detailed cost data! NOTE: UNIFORMAT is best used to express functional elements (assemblies) of a repair, renovation, maintnenance, or new build project).

Estimating 147

Estimating CSI Procurement Organization 147

Job Order Contracting

MAY 14, 2020

LEAN pre-construction services define the following stages of a repair, renovation, or new construction project life-cycle: Project Conception Project Delivery Design Construction Documents Bidding/Negotiating/Procurement. LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery. Improve Productivity 20%-50%.

Life Cycle 264

Life Cycle Procurement Construction Renovating 264

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2025

Granular Local Market Cost Data is Essential for Cost Visibility & Management (Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, & New Builds) Using current, verifiable, and detailed local cost dat a instead of national averages with adjustment factors ensures: Cost transparency All labor, material, and equipment costs are broken down and verifiable.

Management 147

Management Estimating Change Orders Construction 147

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Indicted individuals allegedly inflated subs' bids, falsified work orders and more to extort roughly $15 million during a renovation of the media company's New York City offices.

Bidding 123

Bidding New York City New York Renovating 123

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Selecting JOC Contractors involves more than simply reviewing their coefficients/bid factors. Fully consider costs that impacts of all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities. When considering JOC Contractors, remember you are investing to assure a long term, mutually beneficial relationship.

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Contractors Bidding Renovating Contract 262

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Low bid is an acceptable form of procuring repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction services. Lumps sum bids from contractors or subcontracts, historical costs, or benchmark cost data are reliable forms of cost estimation.

Life Cycle 264

Life Cycle Subcontracting Procurement Bidding 264

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Leverage robust lean processes, locally researched detailed line item construction cost data, support services, and enabling technology to consistently delivery quality repair, renovation, sustainability, and new build projects on-time and on-budget at the lowest possible cost and with full financial visibility and transparency.

Procurement 263

Procurement Innovation Products Plans 263

HardHatChat

MAY 31, 2012

Don't forget to vet your general contractor's background and experience when reviewing bids. Even though that sometimes means the good guy doesn’t win the bid. But would you rather have your new restaurant construction job or shopping center renovation completed the right way or the cheapest way?

Commercial 245

Commercial Union Chicago Bidding 245

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 18, 2022

Efficient repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings, transportation systems, utilities, and bridges can become a reality with appropriate leadership focus. From a historical perspective, traditional methods such as design-bid-build and others have failed. Improving Construction Project Delivery Outcomes.

Procurement 264

Procurement Construction Schedule CSI 264

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 25, 2020

What is Job Order Contracting… A Job Order Contacting (JOC) Program optimizes small to medium, repetitive, and easily defined maintenance, repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects of which the scope aligns transparently with a pre-priced locally researched detailed unit price book (UPB).

Contract 207

Contract Bidding Procurement Renovating 207

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2023

Any real property owner can control construction costs for facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects. Validate Contractor and Subcontractor Quotes Obtaining comparative bids on all subcontracted work will not provide sufficient cost visibility. Controlling Construction Costs is not rocket science 1.

Travel 241

Travel Construction Subcontracting CSI 241

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 25, 2022

contract term. Unlike traditional JOC or traditional design-bid-build, LEAN JOC is a collaborative process that focuses upon mutually beneficial outcomes for ALL participants and stakeholders. LEAN Job Order Contracting is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity program in which the costs of the project are.

Contract 264

Contract Change Orders Bidding Budgeting 264

HardHatChat

MARCH 4, 2019

One of the biggest challenges for commercial construction firms today is the tighter project timelines that have become the norm at every phase of a project – from shorter deadlines for submitting initial bids and budgets, to quicker resolution on addendums and change orders, to compressed schedules for construction and delivery.

Project Management 349

Project Management Commercial Management Construction 349

Job Order Contracting

MAY 8, 2017

Job Order Contracting versus Design Bid Build can help to measurably improve construction productivity, quality, delivery times, and overall satisfaction for all participants. Job order contracting saves significant time and improves quality, consistency, and overall satisfaction vs. traditional design-bid-build. Higher productivity.

Bidding 100

Bidding Contract Design Procurement 100

HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Activity was up for retail and restaurant construction and once-stalled commercial construction projects are finding themselves back on 2014 bid sheets for the best commercial general contractors. Big is back. Fine dining, white-tablecloth establishments are making a big push as the restaurant industry is performing remarkably well.

Commercial 283

Commercial Industrial Chicago Retail 283

Job Order Contracting

JULY 8, 2024

For example, The Allied States Cooperative / ESC-19 is a national governmental purchasing cooperative which competitively bids and awards contracts to local, regional, and national vendors in compliance with local, state, and federal procurement laws and regulations.

Contract 244

Contract Bidding Procurement Organization 244

Job Order Contracting

MAY 6, 2022

Most of us are aware of the rampant, economic, and environmental waste endemic to public sector facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction. The traditional practice of design, bid, build has proven antagonistic, costly, and unsustainable. 2 Construction delivery method. The “system” is broken.

Construction 261

Construction Bidding Renovating Budgeting 261

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Traditional methods for planning, procuring, and delivery repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction are incapable of consistently delivery of quality outcomes on time and on time. Bid Management. Contractor Proposal/Bid Management. Asset/Component Management. Automated Estimate Comparison. Change Order Management.

Sustainability 264

Sustainability Management Estimating Budgeting 264

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 16, 2021

Rethinking Job Order Contracts to drive best value facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes. Job order contracting is a project delivery method that was developed to expedite the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, and “minor” new construction projects facing real property portfolios owners.

Contract 258

Contract Overhead Bidding United States 258

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. Bridging the JOC Education/Training Gap. In fact, when implemented properly, subcontractor quotes can be validated within a JOC environment. Sample JOC Proposal.

Contract 264

Contract Procurement Consulting US 264

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 19, 2021

Clearly, this process “reinvents the wheel” each time, and as a result rarely captures learnings, and in the end is typically characterized with adversarial short-term relationships driven by first-cost driven competitive bidding process.

Management 264

Management Procurement Environment Life Cycle 264

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 12, 2018

Beware of JOC Cooperatives that Require Low Bid Acceptance… seek our BEST VALUE JOB ORDER CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS. It can delivery over 90% of renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction, ONLY if the JOC Program is based upon LEAN JOC best management practices (BMPs).

Bidding 100

Bidding Contract Procurement Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2023

Significantly improve public sector facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes. From start to finish, bidding and procurement workflows are dependent upon robust process and current, granular local market labor, material, and equipment construction task data.

Management 264

Management Procurement Forecasting Change Orders 264

Job Order Contracting

JULY 10, 2017

LEAN Construction for Facilities Renovation, Repair, Minor New Construction. LEAN Construction for Facilities Renovation, Repair, Minor New Construction can delivery 90%+ of construction projects on-time, on-budget, and to the satisfaction of all parties involved. Benefits of JOC: Reduced procurement costs and time. Learn more today!

Renovating 100

Renovating Construction Procurement Change Orders 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 3, 2021

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. MasterFormat Construction Cost Estimating drives cost visibility, transparency, and best value outcomes.

Estimating 239

Estimating Construction Procurement Renovating 239

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2022

In terms of procurement JOC is bid indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract between a facility owner and a professional JOC construction contractor. JOC is proven to expedite construction work on existing or new facilities and other types of physical infrastructure for repair, renovation. via 4bt.us.

Contract 263

Contract Procurement Estimating Renovating 263

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Underperforming Public Sector Facilities Renovation Repair and New Builds Time for Change Introduction 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. Leverage technology. Learn more?

Renovating 130

Renovating Procurement Budgeting Budget 130

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 19, 2020

The latter is a robust, proven method of integrating the planning, procurement, and project delivery of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new new construction in and early and ongoing manner to consistent drive optimal outcomes. The faster the process is complete the better. Tools and support services are readily available for both.

Procurement 179

Procurement Management Construction Renovating 179

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Empowering Owners with On-Demand Quality, On-Time, On-Budget Facilities Repair, Renovation, & Construction is what we do each and every day. LEAN construction delivery, specifically the OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting Solution measurably repair, renovation, and construction outcomes. info@4bt.us.

Renovating 100

Renovating Budgeting Budget Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 12, 2017

LEAN Facilities Renovation, Repair, and Construction. 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. Traditional design-bid-build and even design-build are inefficient meeting these needs.

Renovating 100

Renovating Construction Life Cycle Budgeting 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Collaborative repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction, sustainability and the life cycle management of buildings are interrelated. contact-form] The post Robust Management Practices Lead to Sustainable Lifecycle Building Management appeared first on 4BT.

Sustainability 246

Sustainability Management Life Cycle Procurement 246

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Consistent Delivery of On-time, On-Budget, Quality Renovation, Repair, and Construction is available to any competent real property owner that demonstrates leadership. Best Value Procurement Competitively Bid. The post Consistent Delivery of On-time, On-Budget, Quality Renovation, Repair, and Construction appeared first on 4BT.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Renovating Overhead 100

BD+C

OCTOBER 28, 2014

The city of Miami has awarded an $11 million contract for its on-again, off-again convention center renovation to Denver-based Fentress Architects, which will serve as the design criteria professional on this project. Body Image: read more.

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Miami Renovating Plans Drawings 83

HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

I’m not saying I’m a commercial construction Nate Silver, but as a national commercial contractor, we have the benefit of basing our predictions on commercial construction news , information from clients and fellow commercial construction experts, upcoming bid work and RFPs, industry economic projections and observations in the field.

Commercial 289

Commercial Retail Chicago Construction 289

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Construction, Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Costs – RELIABLE Local Market Construction Cost Data is now available, and updated quarterly, without any factoring. Track multiple programs, contracts, projects, estimates/bids/proposals, issues/tasks, and workorders throughout their lifecycles. ” – Akio Toyoda.

Construction 264

Construction Estimating CSI Comparison 264