Job Order Contracting

JULY 25, 2024

Construction planning, procurement, and project delivery integration is a prerequisite to the consistent delivery of quality facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build project on time and on budget. Failure to achieve the above is the #1 reason for the rampant waste endemic to public sector organizations.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 27, 2020

In fact, less than 20% of all projects are delivered on-time and on-budget, or per stakeholder requirements. In the public sector, whether Federal, State, County, or Local Government there are few if any departments or agencies that deploy an organization-wide best value planning, procurement, and project delivery process.

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Renovating Plans Procurement Construction 262

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Despite the fact that construction cost knowledge management is a required component for assuring consistent on-time and on-budget project delivery, fewer than 5 per cent of five percent of owners are qualified to address it. It is required in order to consistently achieve best value repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes.

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Management Construction Procurement Defense 262

Job Order Contracting

JULY 17, 2024

Instead of a sole focus upon faster procurement, the firm enables on-time and on-budget quality outcomes by integrating planning, procurement, and project delivery team within a robust environment. Effective construction services procurement capability is critical to sustainable facilities lifecycle management.

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Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Sometimes, even the most experienced developers, contractors, owners, and construction managers find it challenging to maintain the highest efficiency standards and stay organized throughout the entire construction process. Your construction plan should include clear goals, schedule, budget, equipment, dependencies, and team members.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Coordinate and communicate with various stakeholders, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. Provide accurate cost assessments to guide budgeting and bidding processes. Conduct safety training and inspections to create a secure work environment.

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Construction Project Management Electrical Safety 308

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2022

LEAN Capital Project Delivery (LEAN CPD) creates a dynamic, collaborative environment in which repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds requirements can consistently be achieved in a quality manner, on-time, on-budget, and in full compliance. While much has been written about BIM, digital twins, and similar technologies.

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Procurement Renovating Budgeting Budget 226

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2023

ERP, CMMS, IWMS, even BIM have all FAILED to produce measurable improvement with respect to the ability to consistently deliver QUALITY repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds ON TIME and ON BUDGET. Organizations select software as a solution for one reason, it’s easy. You pay for it and it gets delivered.

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Management Organization Construction Software 229

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Mitigating Uncertainty in Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Builds is a proven way to reduce waste and consistently deliver quality outcomes on time and on budget. An objective, introspective look at your organization will more than likely result in a clear need for fundamental change and change management.

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Renovating Procurement CSI Organization 227

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Improving the physical environment, without the high levels of waste typically associated with construction planning, procurement, and project delivery, can be consistently accomplished with the application of LEAN processes. The post Improving the Physical Environment, One LEAN Construction Project At a Time appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2024

Sustainable Facilities Management Practices involve a clear set of objectives, methods, and processes aimed at maximizing performance of the built environment with respect to economic and environmental resources in concert with meeting organizational mission needs.

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Sustainability Management Renovating Environment 206

Job Order Contracting

JULY 5, 2024

We all know that the ability to consistently plan and executive on time, on budget, and quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds requires focus upon and the integration of PEOPLE, PROCESS, INFORMATION, and enabling TECHNOLOGY. 90%+ of ALL projects fail due to poor preconstruction processes.

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Products Construction Procurement Renovating 209

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. Supporting robust processes, tools, and training are readily available to assure on-time, on-budget, and quality outcomes 90%+ of the time.

Renovating 218

Renovating Procurement Budgeting Budget 218

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 31, 2022

Real property owners, architects, engineers, builders, and other stakeholders have long realized the construction industry and the life-cycle management of built environment have proven wasteful. Poor leadership across the public sector with respect to facilities/built environment asset life-cycle management.

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Procurement Modeling Renovating Life Cycle 198

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 14, 2022

The result is that most public sector organizations end up wasting millions of dollars and not receiving the benefits available Job Order Contracting – lower cost, higher quality, on time and on budget project outcomes. In fact, when implemented properly, subcontractor quotes can be validated within a JOC environment.

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Contract Procurement Consulting US 231

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2022

The combination of owner support and a programmatic LEAN JOC Program integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery teams to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds on-time and on-budget, without excessive administrative cost or burden. Status Quo.

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Contract Procurement Renovating Change Orders 223

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2022

The following 4 core elements are mandatory for the consistent achievement of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds on time and on budget. 4 Common data environment (example: Locally researched granular construction cost data, organized by CSI Masterformat). . #2 Common data environment (CDE).

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Renovating Construction Environment Procurement 203

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

– The application of system thinking to facilities management (FM) and the AECOO sector, and associated tools and support processes, can consistently ensure the delivery of quality, sustainable outcomes, on time and on budget. Owners must lead a change in mindset and provide a consistently safe, welcoming, and collaborative environment.

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Management Construction Procurement CSI 184

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The good news is that robust solutions are readily available to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on time and on budget. Current, locally researched granular (unit price line line) cost data, organized by CSI Masterformat. Full support and commitment of leadership.

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Management CSI Procurement Life Cycle 223

Job Order Contracting

JULY 25, 2022

The benefits of the change include consistent delivery of 90%+ of all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on-time, on-budget, and per detailed specifications. Common data environment inclusive of locally researched detailed line-item construction task with granular labor, material, and equipment data points.

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Procurement Plans Construction Contract 219

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

An initial baseline Scope of Work including core requirements, scope, budget, and timeline should be the outcome. This type of tool provides a common date environment (CDE) that minimizes miscommunications, change orders, errors due to outdated information, and the number of meetings required.

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Management CSI Change Orders Budgeting 221

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The CDE (Common Data Environment) provided by locally researched detailed cost data is organized using CSI Masterformat to provide ease of use and information reuse. It exclusively assures financial visibility and transparency and a well defined and well communicated scope of work (SOW). via Four BT, LLC – 4bt.us.

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Foundation CSI Procurement Environment 150

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Any organization with appropriate levels of leadership and commitment can build and manage a framework within which construction is planned, acquired, and executed in a manner that consistently drives best value outcomes. Common Data Environment. Attitudes & Behaviors. Relationship-based Construction. Enabling Technology.

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Procurement Plans Construction Environment 150

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Repair, renovation, sustainability, and new build projects can be consistently delivered on-time, on-budget, with high quality, and to the satisfaction of all participants and stakeholders. Organizations of all sizes experience delays, low-quality services, and contract terminations. environment. data is a core requirement.

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Management Procurement Construction Contract 215

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

LEAN JOC integrated People, Process, Information, and collaborative Technology to consistently yield quality projects on-time and on-budget. It is not simply a LEAN “philosophy”, but a robust operating environment. Planning, procurement, and project delivery are all included with the LEAN JOC framework. A PROGRAM STRATEGY.

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Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 165

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The consistent execution of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction activities on-time, and on-budget, remains elusive to most, yet is readily available to all. It is a fundamental change in how organizations function internally and with each other. People are hired to do a job, provide a service, etc.

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Procurement Construction Plans Budget 172

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 10, 2020

Those involved work toward mutually beneficial outcomes within a fully transparent environment. Robust tools and services are readily available to support the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget. Is your organization ready to change?

Construction 149

Construction Renovating Procurement Budgeting 149

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 14, 2021

A robust process, that embeds a LEAN programmatic approach for all projects, can assure the consistent delivery of quality, on-time, and on-budget repair, renovation, sustainability, maintenance, and new build requirements. The Value of Process, Shared Purpose, and a Common Information Environment. execute projects efficiently.

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Procurement Renovating Construction Budgeting 167

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 14, 2019

Staying proactive during projects by recognizing pitfalls and taking appropriate steps to avoid them limits accidents, ensures budgets and timelines remain on schedule and creates a more positive work environment. And be sure to choose the right software solutions that can scale and grow with your organization’s needs.

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Contractors Software Software Accidents 296

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2019

Col-lab-o-ra-tion: The situation of two or more people (organizations) working to create or achieve a common goal. These solutions can consistently assure that quality renovation, repair, and new construction projects are delivered on-time and on-budget. Proven collaborative construction delivery methods have existed for decades.

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Procurement Organization Plans Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2023

1998, Krafcik, The Triumph of the Lean Production System The post Technology will NOT SOLVE Construction Productivity Woes. appeared first on 4BT.

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Products Construction Procurement Management 187

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 12, 2020

All the tools and services are readily available to facilities management teams, once leadership provide the commitment to support stewardship of the the built environment. Most organizations are mired in the ‘status quo’ of archaic and inefficient methods and personnel who refused to accept change.

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Renovating Life Cycle Procurement Construction 153

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 3, 2020

Consistent on-time, on-budget delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects is possible only when owners have the requisite levels of leadership and competency. This is an environment within with risks and rewards are shared. ” – Henry Ford. .” ” – Henry Ford.

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Procurement Plans Construction Environment 151

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

System thinking is a practical approach to facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction, offering consistent quality delivery on time and on budget. System thinking is the simultaneous consideration of outcomes, means, methods, constraints, and team interactions in pursuit of continuous improvement.

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Renovating Procurement Construction News 221

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Innovative construction capital delivery for public sector owners can consistently enable quality, on-time, on-budget and fully compliant repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build outcomes. 85% of all construction projects are over-budget, late, and/or poorly completed. owner leadership and support, and 3.)

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Innovation Procurement Construction Budgeting 130

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2022

Software is never going to be able to deliver a solution for your organization without addressing fundamental issues first. It has done virtually nothing to measurably impact the repair, renovation, maintenance, and construction of the built environment. At a Glance Budget Visibility – Committed/In Process, Available, Expended.

Products 234

Products Procurement Construction Plans 234

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2020

The integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology is the only proven pathway to the consistent delivery of quality projects on-time and on-budget. All of the tools are services are readily available for any real property owner to tailor IPD to their organization. Learn more? ” – Henry Ford.

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Procurement Plans Organization Construction 149