Job Order Contracting

JUNE 19, 2020

A Guide to Construction Services Procurement would be incomplete without a discussion of collaborative LEAN construction planning and management methodology. The primary mistake that organizations make in procuring construction services in support of their facilities management needs is that they do not manage their providers.

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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. Learn more?

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Collaborative Construction Procurement Planning and Project Delivery is a robust process for consistently achieving long-term best value for all participants and stakeholders. Owner Leadership : Owners must provide technical and management leadership. Tools and services should be procured to support owner requirements.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Value-based construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently enable quality projects, on-time and on-budget. PROCESS – LEAN planning, procure, and project delivery is a requirement. The post Value-based Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2021

If you are Tired of Late, Over-Budget, and Just Plain LOUSY Facilities Repair & Renovation Outcomes, then do these 3 steps! Ensure robust nontechnical risk management by developing long-term relationships with well defined roles, responsibilities, workflows, information requirements, and deliverables. I’d Like to Learn More.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2022

A Relationship-based Approach to Sustainable Facilities Management is needed to meet current and emerging economic and environmental requirements. 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.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Introduction – 2021 Facilities Repair Renovation and New Construction Cost Management spans multiple principles, practices, domains, and more. These environments, when properly deployed and managed, drive unparalleled levels of efficiency quality. Project Procurement and Delivery Environment Comparison. Sample Workflow.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Public Sector Facilities Project Cost Management is required to address traditionally elevated levels of economic and environmental waste. 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.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 25, 2022

Implementing a roadmap to LEAN Construction and efficient planning, procurement, and project delivery is neither complex nor costly. 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. contact-form].

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 25, 2020

LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery drives BEST VALUE first time, every time. Collaborative, Create Value, and Deliver Projects On-Time and On-Budget = LEAN Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery appeared first on 4BT. The post Just Do It!

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2021

Construction Procurement Costs can be effectively managed within integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery environment. Often owners focuses only on initial purchase cost when they make decisions on repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build planning, design, procurement & construction. Introduction.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Isn’t it time you truly MANAGE Construction, Repair, and Renovation projects? Robust processes, workflows, tools, and services exist to enable the consistent delivery of quality projects on time and on budget. The post MANAGE Construction, Repair, and Renovation projects by EMPOWERING teams – appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 3, 2023

Consistently Implementing Facilities Projects ON TIME and ON BUDGET isn’t “ROCKET SCIENCE” Robust processes, tools, and support services are readily available to enable ANY organization to consistently delivery quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on time and on budget.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Do you agree that the following are pillars of sustainable facilities management? Planning, procurement, and project delivery are integrated. Robust LEAN programmatic processes are used to efficiently manage all repair, renovation, and new build requirements. Change orders are managed and virtually eliminated.

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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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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Construction cost knowledge management is a component of integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Most real property owners have not yet recognized the importance of construction cost knowledge management and thus have not developed the capabilities needed to support it.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2023

A Transformative Approach to Construction Project Management that enables the consistent delivery of quality outcomes on time and on budget has been available for decades. BIM is a digitalization tool and a 3D rendering technology, not a facilities management solution. Reach out if you are ready for a change. contact-form].

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JANUARY 24, 2021

Life-cycle FM – Asset Total Cost of Ownership Management considers the cost off facilities planning, design, acquisition, operation, maintenance and disposal costs. Conventional procurement approaches lack the robust, collaborative processes that are required to provide requisite levels of either 1.)

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Sustainable Public Sector Facilities Management is unattainable if current practices are not fundamentally changed. The current mindset across all public sector organizations is not conducive to sustainable facilities management from either economic or environmental perspectives. appeared first on 4BT.

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MARCH 25, 2023

Embrace the next generation of Construction and Sustainable Lifecycle Facilities Management! Owners & Developers – Planners – Designers – Procurement Professionals – Builders Collaborate with internal and external teams to detail Scope of Work and validate local market construction costs.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Over eighty percent (80%) of construction projects are over-budget, late, or not competed correctly. Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. Better Manage Construction Costs. Sixty (60%) percent of all project fail to meet both cost and and schedule targets.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Value generation in public sector facilities management will rapidly become a mandate. Furthermore, the administrative burden required for sustainable facilities management must be reduced as staffing levels continue to fall. contact-form] The post Value Generation in Public Sector Facilities Management appeared first on 4BT.

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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

APRIL 9, 2021

We are solving facilities repair, reno, new build Knowledge Problems, Process Problems, Data Problems, and Management Problems. If you believe BIM, CMMS, CAFM, IWMS, or any other technology will resolve you track record of over-budget, late, and poor-quality project, do not bother to read further. What You Can Do. The Path Forward.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2020

Collaborative LEAN Construction Planning Procurement Project Delivery Solution. The post Announcing an Innovative LEAN Construction Planning Procurement Project Delivery Solution Solution appeared first on 4BT. Remove the traditional silos and no longer depend upon inefficient and antagonistic construction delivery methods.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery can only be achieved with a concerted focus upon change management, education, and leadership. The post Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Traditional construction cost management remains problematic for most real property owners. Traditional Construction Cost Management Failure. I can dynamically track every dollar in my budget and forecast critical costs with real time data from the field, while staying in sync with the accounting system.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The Value of Early Collaboration Between Architects and General Contractors Early collaboration between architects and GCs allows for a comprehensive understanding of the projects vision, budget, and logistical constraints. Englewood Construction bridges the gap by evaluating design feasibility and aligning it with budget realities.

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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. Teams must be motivated to generate good ideas rather than extracting material gain. Attitudes & Behaviors.

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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

JUNE 18, 2020

Facilities knowledge management. in combination with LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery is the only proven pathway to improved financial, environmental, and functional performance outcomes. Building an integrated facilities knowledge management / LEAN environment is far from complex. These include; 1.)

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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. Robust LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery tools and services are readily available.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

There are four phases of project management which are required to manage projects efficiently on quality, time and costs. Defining and organizing the project: Defining project is the first step in the project management process. Team members monitor and control progress in terms of cost, time, and quality; and manage risk.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Construction procurement and project delivery remains problematic for most organizations. Furthermore, for each team member involved in each stage of the process, whether planning, procurement, project delivery, or post-completion, there is a required level of shared information, mutual reliance, and minimum performance level.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Learning how to effciently manage dynamic project is the first step toward solving FM and construction waste. – 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.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Facilities Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to managing all the “costs” associated with ownership of a facility (or any built structure) over its lifespan, from planning, through procurement, construction, operations and maintenance, and disposal/recycling.

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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. Recognition and leverage of the expertise of those actually doing the work is the norm.

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