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Public Procurement of Construction Services

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Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. How Organizational integration and alignment of cultural, professional, management, and commercial interests is also required, both internally and with construction services providers. Ballard, G.

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Planning Major and Minor Facilities / Asset Repair, Refurbishment, Maintenance, Renovation, and Construction

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How real property owners and facilities management professionals traditionally plan, procure, and deliver projects is the most significant barrier to improving capital reinvestment performance outcomes. Learn more about… Lean Construction. Poor collaboration is the most primary cause of construction project failure.

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The Issues Associated with Using Location Factors and “national average” cost databases

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Validation of methods for adjusting construction cost estimates by project location , University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository, 2010). Despite its potential weaknesses, estimation by adjustment factors is a very common approach for all types of construction. Martinez, A., Migliaccio, G.,

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting has a number of distinct advantages for repetitive repair, renovation, minor new construction and maintenance projects. The Additional Benefits of LEAN OpenJOC Job Order Contracting. All of the following are provided via the LEAN OpenJOC Job Order Contracting solution.

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A Robust Framework for Improving Construction Productivity

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Robust processes have been proven and available for decades and have now evolved into full solution frameworks for improving construction productivity. Collaboration is critical in achieving best value construction outcomes. Collaborative Construction Environment. International Journal of Project Management, 29(2), 129-136.

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Best Value Construction Metrics

Building Information Management

Best value construction metrics involve continuous assessment of team performance and improvement. Best value construction requires the integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery people, processes, information, and technology. Poor collaboration is the most primary cause of construction project failure.

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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

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A Study of Facilities and Infrastructure Planning, Prioritization, and Assessment at Federal Security Laboratories (Revised), IDA Paper P-4916 (Alexandria, VA: Institute for Defense Analyses, 2013), [link] 2 United States Court of Federal Claims, “VFA, Inc. 2014cv0173-62-0.