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LEAN Construction Project Delivery and Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Life-cycle Management

Job Order Contracting

Life-cycle Management. COBie is an information exchange specification for the life-cycle capture and delivery of information needed by facility managers. Support services may include outsourcing certain O&M requirements, independent and/or peer-based audits of O&M practices, and various consulting services.

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Strategic Construction Marketing Tools

Construction Marketing

Below we will share several popular strategic marketing tools including internet-based competitive intelligence, market segmentation, perceptual maps, the growth-share matrix, and product life cycle analysis. Product Life Cycle Analysis. Internet-Based Competitive Intelligence. The Growth-Share Matrix.

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Implementing LEAN Construction

Job Order Contracting

OWNER COMMITMENT, COMPETENCY, AND LEADERSHIP – The implementation of LEAN construction requires that owners both fully understand and are committed too its fundamentals and also the concept of life-cycle total cost of ownership management (TCO). LEAN consultants and service provides can assist in training on ongoing support.

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Facilities Operation and Maintenance Planning 2018

Job Order Contracting

Total life-cycle costs include initial design, construction, operations, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. 80% of a building’s life-cycle costs are associated with Operation & Maintenance (O&M). The Plan is not a static tool, but a living document that is consulted and regularly updated.

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

BD+C

His role encompasses the entire project life cycle. In design, Swenso collaborates closely with design teams to optimize strategies for cost effectiveness to meet operational carbon goals using life cycle costing.

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Resource for Job Order Contracting Implementation

Job Order Contracting

LEAN FM – Overview of Asset Life-cycle Management. JOC Consulting. An Industry Resource for Job Order Contracting Implementation, Four BT, LLC provides support for real property owners, facilities management, DPWs, construction contractors, subs, and oversight groups. LEAN Facilities Management. Current Best Practices.

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Validity of a Construction Cost Estimate – Public Sector

Job Order Contracting

The use of consultants to prepare estimates must be carefully structured and reviewed, to make sure that no conflicts of interest exist from a Government-Contractor relationship aspect. Estimates should be based on consultation and not be developed in a vacuum. Avoiding false precision and early optimism.