Job Order Contracting

MAY 22, 2020

We help guide organizations to achieve accelerated improvement of their facilities repair, renovation, and construction outcomes through the development of a culture and client-specific program centered upon delivering customer value, and driven by proven LEAN processes, actionable data, enabling cloud technology, and ongoing training.

Management 191

Management Procurement Change Orders Innovation 191

Job Order Contracting

JULY 11, 2023

This improves the repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction design-build process and eliminates traditional adversarial relationships, and well as mitigated change orders and project delays. The post 4BT Job Order Contracting Solution Benefits appeared first on 4BT.

Contract 130

Contract Change Orders Budgeting Budget 130

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Collaborative LEAN process management is not understood and not practiced organization-wide by any federal sector agency or department. Most organizations rely upon historical cost data and/or contractor quotes, and/or other national average cost database with cost and/or other economic factors.

Management 130

Management Procurement Construction Change Orders 130

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

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type of tool provides a common date environment (CDE) that minimizes miscommunications, change orders, errors due to outdated information, and the number of meetings required. While levels of access can be controlled all team members must be granted access to information required for their area of work.

Management 216

Management CSI Change Orders Budgeting 216

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 28, 2024

Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. References: AIA (2007). Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide.” The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, DC AGC (2010).

Procurement 190

Procurement Construction DC AIA 190

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2022

Significantly improved use of financial resources – fewer change orders and virtual elimination of legal disputes. Robust LEAN Job Order Contracting improves construction productivity, compliance, and overall satisfaction while reducing cost time.

Contract 219

Contract Procurement Renovating Change Orders 219

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2021

Too often, organization fail to build solid internal and external teams in concert with their mission goals. Disengage your organization from traditional and hostile, contracting environments, and move to robust collaborative and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery environments. I’d Like to Learn More.

Budget 179

Budget Budgeting Renovating Procurement 179

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The ability to clearly define detailed line item tasks defining the desired scope of work is critical to mitigating errors and omissions, reducing the number of change orders, as well as achieving defensible cost visibility and transparency.

Management 260

Management Construction Procurement Defense 260

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This is a complete fallacy perpetuated by vendors and many government organizations as it simplifies data collection and tends to add a false sense of security to those in charge of the purse strings. Localization factors can be used to national average cost data to specific market conditions. Rethinking Consruction Cost Data.

Estimating 130

Estimating Construction CSI Change Orders 130

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2022

4 Common data environment (example: Locally researched granular construction cost data, organized by CSI Masterformat). The processes and workflows are far from complex and can easily be tailored to any type or size of organization. Owner Leadership and Commitment. Common Data Environment. contact-form] via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us.

Renovating 198

Renovating Construction Environment Procurement 198

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2020

We help guide organizations to achieve accelerated improvement of their facilities repair, renovation, and construction outcomes through the development ofa culture centered upon delivering customer value, supported by proven LEAN processes, actionable data, enabling cloud technology, and ongoing training. ” Henry Ford. Learn more?

Construction 149

Construction Change Orders Procurement Legal 149

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 24, 2018

The 2017 ConTech Report indicates while these types of workflows are the most likely to utilize software programs with automated workflow functionality, many contractors are still using manual methods like paper or spreadsheets and communicating changes via phone or email.

Software 217

Software Software Contractors Change Orders 217

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 15, 2020

A properly developed UPB is central to improving and adequately communicating scope of work for projects, reducing the number of change orders, and assuring satisfactory outcomes for all participants and stakeholders. The unit price book, UPB, is one of the most important tools beyond introductory and ongoing training.

Procurement 149

Procurement Change Orders Renovating Innovation 149

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

administration of the Job Order Contract (JOC), a Contract designed to provide the ORGANIZATION NAME with a flexible and responsive contractual capability in support of their renovation, repair, and minor new construction services needs. Justification for nonrenewal from either the Contractor or the ORGANIZATION NAME is not required.

Contract 100

Contract Organization Change Orders Overhead 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 8, 2021

All the tools and support services are readily available to show people and organizations how to address facilities and physical infrastructure stewardship efficiently. Senior leadership must support requisite change and garnering that support and commitment is the role of public sector facilities professionals.

Management 130

Management Renovating Change Orders Infrastructure 130

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This can affect everything from the bidding process to change order management, your team’s efficiency, and ultimately, your bottom line. Effective cost management sets the standard for all project costs and affects all phases of a project including planning, design, estimation, change orders, and specialty contractors.

Management 52

Management Change Orders Construction Budgeting 52

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. 23.53% over 2020.

Aconex 190

Aconex Aconex Remodeling Budgeting 190

Job Order Contracting

JULY 12, 2023

Cost Savings: Our integrated planning, procurement and project delivery solutions minimizes the number of change orders, reduces material waste, and avoid costly mistakes. We also LISTEN, and create new unit price line items per your need.

Procurement 130

Procurement Consulting Change Orders Risk 130

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 18, 2021

A poorly defined and/or poorly communicated scope of work is responsible for the majority of change orders and cost overruns encountered. Furthermore, the discrete elements of a UPB can be then organized into an appropriate work schedule.

Contract 130

Contract Change Orders Renovating Project Management 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 25, 2018

Financial and Project Composition Transparency – The use of a locally researched line item detailed unit price book , UPB, organized using CSI Masterformat (50 Division). Change orders and legal disputes can virtually be eliminated.

Contractors 100

Contractors CSI Construction Change Orders 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Select vendors based upon best value to your organization over an appropriate timeline. Consider total cost of the project/program, including change orders, potential for legal disputes, and especially prior performance on similar projects. Tasks should be organized by CSI Masterformat. Costs should be locally researched.

Products 100

Products Management Life Cycle Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Far too often AEC and real property owner organizations focus upon managing people, creating the “root cause” of multiple problems that eventually result in failure. 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.

Procurement 170

Procurement Construction Plans Budgeting 170

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Underperforming Public Sector Facilities Renovation Repair and New Builds – Time for Change. 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. Introduction.

Renovating 213

Renovating Procurement Budgeting Budget 213

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. Once you know the requirements, you need to ensure all relevant people at your organization are aware of them. Reduce Manual Compliance Processes.

Management 173

Management Regulation Construction Documentation 173

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2019

Inadequate Scope of Work – A poorly defined and/or poorly defined scope of work spells disaster for any construction project and results in cost overruns, change orders, and legal disputes. Improper Use of Technology – Far too many organizations consider technology a solution versus an enabler.

Renovating 114

Renovating Construction CSI Change Orders 114

Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Adversarial, change-order-oriented environment is common between owner, A/E, and contractor. Change orders may be reduced versus DBB due to A/E-contractor collaboration and contractual relationship. Change orders are may be reduced due to A/E and contractor coordination through the design phase.

Design 130

Design Bidding Engineering Construction 130

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 23, 2024

Correspondence | Correspondence Types** – Users can now better organize and standardize their project Correspondence. Takeoff | Copy/Paste Takeoff Between Packages – Takeoff packages are a great way to organize quantification data based on the specific scope of work or bid package.

Products 105

Products Autodesk BIM Accounting 105

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.

Software 136

Software Software Construction Estimating 136

Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 23, 2019

Technology is helping to change that dynamic , while also streamlining the HR and labor management workflows across construction organizations. If a change request is submitted for example, a project manger gets an alert on his dashboard, and from his mobile device can approve and create a change order.

Construction 237

Construction Software Software Estimating 237

Pro Builder

APRIL 19, 2021

For practices like estimates, time tracking, project management, change order management, accounting, and other key processes, mechanical contractor software has helped complete jobs more efficiently and effectively. The same is true for mechanical contractors. 5) Material Planning & Document Management. Building Software.

Software 52

Software Software Contractors Change Orders 52

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2021

Only improved early and ongoing collaboration and communication across all participants and stakeholders has proven to reduce errors and omissions, minimize the number of change orders, shorten overall project delivery times, improve quality, and reduce total project costs.

Life Cycle 130

Life Cycle Construction Renovating Procurement 130

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Each task has a description and should be organized using the CSI MasterFormat data architecture. Furthermore, historical cost data is only useful if it was captured and organized in a way that is compatible with future applications. via 4bt.us. The post Reliable Construction Cost Estimating appeared first on 4BT.

Estimating 150

Estimating Construction Renovating CSI 150

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 29, 2017

KPIs are essential to facilities management, as the old axiom goes, “you can’t manage what you don’t measure” While benchmarks against peer organizations are important, the collection and analysis of actual current and actionable information is preferable. Number/percentage of change orders.

Management 100

Management Change Orders Estimating Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The ability to successfully account for and manage change during a project lies in an organization’s leadership and level of maturity relative to its strategies, processes, goals, and resources. Mature organization don’t react to change, they address change according to their programmatic process.

Project Management 162

Project Management Organization Capterra Management 162

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

There are existing best management practices, tools, and support services for real property owners with appropriate leadership and competencies to support positive change. Change orders, errors, and omissions can be virtually eliminated.

Procurement 212

Procurement Plans Construction Renovating 212

Fieldwire

JANUARY 16, 2024

If you, as the general contractor, are the main point of contact between the organization requesting the build and those doing the labor, you take on the role of communications director. You must apprise crews of changing client needs and ensure they have adequate time and resources to complete the work as specified. Learn more → 3.

Project Management 52

Project Management Management Construction Life Cycle 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 18, 2023

Cost Management Releases Cost Management* | Required Fields for Change Orders and Contracts – To help ensure all changes comply with company-preferred best practices when submitting a potential change order or a contract, users now have the option in settings to make required fields mandatory, including type, custom attributes, and more.

Autodesk 52

Autodesk Change Orders Schedule Statistics 52