Construction Dive

JANUARY 23, 2024

The civil sector will confront a shifting regulatory landscape, burgeoning digitalization and evolving procurement norms this year.

Infrastructure 168

Infrastructure Procurement 168

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 10, 2020

EO – Expediting Infrastructure Investments. Integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can not only expedite infrastructure repair, renovation, and construction, but do so cost effectively! The post EO – Expediting Infrastructure Investments appeared first on 4BT.

Infrastructure 115

Infrastructure Procurement Renovating Plans 115

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

Define Construction Procurement. Define Construction Procurement… It’s easy to define construction procurement right? Improper construction procurement methods and a relative lack of competency on the part of procurement staff have greatly contributed to poor construction outcomes. Perhaps not.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The fundamental requirements for achieving adequate cost management with respect to physical infrastructure sustainment and new construction are shown below. Physical Infrastructure Management – Requisite Tools. Tools and services to accomplish the goal are readily available.

Renovating 216

Renovating Procurement Infrastructure Foundation 216

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2023

BIM , Building Information Modeling, is the digitalization and 3D rendering of buildings or other forms of physical infrastructure. LEAN Construction and BIM are not the same. It’s really that simple. Learn more? contact-form] The post FACT CHECK: LEAN Construction and BIM are not the same appeared first on 4BT.

BIM 206

BIM Procurement Construction Renovating 206

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2022

JOC is both a procurement mechanism and a project delivery method. When designed and managed properly, JOC integrates planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and teams under a consistent programmatic workflow. Do I need to procure a set of technical specifications from a JOC products and services provider?

Contract 201

Contract Procurement Estimating Renovating 201

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. People, Process, Information, and Technology are central components to optimally planning, planning, funding, maintaining, and managing facilities and other forms of physical infrastructure.

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Management CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

LEAN Job Order Contracting – LEAN Job Order Contracting is the process of integrating planning, procurement, and project delivery for physical infrastructure repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, across disparate internal and external teams, within a common data environment (CDE) to consistently enable quality, on time and on budget (..)

Contract 186

Contract Procurement Renovating Budgeting 186

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 181

Sustainability Management Renovating Procurement 181

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Construction cost knowledge management is a component of integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methods have failed. It is required in order to consistently achieve best value repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes.

Management 254

Management Construction Procurement Defense 254

Construction Law

JULY 12, 2024

Water regulator Ofwat proposes cuts to water company’s infrastructure investment plans over the next five years by some £16 billion, at the same time as announcing that new funding models will be used in procurement of what is still a giant programme of £88 billion.

Procurement 52

Procurement Infrastructure Accounting News 52

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Job order contracting is program-based LEAN, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery method. A JOC Program can handle a wide range of facilities and/or infrastructure repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, or new build requirements. JOC is not a project, it is a program.

Procurement 148

Procurement Employment Environment Regulation 148

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Proactive lifecycle management of planning, procurement, and project delivery internal and external teams, process, information, and enabling technologies would significantly reduce the level of traditional financial losses and legal conflicts and improve overall community and environmental impacts.

Project Management 194

Project Management Management Procurement Construction 194

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 1, 2022

Make critical physical infrastructure improvements that. Creating an efficient FM ecosystem is critical to fostering owner and design/builder alignment. benefit generations to come. Adopt a robust enterprise strategy.

Design 188

Design CSI Procurement Organization 188

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 7, 2022

The public sector could easily save 30%-40% of its budgets in this area with the basic implementation of robust, integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery methods. Adopt and implement robust LEAN, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. Path to Improvement. Measure productivity.

Management 215

Management Construction Procurement Renovating 215

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2023

Any real property owner with requisite leadership skills and the commitment to fundamental process change can mitigate the excessive financial and environmental waste endemic to the repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings and other forms of physical infrastructure. Reach out if you are ready for a change.

Project Management 231

Project Management Management Construction BIM 231

Construction Enquirer

JULY 5, 2023

Standards body BSI haslaunched a new whitepaper on how to minimise risks in infrastructure projects. Experts suggest that a better approach to scope development and managing risk and contractual change could save up to £25bn a year on projects. It includes case studies including of Whitechapel Station and Associated British Ports.

Infrastructure 82

Infrastructure Bidding Procurement Risk 82

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2022

There is overwhelming statistical significance and audit reporting that the cost estimates used to for physical infrastructure decision-making are highly and systematically misleading. 2018, Correlation between cost growth and procurement methods on USACE construction projects. The result is the misuse of billions of dollars.

Estimating 204

Estimating Construction Procurement Budget 204

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Improving facilities and maintenance outcomes begins with a strategic review of objectives and alignment with integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. They, when combined with integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes are the proven pathway to best value outcomes.

Procurement 148

Procurement Resource Organization Plans 148

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2023

As noted by Deming, 85% of all failures are due to management and lack of process versus those doing the work! 1998, Krafcik, The Triumph of the Lean Production System The post Technology will NOT SOLVE Construction Productivity Woes. appeared first on 4BT.

Products 175

Products Construction Procurement Management 175

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

1 Job Order Contracting (JOC) is suitable for a wide range of facilities and horizonal physical infrastructure construction projects, including repairs, renovations, maintenance, sustainment, and new construction. Note: New construction is best limited to “minor” new construction requiring minimal design.). #2

Contract 198

Contract Procurement Renovating Budget 198

ENR Construction

MAY 1, 2022

Electronic bidding for infrastructure construction projects and general procurement is surging in popularity across the country.

Procurement 69

Procurement Bidding Infrastructure Construction 69

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There is overwhelming statistical significance and audit reporting that the cost estimates used to for physical infrastructure decision-making are highly and systematically misleading. ACFs are not a defensible method for adjusting for location-based and time-based variances in construction costs.

Estimating 165

Estimating Defense Procurement Budget 165

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. see LEAN construction guide ). see LEAN construction guide ).

Estimating 150

Estimating Procurement Life Cycle Construction 150

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Rampant economic and environmental waste remains the norm regarding lifecycle management of public sector physical infrastructure. Adoption of systems thinking and a fundamental change from current planning, procurement, and project delivery practices. Sustainable public sector facilities management is long overdue.

Sustainability 171

Sustainability Management Procurement Renovating 171

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

1 Job Order Contracting (JOC) is suitable for a wide range of facilities and horizonal physical infrastructure construction projects, including repairs, renovations, maintenance, sustainment, and new construction. Note: New construction is best limited to “minor” new construction requiring minimal design.) #2

Contract 130

Contract Procurement Consulting Renovating 130

Building Radar

AUGUST 8, 2024

Procurement compliance is a crucial aspect of managing construction projects. It ensures that the procurement process adheres to legal requirements, industry standards, and best practices, thus mitigating risks and promoting efficiency. Understanding Procurement Compliance 1. What is Procurement Compliance?

Procurement 52

Procurement Industrial Construction Regulation 52

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 11, 2020

Integrated project delivery tools and support services are now available for the repair, alteration, modernization, rehabilitation, and minor new construction of infrastructure, buildings, structures, or other real property. via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us

Renovating 151

Renovating Procurement Budget Budgeting 151

Construction Law

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Major failings in the procurement and project management processes have been highlighted by Lord Hardie’s report (see News) as responsible for what must be one of the biggest infrastructure procurement screw ups in Scottish history. Neither TIE or the council had the necessary expertise to procure and manage a project like this.

Procurement 52

Procurement Transportation Contract Infrastructure 52

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Best value facility and asset management can be achieved through the application of LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery methods. LEAN methods assure alignment of facilities/infrastructure needs with organizational objectives and provide an operational framework for best value planning, procurement, and project execution.

Life Cycle 135

Life Cycle Procurement Environment Risk 135

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Facilities and other physical infrastructure construction, repair, renovation, or maintenance cost management is impossible without the following basics. Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery internal and external teams, working with a collaborative framework with defined workflows and centralized communication.

Management 195

Management Construction Forecasting Organization 195

Construction Law

MARCH 2, 2023

Science, technology and innovation are at the heart of the UK’s future and procurement and infrastructure policies have key roles to play in producing the necessary conditions for fostering them, say former Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Conservative Party leader William Hague in a joint report.

Procurement 52

Procurement Innovation Infrastructure Risk 52

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2021

JOC, in this case is an acronym for Job Order Contracting JOC is a integrated planning, procurement, and construction delivery method that, depending upon applicable regulations/statues, can be used for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction for facilities and/or horizontal physical infrastructure. JOC Benefits.

Contract 130

Contract Life Cycle Procurement Change Orders 130

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 13, 2019

4 Steps to Efficient LEAN Construction Services Procurement and Project Delivery.

Procurement 100

Procurement Renovating Regulation Infrastructure 100

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 18, 2023

Galliford Try has signed an early contractor involvement deal with Gloucestershire County Council for the big upgrade of junction 10 of the M5 to the west of Cheltenham The scheme is being funded through the council’s successful bid to the UK Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund for £249m.

Procurement 108

Procurement Roads Plans Bidding 108

Job Order Contracting

JULY 30, 2024

Robust FSRM activities are required to efficiently manage the lifecycle of a portfolio of facilities and associated physical infrastructure. PEOPLE Focus Significant change management is needed to shift from archaic and waste planning, procurement, and project delivery methods and practices.

Sustainability 173

Sustainability Procurement Plans Management 173

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Construction Cost Management is now possible with the adoption of a robust programmatic process that integrates associated planning, procurement, and project delivery activities and people, information, and enabling technologies. Planning, procurement, and project delivery are not integrated.

Management 130

Management Procurement Construction Change Orders 130