Job Order Contracting

JUNE 19, 2020

A Guide to Construction Services Procurement would be incomplete without a discussion of collaborative LEAN construction planning and management methodology. The primary mistake that organizations make in procuring construction services in support of their facilities management needs is that they do not manage their providers.

Procurement 179

Procurement Management Construction Renovating 179

Job Order Contracting

MAY 3, 2020

Significant improvement across the AECOO sector (architecture, engineering, construction, operation, owner) requires an understanding of the critical parameters. Training and organization-wide communications in support of LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are mandatory in order to achieve continuous improvement.

Procurement 191

Procurement Plans Construction BIM 191

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2025

Real property owners, designers, engineers, builders, suppliers, and others must foster positive relationships for effective communication. Poorly developed budgets can undermine credibility, while cost overruns and project delays affect mission-critical operations. Establishing trust with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds is crucial.

Estimating 234

Estimating Construction Organization Procurement 234

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Construction value engineering is a process structured to obtain the best possible balance among cost, reliability, and performance of a program, project, and/or work order. All LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methods implement value engineering. Products and Services.

Engineering 179

Engineering Procurement Construction Renovating 179

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Construction procurement and project delivery remains problematic for most organizations. Furthermore, for each team member involved in each stage of the process, whether planning, procurement, project delivery, or post-completion, there is a required level of shared information, mutual reliance, and minimum performance level.

Procurement 165

Procurement Construction Renovating Plans 165

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 9, 2020

Procurement must have an early and ongoing “seat at the table” concerning facilities management strategies and programs. In fact, when it comes to LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery, procurement should lead the way, working collaborative with facilities management , facilities users, and oversight groups.

Procurement 153

Procurement Management Organization Documentation 153

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2025

Postive FM Change (Facilities Management) requires implementing a proactive and integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Mangement Strategy. Space optimization: Analyzing space usage to identify areas for improvement, potentially leading to cost reductions by optimizing layouts and reducing unnecessary space.

Procurement 189

Procurement Environment Sustainability Organization 189

Job Order Contracting

JULY 22, 2020

Adaptive Lean Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery tools and services are readily available to assure the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget. Rampant waste and high levels of dissatisfaction of all participants and stakeholders are the norm.

Procurement 147

Procurement Plans Construction Bidding 147

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2021

Lack of recognition by senior management of the linkage between between the built environment and organizational mission Low level of understanding of both life-cycle total-cost-of-ownership management and integrated lean planning, procurement, and project delivery principles and processes. Procurement of built assets. Data Problems.

Life Cycle 264

Life Cycle Management Procurement Construction 264

Job Order Contracting

MAY 4, 2021

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery is conceived and executed with the same supply chain approach over the life of a program in which the owner teams (procurement, facilities management, leadership) and suppliers (architects, engineers, builders, subcontractors) remain unchanged. and Walker, J. , Oswald, T.

Honolulu 264

Honolulu Construction Procurement CA 264

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. Engineering (Bottom Up) Estimates are very detailed, separated into tasks/elements. Example: Painting: 500 square feet x $15 per square foot = $7,500.

Estimating 147

Estimating Procurement Contract Overhead 147

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It is made possible through the integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery team, however, can only be truly enable via the support of leadership. The LEAN Core.

Procurement 243

Procurement Finance Education Management 243

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2022

LEAN collaborative project delivery is a programmatic framework in which planning, procurement, and project delivery teams, information, and workflows are integrated on an early and ongoing basis. Owners, designers, and builders are a cohesive team as are their associate planning, procurement, and project delivery professionals.

Procurement 264

Procurement Renovating Budgeting Budget 264

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 23, 2022

Understanding the value of a locally researched detailed construction cost database is important to any real property owner, architect, engineer, or builder. A significant amount of time and experience is needed to develop a verifiable unit price cost database that reflected local market conditions and can be easily used and maintained.

Construction 264

Construction Procurement Change Orders Renovating 264

HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Enhanced Value Engineering Value engineering is a vital process that ensures projects achieve maximum functionality and aesthetic value within budgetary constraints. These proactive sessions avoided potential delays during inspections.

Commercial 177

Commercial Risk Contractors Feasibility 177

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 11, 2021

Adopt a proven approach and integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology that assures mutual benefit for real property owners, building users, architects, engineers, and builders. Continuously Execute Optimal Facilities Strategies for Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Builds. 3 Key Steps.

Renovating 258

Renovating Procurement Engineering Plans 258

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2022

Owners, designers, engineers, builders, and facilities managers can harness the POWER of Locally Researched Granular Construction Cost Data. “Data-driven” repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build planning, procurement, and project delivery drive huge benefits.

Procurement 264

Procurement Renovating Budget Budgeting 264

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2022

Generating and managing valid, verifiable construction cost estimates is a critical, but rarely properly performed, capability for real property owners, architects, engineers, builders. 4bt.us – Integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery solutions. LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery methods.

Estimating 264

Estimating Construction Procurement Overhead 264

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Both formal and professional education have not prepared real property owners to address the basics of planning, procurement, and project delivery that enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities on-time and on-budget. SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE. NEXT STEPS. Do your homework!

Procurement 263

Procurement Construction Environment Renovating 263

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 18, 2022

Achieving project delivery success requires the consistent application of robust programmatic processes that integrate teams and associated planning, procurement, and project delivery activities. That said it is the planning, procurement, and project delivery framework that impacts overall outcomes more than any other single element.

Procurement 264

Procurement Construction Schedule CSI 264

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 15, 2022

LACK OF LEADERSHIP has led to rampant waste endemic to the AECOO sector (architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operator). It’s CRITCAL for people and organizations to understand that robust, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery, so necessary for facilities management is not a project centric approach.

Management 264

Management Procurement Architecture Organization 264

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 19, 2021

Volumes have been written about the fragmentation of the AECOO (architecture, engineering, construction, operator, owner) and Facilities Management sectors and their relative high levels of economic and environmental waste. Aligning strategies and objectives with processes and workflows.

Management 264

Management Procurement Environment Life Cycle 264

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 264

Contract Procurement Estimating Management 264

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Real property owners and FMers must become trusted partners with service providers (architects, engineers, and builders) and their building user customers. Repair, renovation, maintenance and new build planning, procurement, and project delivery professionals and associated processes operate independently.

Management 264

Management Life Cycle Environment Procurement 264

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 10, 2023

The AECOO sector (Architecture, Engineering, Contruction, Operators, Owners) must transition for a linear to a circular system for managing the built environment. In fact, they dictate how efficiently or how poorly an organization manages facilities stewardship requirements. Systems thinking leads to the following systems enablers.

Sustainability 264

Sustainability Renovating Management Procurement 264

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2022

The good news is that any public sector entity can reduce waste and save 30%-40% of its resources through the implementation of robust processes that integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery across internal and external teams. Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery System Performance is CRITICAL to Improving Productivity.

Products 260

Products AIA Construction San Francisco 260

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Of these, only LEAN Job Order Contracting provides a robust framework that integrates internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment inclusive of actionable cost visibility, defined workflows, and quantitative metrics. Concurrent Engineering (CE). Benchmarking.

Construction 264

Construction Visualization Schedule Contract 264

Construction Business Owner

JULY 1, 2020

Navigating the Procurement Process. Many companies don’t have a clear process for purchasing new software, with 57% of survey respondents reporting that they either don’t have a defined procurement process or aren’t sure what it is. . Ideally, this solution will offer greater transparency across teams throughout the organization.

Bidding 296

Bidding Software Software Procurement 296

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Sustainable facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, of new construction is virtually impossible with both locally researched, current, and actionable construction in combination with a robust, integrated framework integrating internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery. Will things change? Learn more?

Procurement 264

Procurement Construction BIM Change Orders 264

Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Engineering and construction costs fell in August, according to IHS Markit and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG). The current headline IHS Markit PEG Engineering and Construction Cost Index registered 41.8 in August, another drop from July’s figure of 43.4. Both the materials and equipment and…

Engineering 98

Engineering Procurement Equipment Materials 98

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

While most real property owners, designers, and builders, are aware of the issues associated with Traditional Planning, Engineering, Procurement and Construction strategies such as Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, CM@R, etc. The following are requisite components of a best value approach to all forms of Alliance Contracting.

Contract 244

Contract Procurement Innovation Renovating 244

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2024

Isn’t it time for owners, designers, engineers, and builders to STOP thinking about accurate construction cost estimates? The fact of the matter is that there is no such thing as an “accurate construction cost estimate” Measuring accuracy requires a reliable reference point or datum. and new construction service.

Estimating 246

Estimating Procurement Legal Equipment 246

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2024

This role encompasses all aspects of planning, architecture, engineering, and building, integrating both creative and technical responsibilities. The focus on efficiency and managing resources well, without the delays of traditional procurement methods, is a shared characteristic.

Contract 245

Contract Procurement Modeling Design 245

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. Fundamental Principals and Components of a Lean Integrated Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery Environment. Better Manage Construction Costs.

Schedule 232

Schedule Management Procurement Construction 232

Job Order Contracting

JULY 31, 2020

Tools and services are readily available to support collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. The proven path to the the former is an integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery environment. INTEGRATED PLANNING, PROCUREMENT, AND PROJECT DELIVERY. PROCESS VERSUS TECHNOLOGY.

Contract 222

Contract Procurement BIM Construction 222

Job Order Contracting

MAY 19, 2022

A process is needed that integrates internal and external teams on an early and ongoing basis throughout the Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery phases and beyond. Integrates internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams. Now let’s talk about what will work.

Renovating 264

Renovating Construction Procurement CSI 264

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Army Corps of Engineers. The contractors who will bid on projects subject to the waiver have already been shortlisted by the U.S.

Procurement 118

Procurement Bidding Engineering Contractors 118