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How General Contractors Work with Commercial Architects to Mitigate Risks and Deliver Superior Commercial Construction Projects

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Improved Design Feasibility and Cost Alignment Architects bring creativity and innovation to projects, while GCs focus on execution. Englewood Construction bridges the gap by evaluating design feasibility and aligning it with budget realities.

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Construction Equation: Knowledge Problems + Data Problems + Management Problems = Outcome Problems

Job Order Contracting

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.

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Validate a Construction Takt Plan

Job Order Contracting

Accurate Resource Planning Labor: Without detailed information on labor requirements for each task, it’s difficult to determine whether the TAKT time is feasible or if you have the right number of skilled workers available at the right time. Here’s why this database is critical: 1.

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Job Order Contract Procurement Strategy

Job Order Contracting

JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY. A JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY spans process of soliciting/marketing, contractor selection, and award of a Job Order Contract involves technical and business strategies. The JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY and approach should be tailored to JOC construction services required.

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Master Builder Concept, LEAN, and Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Although today’s construction processes are more specialized and fragmented than in ancient times, the underlying goal of integrating planning, design, procurement and project delivery/construction remains, aimed at improving efficiency, reducing conflicts, and enhancing project outcomes.

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Living in a Materials World

Viewpoint Construction Technology

But along the way, those material costs can start to add up, especially if the materials aren’t procured and managed properly. Relying on manual processes in today’s modern construction era is no longer going to be a feasible option. Maximizing Materials Management.

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Public procurement isn’t working

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While that view might be overstating the case a bit, public procurement certainly isn’t working as it should, as Reform’s report An efficiency mindset: prioritising efficiency in Whitehall’s everyday work, convincingly argues. A report from think tank Reform says the public have a feeling that the State simply isn’t working.