Job Order Contracting

JUNE 10, 2020

EO – Expediting Infrastructure Investments. Integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can not only expedite infrastructure repair, renovation, and construction, but do so cost effectively! construction #construction #facilitiesmanagement #leanconstruction #ipd #constructionprojects.

Infrastructure 147

Infrastructure Procurement Renovating Plans 147

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement, requires public sector procurement professionals to improve their performance in achieving efficiency and advancing public policy objectives. Well-governed public procurement contributes directly to greater public trust, enhanced well-being and more prosperous and inclusive communities.

Procurement 130

Procurement Renovating Consulting Software 130

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Traditional construction procurement methods can endanger building safety, while an integrated, less adversarial approach can consistently improve safety and quality, while significantly reducing cost and delivery time.

Procurement 130

Procurement Safety Construction Contract 130

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Effective public sector construction project management requires an understanding of the requisite role of owners as stakeholders. Physical Infrastructure Project Management impacts environmental, financial, organizational, and community sustainability.

Project Management 246

Project Management Management Procurement Construction 246

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.

Management 264

Management Construction Procurement Defense 264

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2022

Should Areas Cost Factors be used for Construction Cost Estimating? As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the federal government is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) variances.

Estimating 263

Estimating Construction Procurement Budget 263

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. First… forget all the misinformation about both BIM and LEAN construction. Reach out if you are ready for a change. contact-form].

Project Management 264

Project Management Management Construction BIM 264

Construction Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Construction procurement is the process of acquiring goods, services, and labor needed for the construction of a building, infrastructure, or other type of project. Various methods of procurement can be used, each with its advantages and disadvantages.

Procurement 105

Procurement Construction Bidding Infrastructure 105

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

Define Construction Procurement. Define Construction Procurement… It’s easy to define construction procurement right? Improper construction procurement methods and a relative lack of competency on the part of procurement staff have greatly contributed to poor construction outcomes.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The fundamental requirements for achieving adequate cost management with respect to physical infrastructure sustainment and new construction are shown below. Physical Infrastructure Management – Requisite Tools. Tools and services to accomplish the goal are readily available.

Renovating 264

Renovating Procurement Infrastructure Foundation 264

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Collaborative construction cost estimating provides guidance to organizations seeking improved cost visibility and transparency for repair, renovation, maintains and new build projects as well as overall facilities and physical infrastructure management. Workflows, forms, sign offs, etc. Workflows, forms, sign offs, etc.

Estimating 214

Estimating Construction Procurement Environment 214

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

Detailed line item construction cost estimating is a prerequisite to obtaining best value outcomes for facilities / built infrastructure repair, renovation maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects. see LEAN construction guide ). see LEAN construction guide ). appeared first on 4BT.

Estimating 191

Estimating Procurement Life Cycle Construction 191

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

While most of us are aware of the rampant economic and environmental waste associated with the repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings and other physical infrastructure, few understand that solutions are readily available or have the will and commitment to deploy them.

Sustainability 245

Sustainability Management Renovating Procurement 245

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 7, 2022

The reason Public Sector Construction and FM Grade F for Cost Management is simple… the lack of owner leadership and competency. The public sector could easily save 30%-40% of its budgets in this area with the basic implementation of robust, integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery methods.

Management 246

Management Construction Procurement Renovating 246

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Traditional construction cost management remains problematic for most real property owners. Traditional Construction Cost Management Failure. Is there a single Public Sector organization that can claim verifiable construction cost management capability? Quantitative performance metrics. Regular third-party audits.

Management 262

Management Construction Forecasting Organization 262

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2022

JOC is both a procurement mechanism and a project delivery method. When designed and managed properly, JOC integrates planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and teams under a consistent programmatic workflow. remodeling, maintenance, and new construction requiring minimum design. When should JOC be used?

Contract 263

Contract Procurement Estimating Renovating 263

Construction Dive

JANUARY 23, 2024

The civil sector will confront a shifting regulatory landscape, burgeoning digitalization and evolving procurement norms this year.

Infrastructure 168

Infrastructure Procurement 168

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

STOP using ACFs – The inherent flaws of Area Cost Factors There are multiple false assumptions associated with Military Construction Budgeting and Area Cost Factors. They are used in the development of military construction program projects and/or alternative basing studies.

Estimating 240

Estimating Defense Procurement Budget 240

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

. #1 Job Order Contracting (JOC) is suitable for a wide range of facilities and horizonal physical infrastructure construction projects, including repairs, renovations, maintenance, sustainment, and new construction. Note: New construction is best limited to “minor” new construction requiring minimal design.). #2

Contract 263

Contract Procurement Renovating Budget 263

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

LEAN Job Order Contracting – LEAN Job Order Contracting is the process of integrating planning, procurement, and project delivery for physical infrastructure repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, across disparate internal and external teams, within a common data environment (CDE) to consistently enable quality, on time and on budget (..)

Contract 259

Contract Procurement Renovating Budgeting 259

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2023

Technology Won’t Help Construction’s and Facilities Management’s Legacy of WASTE simply because technology simply automates existing processes. The post Why Technology Won’t Help Construction or Facilities Management and their LEGACY OF WASTE appeared first on 4BT. The only barrier is the will to do so.

Management 264

Management Organization Construction Software 264

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. The follow elements are common to a credible construction cost estimate. Credible Cost Estimate Core Elements #1 Objectivity – The information used and those invovled in the creation of the construction cost estimate must be objective.

Estimating 246

Estimating Life Cycle CSI Construction 246

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Rampant economic and environmental waste remains the norm regarding lifecycle management of public sector physical infrastructure. The reality is that, relative to other industries and activities, construction and FM are not complex. Sustainable public sector facilities management is long overdue. Why systems thinking?

Sustainability 242

Sustainability Management Procurement Renovating 242

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2021

Is it a a fact that Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector. While there has been a fair amount written about Lean principles, actual application in the form of an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology has been limited to 5% or less actual work. Lean Construction (pp.

Construction 194

Construction Procurement Contract Management 194

Construction Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The Treasury has released a working paper on the governments proposed 10-year Infrastructure Strategy that it says sits at the heart of its growth mission. It is intended to end the uncertainty over what work to expect from government that has dogged infrastructure suppliers for about as long as any of them can remember.

Infrastructure 40

Infrastructure Plans Housing Procurement 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 11, 2020

Integrated project delivery tools and support services are now available for the repair, alteration, modernization, rehabilitation, and minor new construction of infrastructure, buildings, structures, or other real property. via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us Free trial to qualified real property owners.

Renovating 200

Renovating Procurement Budget Budgeting 200

Job Order Contracting

JULY 1, 2019

Any real property owner can develop and deploy a robust Framework for Integrated Facilities Planning, Procurement, and LEAN Project Delivery. The benefits of LEAN process adoption consistent include the optimized delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects.

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Management CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Job order contracting is program-based LEAN, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery method. A JOC Program can handle a wide range of facilities and/or infrastructure repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, or new build requirements. JOC is not a project, it is a program.

Procurement 165

Procurement Employment Environment Regulation 165

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Best value construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methods are readily available to virtually assure maximized environmental and economic returns on AEC, facilities management, and other physical infrastructure repair, renovation, or new construction projects.

Life Cycle 127

Life Cycle Procurement Construction Documentation 127

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Construction Cost Management is now possible with the adoption of a robust programmatic process that integrates associated planning, procurement, and project delivery activities and people, information, and enabling technologies. Planning, procurement, and project delivery are not integrated. contact-form].

Management 130

Management Procurement Construction Change Orders 130

ENR Construction

MAY 1, 2022

Electronic bidding for infrastructure construction projects and general procurement is surging in popularity across the country.

Procurement 69

Procurement Bidding Infrastructure Construction 69

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The FM mismanagement problem defined simply is the lack of leadership among real property owners and the associated lack of robust, programmatic processes across the AECOO sector (AECOO-Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner, Operator). Construction in 2018.” Digging for the Big Data Gold in Today’s Construction Projects.”

Aconex 244

Aconex Aconex Remodeling Budget 244

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Best value facility and asset management can be achieved through the application of LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery methods. LEAN methods assure alignment of facilities/infrastructure needs with organizational objectives and provide an operational framework for best value planning, procurement, and project execution.

Life Cycle 173

Life Cycle Procurement Environment Risk 173

Construction Law

JULY 12, 2024

Water regulator Ofwat proposes cuts to water company’s infrastructure investment plans over the next five years by some £16 billion, at the same time as announcing that new funding models will be used in procurement of what is still a giant programme of £88 billion. See the panel to the right.

Procurement 52

Procurement Infrastructure Accounting News 52

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The “whole of site” approach encompasses broader decisions regarding building orientation/ placement on site, including location of associated structures and infrastructure such as access and circulation arrangements. Good site planning therefore starts with a comprehensive analysis of the site, within the immediate and regional context.

Site 178

Site Plans Construction Concrete 178

Job Order Contracting

JULY 30, 2024

Robust FSRM activities are required to efficiently manage the lifecycle of a portfolio of facilities and associated physical infrastructure. PEOPLE Focus Significant change management is needed to shift from archaic and waste planning, procurement, and project delivery methods and practices.

Sustainability 243

Sustainability Procurement Plans Management 243

Job Order Contracting

MAY 1, 2019

LEAN Construction versus Black Belts. ?Search Search “LEAN Construction” in Google and you will get over 11 million hits. AECOO – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner, Operator). Learn more… SImple Guide to LEAN Construction. But, that’s for another time.

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Procurement Construction Renovating Contract 100