Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2023

Public Sector Construction Procurement is BROKEN. Each and every day the procurement of facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction services occurs without any current, objective, verifiable cost information. 2 Current, granular local market cost data organized using expanded CSI MasterFormat. #3

Procurement 130

Procurement CSI Construction Organization 130

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Organizations can save 30%-40%+ vs. traditional methods for renovation, repair, and maintenance projects. Monitor projects through planning, procurement, and project delivery stages. contact-form] *Every repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build requires skilled professionals to all agree on exactly what the process should deliver.

CSI 212

CSI Procurement Renovating Innovation 212

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery can only be achieved with a concerted focus upon change management, education, and leadership. The post Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

Procurement 150

Procurement Plans Life Cycle CSI 150

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2022

Collaboration in construction is not a choice if your goals are consistent quality, on time and on budget repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes. Learn more… www.4bt.us.

CSI 206

CSI Procurement Construction Renovating 206

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 25, 2021

There are major disadvantages of having a construction acquisition/procurement plan lacking granularity. With respect to construction, renovation, maintenance, sustainability or repair procurements, lacking granularity results in a lack of cost visibility and transparency and financial management inefficiencies.

Procurement 130

Procurement Plans CSI Construction 130

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 3, 2020

Consistent on-time, on-budget delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects is possible only when owners have the requisite levels of leadership and competency. Robust LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery tools and services are readily available.

Procurement 151

Procurement Plans Construction Environment 151

Job Order Contracting

MAY 5, 2023

Construction cost management capabilities are critical to the success of any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build activity. Questions every real property should ask before procuring a repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build service. #1 1 Can I objectively validate the cost estimate? #3 contact-form] www.4bt.us

Management 214

Management Procurement Estimating Construction 214

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2022

The following 4 core elements are mandatory for the consistent achievement of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds on time and on budget. 4 Common data environment (example: Locally researched granular construction cost data, organized by CSI Masterformat). . #4 1 Owner Leadership and Commitment. #2

Renovating 203

Renovating Construction Environment Procurement 203

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

Rethink, Reshape, Rewrite Your Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction Procurement and Project Delivery Methods. The only proven way to improve facilities management outcomes is to RETHINK,, RESHAPE, and REWRITE your facilities repair, renovation, and construction procurement and delivery methods. The Solution.

Procurement 100

Procurement Renovating Life Cycle CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Whether a repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, or new build project, certain fundamental processes and information are REQUIRED to create a valid construction estimate. Line-item estimating is the only method that provides a result that can be used for procuring a project of any size. 2 Detailed line item estimating.

Estimating 211

Estimating Life Cycle Procurement Construction 211

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The good news is that robust solutions are readily available to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on time and on budget. Efficiently planning projects, procuring projects, executing projects, and managing costs involve several fundamental elements.

Management 223

Management CSI Procurement Life Cycle 223

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 18, 2022

Efficient repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings, transportation systems, utilities, and bridges can become a reality with appropriate leadership focus. That said it is the planning, procurement, and project delivery framework that impacts overall outcomes more than any other single element.

Procurement 230

Procurement Construction Schedule CSI 230

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. Failure to implement integrated robust LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methods.

Innovation 208

Innovation Procurement Budgeting Budget 208

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 28, 2023

Robust process integrating multi-stakeholder engagement enables consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on time and on budge. 1 Process integrating Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Teams with established workflows. #2 4 Quantitative metrics supporting continuous improvement. #5

CSI 197

CSI Construction Procurement Renovating 197

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 1, 2022

Don’t “reinvent the wheel”, take advantage of current available LEAN integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery tools for all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build requirements (examples: Integrated project delivery and LEAN job order contracting). Adopt a robust enterprise strategy.

Design 204

Design CSI Procurement Organization 204

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 6, 2023

Any organization can measurable improve repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes by integrating People and Robust Process with Standardized LOCAL MARKET Construction Task Data. 4 A poorly defined and poorly communicate Scope of Work is the #1 cause of “construction” project failure. . #2

CSI 202

CSI Construction Organization Procurement 202

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 27, 2024

Use and share objective, granular, current, and locally researched line item data that is organized using a standard data architecture (for example, expanded CSI Masterformat). Work as part of an integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery team. Learn more abour reliable construction cost data.

Estimating 217

Estimating Construction Procurement CSI 217

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2024

Reliance upon traditional and flawed techniques of planning, procurement, and project delivery methods. Early and ongoing communication and collaboration among owners and design/builders during the planning, procurement, and project delivery phases based upon a robust integrated framework.

Estimating 191

Estimating Construction CSI Procurement 191

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Active Construction Cost Management is important to any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build activity. Questions every real property owners should ask before procuring a repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build service. #1 Yet, despite is value, most public sector organizations have yet to deploy it. let’s talk.

Transportation 165

Transportation Education Management Procurement 165

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The data should then be made available to both public and private sector audiences to leverage the latest methods and tools supporting optimal project planning, costing, procurement, delivery, and lifecycle management. Data is organized using a standard data architecture such as CSI MasterFormat or expanded UNIFORMAT. #4

Management 203

Management Construction CSI Organization 203

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Construction, Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Costs – RELIABLE Local Market Construction Cost Data is now available, and updated quarterly, without any factoring. Enables integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery workflow. WBS – CSI Masterformat. ” – Akio Toyoda. Single Source of Truth.

Construction 239

Construction Estimating CSI Comparison 239

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 19, 2023

Systems Enablers for Sustainable Facilities Management, Repair, Renovation, and Maintenance are critical considerations for any real property portfolio owner. – Establish a common data environment inclusive of shared, local market granular cost data organized using expanded CSI Masterformat.

Deals 201

Deals Products CSI Organization 201

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 6, 2020

Oddly, few real property owners create a detailed construction cost model for their renovation, repair, maintenance, or new build projects. A common data environment (CDE) is a requisite component of an efficient construction planning, procurement, and project delivery environment. INTRODUCTION. WHAT IS A MODEL? Learn more?

Modeling 192

Modeling Life Cycle Construction CSI 192

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Managing change orders for any size of repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project, whether IPD, alliance job order contracting, DB, DBB, ‘et al’, simply requires a robust preconstruction process in most instances.

Change Orders 205

Change Orders Management CSI Organization 205

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. Perhaps not.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Construction cost knowledge management is a component of integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. It is required in order to consistently achieve best value repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes. Traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methods have failed.

Management 262

Management Construction Procurement Defense 262

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The Fundamentals of Efficient Public Sector Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery are important to professionals hoping to meet their fiduciary responsibilities by maximizing the use of taxpayer funds. Fundamentals of Efficient Public Sector Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery.

Procurement 104

Procurement Plans Life Cycle Construction 104

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 18, 2021

Continuous optimization of facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes is only possible through owner leadership with respect to core principles, systems, culture, and results. All the tools and services are ready to create and maintain alignment for any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction task.

CSI 151

CSI Procurement Renovating Environment 151

Job Order Contracting

JULY 3, 2020

4BT BiC is a Construction Common Data Environment Tool (CDE) for the efficient management of public sector facilities planning, procurement, and project delivery. An example of a critical CDE is a locally researched detailed unit price book (UPB) organized using the CSI Masterformat data architecture. Request free eBook: info@4bt.us

Environment 150

Environment Procurement Construction CSI 150

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2021

If the job is poorly estimated the lack of technical and cost visibility for all participants spells disaster… as noted by the fact that 80% – 90% of repair, renovation, and new builds are over budget, late, or not completed satisfactorily.

Estimating 153

Estimating Construction CSI Procurement 153

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Getting preconstruction data and process right is critical and only 4BT (Four BT, LLC) offers local market granular cost data that is locally researched, provided in expanded CSI Masterformat , inclusive of over 90,000-line times, and capable of providing a highest degree of cost visibility and cost management available today.

CSI 131

CSI Construction Estimating Equipment 131

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. The post Why Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction Projects Fail appeared first on 4BT.

Renovating 114

Renovating Construction CSI Change Orders 114

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Commercial Construction Costs 2024 Objective, Current, and Local Market Granular Labor, Material, Equipment Commercial Construction Cost Data is exclusively available form Four BT, LLC in expanded CSI MasterFormat. All data is updated quarterly without the use of location or economic factors.

Construction 131

Construction Commercial CSI Procurement 131

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

This includes pre-construction and planning phase activities including initial owner scope of work as well as all related planning, procurement, and project management processes. A construction cost audit and associated checklist are important risk management and LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery tools.

Construction 161

Construction Procurement Documentation CSI 161

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 24, 2018

Articulate the benefits of LEAN facilities repair, renovation, and construction across the entire life-cycle. Integrate internal and external teams (procurement, engineering, facilities management, designers, builders, building users…). Focus upon BEST VALUE OUTCOMES. Assure compliance with regulatory frameworks.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle CSI Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2020

IPD software and support services provide an environment with a collaborative focus upon requirements definition and successful repair, renovation, and new construction project completion. Clearly defined mutually beneficial outcomes are easily supported within a robust and integrated evironment. Common Data Environment.

Software 150

Software Software CSI Life Cycle 150

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The CDE (Common Data Environment) provided by locally researched detailed cost data is organized using CSI Masterformat to provide ease of use and information reuse.

Foundation 150

Foundation CSI Procurement Environment 150