Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Collaborative Construction Contracts Drive BIM, not Technology. BIM, the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technologies, holds promise, yet remains elusive to many. Figure 1 LEAN [1] Asset Life-cycle Management. Figure 2 BIG DATA – Facility Life-cycle Management.

BIM 100

BIM Contract Life Cycle Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 9, 2017

Here are a few lessons learned with respect to improving construction productivity, and overall life-cycle management of the built environment. Continuous education, improvement, and collaboration drive better outcomes. Job Order Contracting Lessons Learned Regarding Improving Construction Productivity.

Contract 100

Contract Products Life Cycle Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2017

LEAN Job Order Contracting Intro 4 continues to define LEAN JOC versus others so-called “JOC Programs” Basic elements of LEAN Job Order Contracting … Rewarding desired behaviors. Learn more about LEAN Job Order Contracting Intro 4 … FEATURED ARTICLE. Creating an open information environment.

Contract 100

Contract COAA Life Cycle BIM 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2017

Job Order Contracting Program Implementation Strategy. A Job Order Contracting Program Implementation Strategy based upon best management practices considers multiple interrelated factors. Job Order Contract Documents. Review public audits of Job Order Contracts. Unit Price Books for Job Order Contracting.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle BIM Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 10, 2016

OpenJOC, a term coined by Four BT, LLC, is the deployment of Job Order Contracting based upon LEAN construction delivery best management practices. Relationships are critical to LEAN construction and successful Job Order Contracts. In some cases, consultants are hired to assist in managing a Job Order Contract. What is OpenJOC?

Contract 100

Contract Construction Life Cycle Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 21, 2017

The primary objective of a Job Order Contract Source Evaluation Plan is to select the service provider that provides the BEST VALUE. It some markets, one be might surprised to learn that a Job Contract Source Evaluation Plan is either not used, or is basically a simple modification of a typical procurement process. Enabling technology.

Contract 100

Contract Plans Subcontracting Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Revamp talent recruitment and development with a focus upon building collaboration, leadership, and overall life-cycle management competencies. Engage in ongoing education and training. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management. Job Order Contracting – A Procurement Success Story, 1998.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Contract Construction BIM 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

If you, as a real property portfolio owner, hope to reduce deferred maintenance and efficiently execute your numerous renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects, it’s time to Define and Deploy a Strategic, Best Value Job Order Contract. Education, training must be required for ALL participants and stakeholders.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Renovating CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Explaining Job Order Contracting and LEAN Efficient Construction Delivery… Ok, so Job Order Contracting and LEAN construction delivery have little to do with an elephant sand castle… In construction., The post Explaining Job Order Contracting and LEAN Efficient Construction Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Construction Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

Education, key performance indicators, common terms and definitions, collaborative construction delivery methods, and current, objective, local market granular cost data as well as supporting technology can to be leveraged to enable significant cost savings via signifincant improvements in cost visibility, cost management, and productivity.

Estimating 246

Estimating Life Cycle CSI Construction 246

Job Order Contracting

MAY 22, 2017

an effective method of reducing the life-cycle cost of a building and/or built structure, ? Request a copy of an 80+ page Job Order Contract Operations Manual Template. 4BT.US – Independent, Objective, Best Value LEAN Job Order Contracting Solutions for Savvy Owners & Contractors. money well spent, ?

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Contract Education Architecture 100

Building Information Management

APRIL 22, 2016

Efficient life-cycle management of facilities and other physical infrastructure is impossible until real property owners are better educated and truly capable in their role as stewards of the built environment.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Infrastructure Management BIM 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 22, 2016

Efficient life-cycle management of facilities and other physical infrastructure is impossible until real property owners are better educated and truly capable in their role as stewards of the built environment.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Infrastructure Management BIM 40

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 20, 2017

The OpenJOC Job Order Contracting Framework enables centralized management and consistent deployment of best value and compliant processes, methods, and technologies to drive optimal renovation, repair, and construction outcomes. Focus upon life-cycle costs in addition to first costs. Develop your team. viewed quite differently.

Contract 100

Contract Project Management Budget Budgeting 100

Building Information Management

JULY 20, 2016

Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment. Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment requires ALL of the following. Collaborative, LEAN business practices and construction project delivery methods (Integrated Project Delivery – IPD, Job Order Contracting – JOC, …).

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment Management Procurement 40

Building Information Management

JULY 20, 2016

Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment. Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment requires ALL of the following. Collaborative, LEAN business practices and construction project delivery methods (Integrated Project Delivery – IPD, Job Order Contracting – JOC, …).

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment Management Procurement 40

Job Order Contracting

MAY 13, 2019

LEAN asset management is simply defined as best value life-cycle management of the built environment, inclusive of buildings, roadways, utilities, transportation systems, bridges, dams, and landscapes. Educating all real property owners and service providers in this regard is critical. LEAN Infrastructure Asset Management.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Procurement Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 29, 2017

This necessitates a deeper and more widespread awareness and understanding of human behaviors, organizational productivity drivers, as well as the concepts of life-cycle management of the built environment. The need for Change Management. Roadmaps and Robust Processes Already Exist.

Products 100

Products Life Cycle Construction Environment 100

Building Information Management

APRIL 12, 2016

Our education and professional development systems are failing to properly address the fundamental concepts of life-cycle and total-cost-of-ownership management specific to the built environment. High Performance Buildings.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Management Products Education 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 12, 2016

Our education and professional development systems are failing to properly address the fundamental concepts of life-cycle and total-cost-of-ownership management specific to the built environment. High Performance Buildings.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Management Products Education 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 20, 2017

Until Owners and Facilities Management improves their leadership skills and overall competency with respect to life-cycle management of the built environment, waste and low productivity will remain rampant in the construction sector. Continuous Education, Training, & Improvement. Shared Risk/Reward. Best Value Procurement.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Procurement Architecture 100

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 18, 2012

As one might expect topics encompassed; design, procurement, policy and standards, technology, education and culture, success to date, areas for innovation, challenges, and barriers to adoption. The role of IPD (Integrated Project Design) and JOC (Job Order Contracting) will become even more important.

Life Cycle 65

Life Cycle BIM Management Procurement 65

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

LEAN construction delivery, specifically the OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting Solution measurably repair, renovation, and construction outcomes. 4BT provides solutions to manage facilities repair, renovation, and construction throughout the project life-cycle, from concept through warranty and beyond.

Renovating 100

Renovating Budget Budgeting Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Many commercial real property owners and facilities managers will require building competencies in all aspects of built environment life-cycle management. Education, Training, and Support for LEAN construction delivery methods. Construction Cost Data & Unit Price Books – Structured, Reliable, Best Value.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Change Orders Procurement 100

Building Information Management

JULY 4, 2016

Job Order Contracting Education, Training, & Certification. As a LEAN construction delivery methods, Job Order Contracting – JOC, requires continuous education, training, and improvement. Job Order Contract Execution / Operations Manual Development. Job Unit Price Line Estimating.

Certification 40

Certification Education Contract Life Cycle 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

– 2016, Arizona State University – Job Order Contracting Performance Survey-2015. This obstacle can only be overcome by changing current formal education and professional training programs. Educational and training programs must focus upon asset life-cycle management and modeling.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Even though the majority of costs (approximately 80% of total life-cycle costs) occur during the operational and maintenance (O&M) phase, decision-making is largely made based upon lowest bidder versus best value as well as current year impacts versus multi-year considerations. Job Order Contracting.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Construction Management 100

Building Information Management

JULY 11, 2016

At the end of there day BIM represents nothing new relative to the efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. Furthermore, there are critical life-safety and security issues associated with our crumbling and mismanaged physical infrastructure. It’s not even the most important tool.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Modeling BIM Visualization 40

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2021

These factors include… poor formal and professional education in the domain, low investment in research and development, deep rooted project culture, perceived long life-cycle of associated return on investment, resistance from construction projects’ participants and stakeholders, and lack of real property owner leadership and competency.

Construction 194

Construction Procurement Contract Management 194

Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2012

A “FACEBOOK for Facilities Construction and Life-cycle Operations” is on the horizon. BIM definition, from NIBS, and I paraphrase, is the life-cycle management of facilities supported by digital technology. Higher Level FM Processes – LEAN, TCO / Total Cost of Ownership / Life-cycle Management.

Life Cycle 49

Life Cycle BIM Management Visualization 49

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2017

Improve Construction Productivity using Integrated Project Delivery, Job Order Contracting (JOC) and other proven LEAN construction methods. Below are examples of best practices to be considered when structuring and executing a JOB ORDER CONTRACTING PROGRAM. Learn more… [contact-form].

Products 100

Products Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The primary challenges facing the AECOO sector are due to lack of owner leadership and competency… The adoption of BIM as a tool to efficiently manage the life-cycle of built structures requires a full understanding of LEAN collaborative processes as they apply to asset total cost of ownership.

BIM 100

BIM Life Cycle Legal Management 100

Building Information Management

MAY 25, 2016

Job Order Contracting – Education, Training, Best Practices. Job order contracting provides distinct advantages to traditional design-bid-build, design-build, or CM@R. A best practice job order contacting framework incorporates a JOC contract and an associated job order contracting operations manual.

Education 40

Education Contract Life Cycle Bidding 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Buildings, roads, dams, electrical grids… are with us for a very long time and linked to the success and failure of just about everything… education, health, national security, transportation, habitat, sustainability, national and local economies and more. That said, we are not acting as stakeholders of our built infrastructure.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle BIM Environment Management 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2017

Higher Education. State Government and/or K12 Education. their quality and condition, ability to support the organizational mission, and life-cycle costs. The use of unit cost methodology promotes and requires responsibility and accountability for decisions throughout the project life-cycle.

Estimating 100

Estimating Life Cycle Construction CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 16, 2016

Real property owners and their service providers (architects, engineers, contractors, and construction management firms) have not been able to reverse a 30 years+ cycle of declining productivity. There is a solution, the implementation of LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods and asset life-cycle management strategies.

Products 100

Products Life Cycle Construction Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

The estimated value and type of a construction services required (including any options such as contract extensions) should determines the appropriate procurement and construction delivery method. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Contract 100