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IPD Collaborative Construction in Ottawa County

Granger Construction

Granger Construction celebrates 65 years of collaborative project delivery with the Ottawa County Family Justice Center project in West Olive, MI. The project team achieved unparalleled success for the project and its stakeholders, including budget reliability and enhanced efficiencies.

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Minimizing Waste and Improving Construction Productivity

Building Information Management

On average 25-30%+ of construction project costs are due to inefficient processes. Reducing waste through the use of collaborative construction delivery methods, robust information and data architectures, metrics, and supporting technology is not “rocket science” and we can all make positive impacts beginning today. .

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NIBS – Building Innovation 2012 – January 7th-11th, 2012, Washington, D.C.

Building Information Management

Federal Government — the world’s largest facility owner and procurer of design and construction services. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division (IDD) for use in evaluating buildings against the threat of multiple hazards.

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What is JOC – JOB ORDER CONTRACTING? A JOB ORDER CONTRACT?

Building Information Management

Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, and indefinite quantity type contract used to execute sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM) projects at the installation. JOC is flexible and responsive and reduces engineering and procurement lead times. Reduction of change orders.

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Cloud Computing is More Important than BIM?

Building Information Management

– The acceptance and increased use of collaborative construction delivery methods such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Job Order Contracting (JOC). . CEASEL’s focus is upon transparent construction cost estimating and efficient project delivery.

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Construction Cost Estimating Software vs. Spreadsheets – State of the Nation 2012

Building Information Management

While accurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project, most construction cost estimators (over 55%) continue to rely primarily upon manual methods, hard copy documents, or electronic spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel.

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Federal Construction Delivery – Time for LEAN

Building Information Management

Lean = Job Order Contracting, JOC, Integrated Project Delivery, IPD… “Lean is a system of project delivery in which improvements in the overall process are sought concurrently and continuously throughout the inception, design, construction, and commissioning of the project. Charles Darwin.