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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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BIM and Collaborative Construction Delivery Methods Legislation Proposed

Building Information Management

It appears that Capitol Hill is beginning to recognize the linkage between BIM and efficient project delivery methods such as IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) and JOC (Job Order Contracting), the latter a version of IPD targeting facility renovation, repair, and sustainability construction projects.

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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. 4Clicks.com – Premier cost estimating and efficient project delivery software. 4: Building Innovation 2013 is where the popular and informative buildingSMART alliance Conference is on the schedule.

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Job Order Contracting – Integrated Project Delivery for Renovation, Repair, Sustainability, and Minor New Construction

Building Information Management

Job Order Contracting is a high performance delivery method that delivers superior quality, schedule, and cost results over other traditional design-bid-build. JOC is one of the few construction delivery methods to require joint “pre-construction”services by the Contractor and Owners. JOC alters the paradigm.

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Why BIM is failing.

Building Information Management

Over twenty years ago, innovative construction delivery methods such as JOB ORDER CONTRACTING (JOC), a form of INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY (IPD) came into being and have been practiced successfully for decades. However, both JOC and IPD have failed to become mainstream. operations) sector. Bennett, J.

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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. – INCOM 2009. – Tex.