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A Solid Construction Project Delivery Framework to better address the complex problems of planning, procurement, and new builds.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This document outlines A Solid Construction Project Delivery Framework to better address the complex problems of planning, procurement, and new builds. A solid Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Framework – Characteristics, Capabilities, Tools, and Requirements – Outline.

Procurement

Procurement Plans Accidents Construction

MATERIALS FOR FORMWORK

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Timber: This is the most common material used for bracing members to the form face. Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. It is easily cut to shape on site, and if handled and stored carefully, it can be used many times.

Materials

Materials Concrete Fabrication Foundation

How to Create an Independent Government Cost Estimate

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 7, 2025

Technical planning and professional procurement team collaboration and adherence to robust best management practices are needed to mitigate financial and environmental waste. Adjusts the known costs by adding or subtracting elements of material, time, and economic or inflationary changes as necessary. Direct Costs.

Estimating

Estimating Procurement Contract Overhead

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MARCH 6, 2020

Ensuring COLLABORATION from Planning, through Procurement, through Project Delivery, and Beyond for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction requires an integrated outcome-focused process. The post IPD – Ensuring Construction COLLABORATION from Planning, through Procurement, through Project Delivery, and Beyond!

Procurement

Procurement Plans Organization Construction

Construction Cost Management = Transparency and Credibility

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 2, 2022

Well-documented? Material availability. Programmatic approach and planning, procurement, project delivery methodology. 4bt.us – LEAN Construction Solutions – Locally researched detailed unit price cost data, Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery, Job Order Contracting tools and services. CORE PRINCIPLES.

Management

Management Estimating Procurement Construction

Innovative LEAN Job Order Contracting Knowledge-based System

Job Order Contracting

MAY 26, 2023

Systems-thinking based process and integrated technology Integration of internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams Instant access to all current documents, drawings, forms, statuses Common goals, information, workflows Maximized leverage of the skills, knowledge, and problem solving of those actually doing the work Full (..)

Innovation

Innovation Contract Procurement Drawings

Fundamentals of Efficient Public Sector Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery

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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

Procurement Plans Life Cycle Construction

Comprehensive job order contracting (JOC) system implementation and support services

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Ensure contractors appropriately use non-pre-priced items and do NOT bundle multiple items into a single line time without full cost visibility of labor, materials, and equipment. Maintain transparency, oversight, and accountability standards required for public procurement that are often compromised by traditional JOC programs.

Contract

Contract Procurement Bidding Negotiation

Construction Cost Audit Fundamentals

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

Construction Procurement Documentation CSI

Local Market Construction Cost Data

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Enables integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery workflow. Team management- Manage team member roles, workflows, documents, and cost data libraries. Full document management system inclusive of version control. Expertly developed, maintained, and updated quarterly. For Owners, Design-builders, and Oversight Groups.

Construction

Construction Estimating CSI Comparison

PROVEN FORMULA FOR EFFICIENT FACILITIES Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Construction

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

Put an end to poor traditional planning, cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery practices! Manage costs of all types: Effort (labor, crews, timelines), quantities, materials, and equipment. Program, Project, Estimate, Document, Work Order, Owner, Contractor Subcontractor. 84% gain in higher-quality construction.

Renovating

Renovating Estimating Construction Procurement

Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

The fundamental reason for poor outcomes is the failure to implement and properly manage robust and integrated LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. 10% are due to equipment and/or materials delays, most off which could have been foreseen.

Schedule

Schedule Management Procurement Construction

Beware of Using Assemblies for Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A fundamental element is Job Order Contracting (JOC) is line item estimating which involves breaking down the cost of construction into discrete, granular tasks, each item representing a specific material, labor, and equipment components. Each aspect, such as materials, labor, equipment, and overhead, should be itemized separately.

Contract

Contract Overhead Estimating Profitability

LEAN Job Order Contracting – What Public Sector Facilities Professionals Need to Know

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Job Order Contracting (JOC) has been distorted into a way to simply speed the procurement of repair, renovation, and new build construction, bypassing procurement rigors and doing little to assure mutually beneficial benefit to owners and design-builder or overall efficiency. Full financial and technical visibility and transparency.

Contract

Contract Procurement Estimating Management

Sustainability and Preventive Maintenance = Environmental Stewardship

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Material Longevity : Proper upkeep of building materials (e.g., Inventory Management : Regular checks can optimize the use of supplies and materials, minimizing excess and waste. Job Order Contracting enables the rapid, and efficient planning, procurement, and project delivery of these tasks when properly leveraged. #4.

Sustainability

Sustainability Inventory Resource Procurement

Rethink your JOC Program

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Unlike traditional systems, the 4BT-PEP integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery teams for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds, and reduces both administrative burden and overall costs. It’s time to rethink your JOC Program. 4BT (Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us) Faster, Better, Cheaper.

Procurement

Procurement Contract Management Renovating

Public Sector Facilities Project Cost Management

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

Public Sector Facilities Project Cost Management involves tracking costs in real time throughout the full life cycle of planning, procurement, and delivery. Efficiently planning projects, procuring projects, executing projects, and managing costs involve several fundamental elements. Full support and commitment of leadership.

Management

Management CSI Procurement Life Cycle

Line Item Construction Cost Estimating – 2020 and Beyond!

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

While there is certainly value in parametric, building level, and/or square foot estimating for budgetary considerations, they are not appropriate for LEAN construction services procurement and project delivery. ( Each line item is associated with a unit of measure and includes labor, material, equipment, and crew information.

Estimating

Estimating Procurement Life Cycle Construction

FSRM – Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modification

Job Order Contracting

JULY 30, 2024

Most public sector agencies fail to achieve optimal performance and cost-efficiency due to a lack of understand of implementation of robust and integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery frameworks. Internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams must work in a complementary manner.

Sustainability

Sustainability Procurement Plans Management

MasterFormat Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 3, 2021

Uniformat level and/or assembly level, or building level cost data is useful for budgeting purposes only, and should not be used for bidding, procurement, and execution actual projects with builders, construction managers, etc. Similarly, how are material and equipment costs researched? Is productivity considered at all?

Estimating

Estimating Construction Procurement Renovating

Collaborative Construction Cost Estimating 2021

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Integration with planning, procurement, and project delivery professionals and domains is equally critical. Program Approach – Collaborative construction cost estimating, like all related phases such as planning, procurement, and delivery, is best leveraged via a program approach versus a project mentality.

Estimating

Estimating Construction Procurement Environment

Framework for Integrated Facilities Planning, Procurement, and LEAN Project Delivery

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 later enables all participants and stakeholders to easily view detailed, verifiable costs for labor, material, and equipment for all relevant construction tasks. Learn more?

Procurement

Procurement Plans Management CSI

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FAILURE FACTORS

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Contruction failure factors are have been fully documented. 4 Failure to leverage granular construction-based line of granular tasks and associated labor, material, equipment, and productivity information Inconsistency in planning and scope management, poor communication, and failure to address stakeholder engagement can be rectified.

Project Management

Project Management Construction Management Education

TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON CONCRETE

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MARCH 21, 2012

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Contract Materials

Validity of a Construction Cost Estimate – Public Sector

Job Order Contracting

MAY 4, 2023

Labor, material, and equipment costs, as well as productivity information should be provided and all based upon current local market conditions. Historical data for similar project will rarely be of any practical use due do variations in local market labor, material, and equipment pricing as well as productivity. Construction Estimate.

Estimating

Estimating Construction Documentation Risk

Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2023

Owner and design-builds therefore develop and maintain consistently formated documentation as an expectation from the outset of project conceptualization through plannig, procurement, and project delivery and beyond. EVERY project can broken done into discrete elements called line item construction tasks.

Travel

Travel Construction Subcontracting CSI

TYPES OF CRACKS IN CONCRETE BEAMS

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Contract

HYBRID CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE AND STRUCTURAL.

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MARCH 26, 2012

The different materials are used according to their strengths and weaknesses to provide simple, buildable and competitive high-quality structures that offer consistent performance. Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates.

Concrete

Concrete Construction Foundation Materials

TYPES OF CRACKS IN REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Contract

FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Closing down the project: Once the execution of the project is completed, the project team evaluates the team’s performance, documents related to the project are achieved, lessons learned form the experiences in the project is captured and celebrate the project’s completion.

Project Management

Project Management Management Concrete Foundation

Rethinking Job Order Contracts

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 16, 2021

Current JOC solutions integrate construction planning, procurement, and project delivery, associated participants and stakeholders, and more! Both the maximum individual project size and type, as well as the maximum overall annual size of the JOC Program are typically stated in the contract documents. Rethinking Job Order Contracts.

Contract

Contract Overhead Bidding United States

Subways in America

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NOVEMBER 11, 2011

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America

America Concrete Foundation Airports

BENEFITS OF USING STEEL FIBRES IN CONCRETE

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JANUARY 1, 2012

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Design

BRICK MASONRY CONSTRUCTION TIPS

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

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Construction

Construction Concrete Foundation Materials

METHODS OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

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JANUARY 17, 2012

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Construction

Construction Concrete Foundation Design

STRUCTURAL USES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

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MARCH 25, 2012

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Maine Materials

Introduction to Finite Element Methods-The Book-Part-2

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JANUARY 14, 2012

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Contract

PILES AND PILE CAPS

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MARCH 17, 2012

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Engineering

EXPOSURE CONDITIONS AFFECTING DURABILITY OF CONCRETE

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AUGUST 10, 2012

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Environment Materials

JOC Program Policy

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JUNE 7, 2022

The use of Job Order Contracting (JOC), when properly designed and managed, provides a means for an organization to optimize the planning, procurement, and project delivery of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings and other forms of physical infrastructure. The use of all non-prepriced items.

Contractors

Contractors Contract Documentation Project Management

DIGITAL COMPRESSION TESTING MACHINE

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NOVEMBER 27, 2011

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Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Design

FEATURES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

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MARCH 25, 2012

By careful selection of materials and finishing processes, a wide range of high quality finishes can be obtained. Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates.

Concrete

Concrete Foundation Materials Design

Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

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AUGUST 20, 2023

A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. Locally researched labor, material, equipment, and productivity data is essential in the devlopement of a credible construction cost estimate. The follow elements are common to a credible construction cost estimate. ENR economic index, etc.)

Estimating

Estimating Life Cycle CSI Construction

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR DESIGN MIX CONCRETE

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Concrete

Concrete Design Foundation Materials

A Solid Construction Project Delivery Framework to better address the complex problems of planning, procurement, and new builds.

MATERIALS FOR FORMWORK

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Comprehensive job order contracting (JOC) system implementation and support services

Construction Cost Audit Fundamentals

Local Market Construction Cost Data

PROVEN FORMULA FOR EFFICIENT FACILITIES Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Construction

Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Beware of Using Assemblies for Job Order Contracting

LEAN Job Order Contracting – What Public Sector Facilities Professionals Need to Know

Sustainability and Preventive Maintenance = Environmental Stewardship

Rethink your JOC Program

Public Sector Facilities Project Cost Management

Line Item Construction Cost Estimating – 2020 and Beyond!

FSRM – Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modification

MasterFormat Construction Cost Estimating

Collaborative Construction Cost Estimating 2021

Framework for Integrated Facilities Planning, Procurement, and LEAN Project Delivery

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FAILURE FACTORS

TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON CONCRETE

Validity of a Construction Cost Estimate – Public Sector

Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

TYPES OF CRACKS IN CONCRETE BEAMS

HYBRID CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE AND STRUCTURAL.

TYPES OF CRACKS IN REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS

FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Rethinking Job Order Contracts

Subways in America

BENEFITS OF USING STEEL FIBRES IN CONCRETE

BRICK MASONRY CONSTRUCTION TIPS

METHODS OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

STRUCTURAL USES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

Introduction to Finite Element Methods-The Book-Part-2

PILES AND PILE CAPS

EXPOSURE CONDITIONS AFFECTING DURABILITY OF CONCRETE

JOC Program Policy

DIGITAL COMPRESSION TESTING MACHINE

FEATURES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR DESIGN MIX CONCRETE

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