Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2025

Conclusion: Relying on national cost data plus a location factor creates systemic cost visibility and management failures , leading to 30%-40% errors, increased change orders, and loss of cost control. However, local roofing contractor quotes are actually $29 per SF , requiring a change order or budget increase.

Management 147

Management Estimating Change Orders Construction 147

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. For more information, just ask.

Innovation 261

Innovation Procurement Budgeting Budget 261

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

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

What Is a Construction Change Order? According to some estimates, an average of 35% of projects experience at least one major change throughout the life of the project. As a contractor, change orders can leave you feeling like you’re trapped between a rock and a hard place. Key Takeaways.

Change Orders 96

Change Orders Contract Project Management Schedule 96

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

An initial baseline Scope of Work including core requirements, scope, budget, and timeline should be the outcome. Also, it is incumbent upon owners and building users to provide enough information to enable the builder to create a detailed line-item cost estimate and associated timeline.

Management 263

Management CSI Change Orders Budget 263

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Existing tools and support services to mitigate waste/rework and enable consistent quality outcomes on time and on budget are readily available. While there is a lot of talk about centralizing information, data must be current and actionable, as well as in a common format that everyone can easily understand. Change Order Management.

Sustainability 264

Sustainability Management Estimating Budgeting 264

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2024

Maximize available project budget via informed decisions made by shared, current, and objective information. Reduce the number of surprises, disruptions, and change orders. Owner leadership, capacity, and accountability. Join the converstation and make a difference!

Estimating 243

Estimating Construction CSI Procurement 243

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. Current actionable information and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery teams are required to mitigate uncertainty. CSI Masterfomat).

Renovating 264

Renovating Procurement Organization CSI 264

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Both formal and professional education have not prepared real property owners to address the basics of planning, procurement, and project delivery that enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities on-time and on-budget. SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE.

Procurement 263

Procurement Construction Environment Renovating 263

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

80%-90% of all projects are completed on-time, on-budget, and in a quality manner. Owners are knowledgeable of cost management and implications as are design-builders, inclusive of assessing risk related to any changes or issues. Change orders are managed and virtually eliminated.

Sustainability 258

Sustainability Management Visualization Renovating 258

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.

Contract 264

Contract Procurement Renovating Change Orders 264

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The best source of information for “construction” IGEs is a locally researched detailed unit price book. Unfortunately, most Government agencies use “historical information”, “parametric modeling”, or national average cost data and associated construction cost indexes and/or area cost factors.

Estimating 264

Estimating Contract Documentation Office 264

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 19, 2021

Every other factor… collaboration, information environment, team members, quality, project delivery method, materials, equipment, environment… impacts time. This enable over 90% of all projects and work orders to be consistently delivered on-time and on-budget, and to the appropriate specifications.

Management 264

Management Procurement Environment Life Cycle 264

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Zero verifiable cost information. Poor Awareness and Education is the Norm. Lack of integrated, collaborative planning, procurement, and project delivery teams. Lack of transparency and accountability in the public sector. Home grown project management and cost management systems, or outdated legacy systems.

Procurement 264

Procurement Construction BIM Change Orders 264

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 13, 2021

If you are ready for the right JOC Platform, you will consistently execute quality projects on-time, on-budget and likely save up to 10x over your current “solution”, and do so with full compliance and cost visibility. JOC is a entirely different way of doing business on a day to day business. via Four BT, LLC, www.4bt.us

Contract 233

Contract Environment Change Orders Documentation 233

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 28, 2024

Without out this, the vast majority of projects, approximately eighty percent or more (80%+) will continue to fail by being late, over budget, or viewed as not being satisfactorily completed by one or more parties. Collaboration, Integrated Information and the Project Lifecycle in Building Design, Construction and Operation.”

Procurement 244

Procurement Construction DC AIA 244

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

There is not a single public sector organization that has a robust, proven programmatic planning, procurement, and project delivery method that provides financial visibility and transparency , and the ability to support decision-making to assure the consistent quality, on-time, and on-budget outcomes, system-wide. (A Global Citizen.

Aconex 244

Aconex Aconex Remodeling Budget 244

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

It is required in order to consistently achieve best value repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes. 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.

Management 264

Management Construction Procurement Defense 264

Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 23, 2019

This helps contractors complete their construction deliverables on time and within budget. Budget Inaccuracies. Coordinating actions and approving items quickly can keep construction jobs on time (maybe even ahead of time) and in some cases, under budget. Poor Weather.

Construction 237

Construction Software Software Estimating 237

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. They include LEAN integrated project delivery and LEAN job order contracting, among others. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY.

Procurement 241

Procurement Construction Plans Budget 241

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2023

Consistently delivering quality projects on time and on budget simply requires leadership, accountability, and commitment. This can only occur with the associated used of robust process and standardized information. Controlling Construction Costs is not rocket science 1.

Travel 241

Travel Construction Subcontracting CSI 241

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 16, 2020

The innovate and exclusive Collaborative LEAN Construction Software for the Enterprise or Single Organization offering all of these features. The innovate and exclusive Collaborative LEAN Construction Software for the Enterprise or Single Organization offering all of these features.

Software 189

Software Software Construction Estimating 189

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 20, 2018

As we discussed in a recent blog post , the JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology report found that building information modeling (BIM) adoption in the United States has been fairly slow, with only 27 percent of construction companies having a BIM department. We have seen steps at the local level to increase BIM use, though.

BIM 230

BIM US United States Los Angeles 230

Building Radar

JULY 30, 2024

Change orders are a critical aspect of project execution. They reflect adjustments to the original project scope and can significantly impact the budget and timeline. This comprehensive guide will walk you through what change orders are, why they are important, and how they are managed effectively.

Change Orders 52

Change Orders ProCore Construction Documentation 52

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Early and ongoing collaboration between contractors, designers and owners…procurement, facilities management, building users… drives consistent attainment of on-time, on-budget, and satisfactory outcomes for all… But… it requires a change in CULTURE, and the adoption of LEAN SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES.

Procurement 246

Procurement Plans Construction Renovating 246

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2020

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” ” Henry Ford.

Construction 165

Construction Change Orders Procurement Legal 165

HardHatChat

JANUARY 18, 2011

I know this is a tough one to follow as we all need to keep commercial construction budgets in check, but we saw too many companies go with pick-up truck contractors in 2010 only to be burned later. Like HardHatChat, most of the information out there is free, so sign up now ! Don’t always take the lowest bid. Take a leap of faith.

Commercial 263

Commercial Bidding Negotiation Construction 263

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Over eighty percent (80%) of construction projects are over-budget, late, or not competed correctly. The errors and poor processes result in change orders, project delays, and legal disputes. Sixty (60%) percent of all project fail to meet both cost and and schedule targets.

Schedule 232

Schedule Management Procurement Construction 232

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.)

Innovation 130

Innovation Procurement Construction Budgeting 130

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 27, 2022

Lack of change order collaboration between owners and GC’s. These issues become even more pronounced when dealing with change orders and increased costs. To promote better collaboration between teams, you can bring your contracts directly into Autodesk Build to speed up the change order process.

Management 98

Management Change Orders Autodesk Budget 98

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 15, 2018

Contractors have to pay attention to budgets, deadlines, collaborators, change orders, progress reports, payroll, safety, compliance requirements and much more. Disseminating compliance information and collecting data via paper often leads to delays, lost information and outdated documents.

Management 173

Management Regulation Construction Documentation 173

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2019

At the end of the day, the vast majority of projects are late, over budget, or otherwise unsatisfactory due to owners lack of planning, procurement, selected project delivery method, or overall poor management. Poor Leadership – Owner leadership and competency is critical. Simple Guide to LEAN Construction.

Renovating 127

Renovating Construction CSI Change Orders 127

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

Construction Change Order Best Management Practices. Definition of a construction change order: A construction change order is work that is added to or deleted from the originally agreed upon and contracted scope of work which alters the original contract amount and/or completion date. Change Order Impacts.

Change Orders 100

Change Orders Contract Negotiation Management 100

Job Order Contracting

JULY 31, 2023

•Responsiveness of the contractor in terms of requests for site visits, requests for proposals, participation ins proposal evaluation, mobilization, daily site management, completion of required forms, and handover of required information post construction. Ability to collaborative work with owner staff in the scope of work definition.

Contractors 130

Contractors Life Cycle Change Orders Mobility 130

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

80%-90% of all projects are completed on-time, on-budget, and in a quality manner. Owners are knowledgeable of cost management and implications as are design-builders, inclusive of assessing risk related to any changes or issues. Change orders are managed and virtually eliminated.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Management Visualization Renovating 130

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

If you want a proven solution that enables you to consistently deliver quality repair, renovation, and “minor” new builds on-time and on-budget, keep reading. Integrating People, Process, Information, and Technology isn’t a simple task, but one that is required in order to drive efficient facilities management outcomes.

Renovating 130

Renovating Procurement CA Change Orders 130

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. Roles and responsibilities, deliverables, tools, workflows, etc.,

Procurement 147

Procurement Plans Construction Bidding 147