Job Order Contracting

MARCH 31, 2022

Improving the PROCURMENT MODEL for Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance and Construction begins with a gap analysis, a quantitative review of the current situation and a target of how things can be when improved. Poor leadership across the public sector with respect to facilities/built environment asset life-cycle management.

Procurement 198

Procurement Modeling Renovating Life Cycle 198

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). . #2 Common data environment (CDE).

Renovating 202

Renovating Construction Environment Procurement 202

Job Order Contracting

MAY 19, 2022

Optimizing Construction, Repair, Renovation, and New Build Outcomes requires a robust programmatic process that is consistently applied and continuously improved. Optimizing Construction, Repair, Renovation, and New Build Outcomes for owners, architects, engineers, and builders. Last Planner / Last Planner System. CM@R/CM@Risk.

Renovating 228

Renovating Construction Procurement CSI 228

Job Order Contracting

JULY 25, 2024

Construction planning, procurement, and project delivery integration is a prerequisite to the consistent delivery of quality facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build project on time and on budget. Failure to achieve the above is the #1 reason for the rampant waste endemic to public sector organizations.

Procurement 218

Procurement Plans CSI Renovating 218

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2021

If you are Tired of Late, Over-Budget, and Just Plain LOUSY Facilities Repair & Renovation Outcomes, then do these 3 steps! Too often, organization fail to build solid internal and external teams in concert with their mission goals. Reshape your teams and raise transparency. I’d Like to Learn More. appeared first on 4BT.

Budget 181

Budget Budgeting Renovating Procurement 181

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 12, 2020

Delivering improved construction repair, renovation, and maintenance outcomes isn’t rocket science. All the tools and services are readily available to facilities management teams, once leadership provide the commitment to support stewardship of the the built environment.

Renovating 153

Renovating Life Cycle Procurement Construction 153

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Underperforming Public Sector Facilities Renovation Repair and New Builds – Time for Change. Whether a Federal, State, County, or Local Government, most public sector organizations underperform when it comes to planning, procuring, and executing facilities repair, renovation, or new builds. Introduction. Learn more?

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Renovating Procurement Budgeting Budget 217

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 24, 2021

News Flash – Best value facilities repair, renovation work order delivery is now available to any real property owner. Building long-term relationships among multidisciplinary teams within the owner organization and with all service providers. A common data environment supports collaboration.

Renovating 185

Renovating Life Cycle Visualization Environment 185

Job Order Contracting

JULY 2, 2024

Most DoD and non-DoD organizations fail to use objective, verifiable, and current granular local market construction labor, material, and equipment information, organized in a fully standardized and transparent manner. Sustainable management of the built environment demands a consistently applied programmatic approach.

Sustainability 215

Sustainability Organization Procurement Management 215

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2024

Sustainable Facilities Management Practices involve a clear set of objectives, methods, and processes aimed at maximizing performance of the built environment with respect to economic and environmental resources in concert with meeting organizational mission needs.

Sustainability 206

Sustainability Management Renovating Environment 206

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 14, 2022

Efficient management of routine and preventive maintenance, as well as repairs, renovations, and adaptations is critical to any organization. Life-safety, financial stability, environmental impact, and the ability to support the organizational mission are all dependent upon efficient life-cycle management of the built environment.

Life Cycle 228

Life Cycle Environment Renovating Safety 228

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

While most of us are aware of the rampant economic and environmental waste associated with the repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings and other physical infrastructure, few understand that solutions are readily available or have the will and commitment to deploy them.

Sustainability 197

Sustainability Management Renovating Procurement 197

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Improving the physical environment, without the high levels of waste typically associated with construction planning, procurement, and project delivery, can be consistently accomplished with the application of LEAN processes. The post Improving the Physical Environment, One LEAN Construction Project At a Time appeared first on 4BT.

Environment 100

Environment Procurement Construction Organization 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 12, 2020

Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment in the public sector has remained an elusive goal. The process is well defined and requires a process focused environment and associated robust information management and decision-support capabilities. .” Henry ford. The barrier is a simple one.

Life Cycle 117

Life Cycle Environment Management Procurement 117

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 13, 2018

Any organization can Improve Facilities Repair & Renovation Success Today. All the tools, training, information, processes, and support are available to ANY facilities management team that wants to consistently delivery renovation, repair, and minor new construction project on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction.

Renovating 100

Renovating BIM Budgeting Budget 100

Job Order Contracting

JULY 5, 2024

We all know that the ability to consistently plan and executive on time, on budget, and quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds requires focus upon and the integration of PEOPLE, PROCESS, INFORMATION, and enabling TECHNOLOGY. 90%+ of ALL projects fail due to poor preconstruction processes.

Products 208

Products Construction Procurement Renovating 208

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

While many, if not most organizations may claim these as current practices, their current processes, and workflows prove otherwise. Repair, renovation, maintenance and new build planning, procurement, and project delivery professionals and associated processes operate independently.

Management 234

Management Life Cycle Environment Procurement 234

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The ISO 50001-based energy management system is too little too late and fails to address the fundamental issue of rampant economic and environmental waste associated with facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new buildings. Key problems. #1 1 The program is self-paced. No timelines. #2 2 The program is no-cost.

Management 193

Management Renovating Organization Certification 193

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Create a rich environment that benefits your team, your organization, clients, and external construction services organizations. Guide your organization to help achieve measurable productivity gains with respect to facilities repair, renovation, and construction. Perform at the highest possible level.

Procurement 100

Procurement Renovating Organization Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2023

ERP, CMMS, IWMS, even BIM have all FAILED to produce measurable improvement with respect to the ability to consistently deliver QUALITY repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds ON TIME and ON BUDGET. Organizations select software as a solution for one reason, it’s easy. You pay for it and it gets delivered.

Management 228

Management Organization Construction Software 228

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. In fact, they dictate how efficiently or how poorly an organization manages facilities stewardship requirements. – Quantitative metrics/performance indicators.

Deals 200

Deals Products CSI Organization 200

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 15, 2018

It’s time more organizations use a facilities repair, renovation, and construction model that is proven to deliver radical transparency, provides adaptability, drives innovation, and consistently assures customer satisfaction, performance, as well as significant benefit for all participants. The path is clear! contact-form].

Renovating 100

Renovating Products Construction BIM 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The current mindset across all public sector organizations is not conducive to sustainable facilities management from either economic or environmental perspectives. Learn more if your organization is ready for significant improvement. Clearly communicated written quantitative goals and performance indicators.

Sustainability 243

Sustainability Management Organization Procurement 243

Job Order Contracting

MAY 14, 2020

An environment in which projects are organized and put together in a way that results in more on-time, on-budget outcomes. It is a collaborative approach with owner leadership organizing not just a project team, but a PROGRAM team. Relationships based upon value, performance, mutual trust/respect, and shared risk/reward.

Construction 240

Construction Budget Budgeting Procurement 240

Job Order Contracting

MAY 3, 2023

Consistently Implementing Facilities Projects ON TIME and ON BUDGET isn’t “ROCKET SCIENCE” Robust processes, tools, and support services are readily available to enable ANY organization to consistently delivery quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on time and on budget.

Budget 198

Budget Budgeting CSI Environment 198

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2022

LEAN Capital Project Delivery (LEAN CPD) creates a dynamic, collaborative environment in which repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds requirements can consistently be achieved in a quality manner, on-time, on-budget, and in full compliance. While much has been written about BIM, digital twins, and similar technologies.

Procurement 225

Procurement Renovating Budgeting Budget 225

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 25, 2022

Improving public sector facilities life-cycle management is critical to the economy, the environment, and to our safety. What changes are necessary for improvements in repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build policy and practices are required? Can currently available alternative methods provide measurable improvement?

Life Cycle 208

Life Cycle Management Procurement Renovating 208

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). Common Data Environment.

Design 203

Design CSI Procurement Organization 203

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 12, 2017

LEAN Facilities Renovation, Repair, and Construction. Improve Budgeting & Resource Allocation – Adopt a common, independent, and objective locally researched detailed construction cost database to better define, communicate, and budget. Focus upon achievable projects that provide maximum benefit to the organization.

Renovating 100

Renovating Construction Life Cycle Budgeting 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2024

From preconstruction through procurement and project delivery, actionable construction cost data is required in order manage multiple aspects of any size repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project. Curret actionable cost is is critical in an economic environment where costs can fluctuate rapidly.

Construction 149

Construction CSI Equipment Procurement 149

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 19, 2018

5 Basic Steps to Efficient Repair, Renovation, and New Construction Project Delivery. Understand the basic principals behind a Common Data Environment (CDE). It is organized via a standardized CSI Masterformat(TM) data architecture and locally researched (no use of cost factors/indexes). Focus upon CHANGE MANAGEMENT.

Renovating 100

Renovating CSI Contract Construction 100

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. Where is YOUR organization? 85% of all construction projects are over-budget, late, and/or poorly completed.

Innovation 207

Innovation Procurement Budget Budgeting 207

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2019

Col-lab-o-ra-tion: The situation of two or more people (organizations) working to create or achieve a common goal. These solutions can consistently assure that quality renovation, repair, and new construction projects are delivered on-time and on-budget. Proven collaborative construction delivery methods have existed for decades.

Procurement 100

Procurement Organization Plans Construction 100

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. This is a primary factor causing the high level of waste and dissatisfaction associated with life-cycle management of the built environment. COMMON DATA ENVIRONMENT. WHAT IS A MODEL?

Modeling 191

Modeling Life Cycle Construction CSI 191

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). The ability to enable sustainable repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction relies upon current verifiable, objective, and granular cost data.

Estimating 217

Estimating Construction Procurement CSI 217

Wolgast Corporation

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Commercial Renovation to Stay Put. However, I’d like to share with you a few of the best reasons to consider renovating your current faclity. 1) Improve traffic to your business – we have seen it time and again that renovating a commercial space peaks the interest of people in your community.

Renovating 62

Renovating Commercial Remodeling Equipment 62

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2022

Optimizing repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction outcomes isn’t difficult. Public sector repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects continue their legacy of failure due two primary reasons: 1. A common data environment (CDE) including a granular, locally researched unit price book.

Contract 223

Contract Procurement Renovating Change Orders 223