Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs is fundamental to achieving best value outcomes. Most Independent Government Cost Estimates are Not Well Documented. Most IGEs do not use appropriate data sources and this is particularly true for CONTRUCTION activities (repair, renovation, maintenance, new builds).

Estimating 264

Estimating Contract Documentation Office 264

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2022

Should Areas Cost Factors be used for Construction Cost Estimating? As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the federal government is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) variances.

Estimating 263

Estimating Construction Procurement Budget 263

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2022

A Relationship-based Approach to Sustainable Facilities Management is needed to meet current and emerging economic and environmental requirements. Traditional methods for planning, procuring, and delivery repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction are incapable of consistently delivery of quality outcomes on time and on time.

Sustainability 264

Sustainability Management Estimating Budgeting 264

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Centralized Timely Construction Cost Data is a “single source of truth” that is mandatory for improving cost visibility and management for any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project.

CSI 195

CSI Construction Procurement Organization 195

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

Detailed line item construction cost estimating is a prerequisite to obtaining best value outcomes for facilities / built infrastructure repair, renovation maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects. A locally researched detailed line item construction cost estimating database plays a key role in this regards.

Estimating 191

Estimating Procurement Life Cycle Construction 191

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Leverage robust lean processes, locally researched detailed line item construction cost data, support services, and enabling technology to consistently delivery quality repair, renovation, sustainability, and new build projects on-time and on-budget at the lowest possible cost and with full financial visibility and transparency.

Procurement 263

Procurement Innovation Products Plans 263

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the Department of Defense (and the Federal Government in general) is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) and/or time-based cost variances.

Estimating 240

Estimating Defense Procurement Budget 240

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 18, 2023

While most facilities management professional are aware that detailed line-item cost data is required to achieve cost visibility and enable cost management, the dependence upon contractor or subcontractor estimates and/or historical data, and/or national average cost data and factoring remains the norm. Quantifying decision-making.

Procurement 263

Procurement Renovating Estimating Architecture 263

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The DoD has NEVER implemented a robust, system-wide process to monitor and manage planning, procurement, and project delivery for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction. The DOD’s failure to implement a sustainment management system remains an unacceptable reality.

Management 264

Management Life Cycle Procurement Renovating 264

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance. Currently available robust LEAN construction estimating, procurement, and delivery processes, services, and tools, make it possible to consistently deliver quality projects on-demand, on-budget, and on-time. Continuous improvement. Scope of Work.

Estimating 130

Estimating Construction Procurement Change Orders 130

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The following is an outline of basic Construction Cost Audit Fundamentals when reviewing a construction cost estimate and conducting a construction cost audit. Construction cost audit procedures involve a thorough understand of work scope and all phases leading up to and ending with the construction cost estimate.

Construction 226

Construction Procurement Documentation CSI 226

Job Order Contracting

JULY 28, 2023

Cost effective facilities FSRM, Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization can now be accomplished with the integration of robust process and planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment (CDE) inclusive of current, local market, granular line item construction task data. Sustainment.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Life Cycle Estimating Management 130

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 25, 2018

Real property owners and facilities managers can now efficiently execute their numerous renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects and cost-effectively reduce deferred maintenance levels. Properly budget for and prioritize common, recurring renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects.

Renovating 100

Renovating Sustainability Life Cycle 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. Inadequate and unsupportable construction cost estimates. Inappropriate project delivery team.

Innovation 261

Innovation Procurement Budgeting Budget 261

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 28, 2018

Action Needed to Increase the Reliability of Construction Cost Estimates per the GAO. DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE: Action Needed to Increase the Reliability of Construction Cost Estimates GAO-18-101: Published: Mar 27, 2018. GAO DOD Cost Estimating. Publicly Released: Mar 27, 2018.

Estimating 100

Estimating Life Cycle Defense Infrastructure 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Furthermore, the administrative burden required for sustainable facilities management must be reduced as staffing levels continue to fall. Also, it is incumbent upon owners and building users to provide enough information to enable the builder to create a detailed line-item cost estimate and associated timeline.

Management 263

Management CSI Change Orders Budget 263

Job Order Contracting

JULY 30, 2018

A Job Orde r Contacting & Line Item Estimating Basics Workshop, and our series of contractor training classes for the Allied States Cooperative Job Order Contracting Services Contract for the State of New Mexico drew the following comments… Very well explained and friendly envir onment! contact-form].

Estimating 100

Estimating New Mexico Contract Change Orders 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 18, 2017

Traditional Construction Cost Estimating. Traditional Construction Cost Estimating can benefit from LEAN business practices, a focus upon education and training, and collaborative technology. The post Traditional Construction Cost Estimating appeared first on 4BT.

Estimating 100

Estimating Construction Defense Materials 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

OpenBUILD(TM) is The ONLY Construction Integrated Project Delivery Solution with Locally Researched Cost Visibility with Program Management, Contract Management, Proposal/Bid/Estimate Management, Workorder Management , Project Management, Document Management, Team Management, Issues/Task Management, Workflow Management, and BIM integration.

Procurement 264

Procurement Construction BIM Change Orders 264

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Integrated Project Delivery, IPD, for major new construction, and LEAN job order contracting, JOC, for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and minor new construction are proven examples of LEAN planing, procurement, and project delivery processes.

Procurement 213

Procurement Plans CSI Construction 213

BD+C

JANUARY 25, 2024

Tactical issues for renovating university research buildings 0 qpurcell Thu, 01/25/2024 - 13:30 Laboratories Matthew Plecity, AIA, ASLA, Principal, GBBN, highlights the connection between the built environment and laboratory research, and weighs the benefits of renovation vs. new construction.

Renovating 111

Renovating AIA Environment United States 111

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Purpose built cloud technology should included FULL document management capability (document check-in/check-out and change monitoring), system access monitoring, as well as program, project, estimate, contractor/subcontractor, and UPB management. Does the UPB contain line item modifiers to account for quantities and/or work methods?

Renovating 100

Renovating Contract Construction Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

The way to deliver 96%+ of renovation, repair, and maintenance projects on-time, on-budget, and at the appropriate level of quality is to enable collaboration with contractors and other expert service providers. How many contractor estimates have been issued? What is the average time from RFQ to contractor estimate?

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a robust integrated project delivery process for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction. INTRODUCTION. LEAN JOC integrated People, Process, Information, and collaborative Technology to consistently yield quality projects on-time and on-budget.

Contract 205

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 205

BD+C

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The report is the latest in USGBC’s popular LEED in Motion series designed to equip readers with the insight and knowledge to understand LEED and to make the case for sustainable building practices worldwide.

Retail 85

Retail Estimating Green Sustainability 85

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting has a number of distinct advantages for repetitive repair, renovation, minor new construction and maintenance projects. Supporting cloud technology – Program, Project, Estimate, & Document Management with export to PDF and spreadsheet formats. US Army Sustainment Command.

Contract 100

Contract Renovating Sustainability United States 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

1 FEDRAMP was initially establish to provide a standardized method for ensuring digital information security for federal government agencies.

Management 245

Management Certification Security Drafting 245

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 26, 2016

On Call Renovation, Repair Construction – Job Order Contracting. On-call renovation, repair, sustainability and maintenance contracts, especially JOB ORDER CONTRACTS can significantly improve construction project efficiency and financial transparency… IF they are developed managed, and monitored properly.

Contract 100

Contract Renovating Construction Long Beach 100

Job Order Contracting

JULY 31, 2020

Proven Job Order Contracting Practices have evolved to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction project on-time and on-budget. INTRODUCTION. Tools and services are readily available to support collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. mandatory collaboration.

Contract 222

Contract Procurement BIM Construction 222

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Leverage robust lean processes, locally researched detailed line item construction cost data, support services, and enabling technology to consistently delivery quality repair, renovation, sustainability, and new build projects on-time and on-budget at the lowest possible cost and with full financial visibility and transparency.

Procurement 130

Procurement Innovation Products Plans 130

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Still working with sticky notes and attempting to solve your facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and construction issues? Renovation, repair, and construction projects are late, over budget, and building users are unhappy. Here are six signs that it’s time to move beyond sticky notes… 1.

Procurement 113

Procurement Plans Renovating Construction 113

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

[link] The DoD has NEVER implemented a robust, system-wide process to monitor and manage planning, procurement, and project delivery for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction. The DOD fails to have accurate maintenance cost estimates and cannot efficiently allocate available funding to conduct adequate maintenance.

Management 130

Management Life Cycle Procurement Renovating 130

Building Information Management

MAY 15, 2012

Construction cost estimating, and facility life-cycle cost estimating are critical components of any facility design, project delivery, repair, renovation, sustainability, or planning function. Here’s a list of BIM Construction Cost Estimating Requirements: 1.

Estimating 49

Estimating BIM Life Cycle ArchiCAD 49

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Any real public sector real property owner can efficiently and consistently procure and execute quality repair, renovation, and construction projects using the appropriate processes and tools. LEAN Construction Project Delivery. It’s not hard… really!

Construction 100

Construction Renovating Resource Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 5, 2018

LEAN Construction Delivery (repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, new construction) consistently drives quality, on-time, and on-budget outcomes.Exclusively available LEAN Construction Delivery Framework via the 4BT OpenJOC Solution(TM). A fixed priced, lump sum projects. Shared risk/reward. Initial and ongoing training.

Contract 100

Contract CSI Renovating Organization 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

LEAN JOC (Job Order Contracting) is a robust integrated project delivery process for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction. INTRODUCTION. Planning, procurement, and project delivery are all included with the LEAN JOC framework. A PROGRAM STRATEGY. Key performance indicators (KPIs).

Contract 162

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 162

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. 85% of all construction projects are over-budget, late, and/or poorly completed. owner leadership and support, and 3.)

Innovation 130

Innovation Procurement Construction Budgeting 130