Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Construction cost estimating is critical to the success of any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build, and the consistent achievement of best value outcomes. Levels of Construction Cost Estimates. The are many levels of construction cost estimates based upon a “project” life-cycle.

Estimating 59

Estimating Procurement Lean Construction Maintenance 59

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Create estimates, deploy project workflows and controls, inclusive of timelines, approval stages, appropriate information access, and more. Put an end to poor traditional planning, cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery practices! 4) Manage all changes and approvals before moving to the next phase/stage.

Maintenance 94

Maintenance Quality Assurance Cost Control Facility Management 94

Construction Daily News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plays a vital role in managing construction procurement for various projects across the state. Understanding the processes involved in KYTC construction procurement is essential for contractors and stakeholders looking to engage effectively.

Procurement 52

Procurement Environmental Impact Assessment Stakeholder Engagement Risk Management 52

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Traditional methods for planning, procuring, and delivery repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction are incapable of consistently delivery of quality outcomes on time and on time. Automated Estimate Comparison. Budget and Estimate versus Actual and Committed Budget Tracking. Proposals/Quotes/Estimates.

Facility Management 89

Facility Management Sustainability Building Information Modeling (BIM) Change Management 89

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance. Currently available robust LEAN construction estimating, procurement, and delivery processes, services, and tools, make it possible to consistently deliver quality projects on-demand, on-budget, and on-time.

Lean Construction 52

Lean Construction Estimating Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Cost Control 52

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The innovative 4BT OpenBuild/OpenJOC(TM) Framework integrates planning, procurement, and project delivery to improve construction productivity. 4bt.us [contact-form] The post Innovative Solution Integrates Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery to Improve Construction Productivity appeared first on 4BT.

Procurement 52

Procurement Lean Construction Change Management Project Management 52

ProcurementExpress.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Construction teams face unique procurement challenges due to the complex nature of the business. As technology changes the game, procurement is becoming a strategic juggling act. With that in mind, we’ll look at three of the biggest challenges that construction teams deal with and how they affect procurement planning.

Procurement 52

Procurement Project Management Consulting Project Management Material Storage 52

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently drive significant improvement over traditional methods. Document management, for example, inclusive of check-in/check-out capabilities and version control is critical to keeping team members properly informed of requirements, phases, approvals, etc.

Lean Construction 59

Lean Construction Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Procurement Risk Management 59

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2017

Job Order Contract Estimate Management. Assigned owner and contractor team members request, create, review, edit, and/or approve detailed line item estimates during the JOC process. These actions can occur during conceptual, request for proposal, detailed estimating, or estimate approval/review stages.

Estimating 40

Estimating Contracts General Contracting Project Management Consulting 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2023

Procurement Workflows A detailed scope of work and an associated detailed line-item estimate is required before any procurement evaluation and award. From start to finish, bidding and procurement workflows are dependent upon robust process and current, granular local market labor, material, and equipment construction task data.

Facility Management 85

Facility Management Public Works Procurement Schedule Management 85

Roads Online

AUGUST 1, 2023

This includes a review of the program schedule and cost to complete each Sydney Metro project currently in delivery, the current status of approvals, delivery contract procurement and construction, as well as assess the adequacy of the Sydney Metro organisation’s governance, oversight, resourcing arrangements and project delivery practices.

Stakeholder Engagement 97

Stakeholder Engagement Government Works Infrastructure Development Procurement 97

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2019

Accurate, detailed construction cost estimating is critical to the success of any repair, renovation, or new build project. Top estimators have years of experience and a working knowledge of construction means and methods. Detailed line item estimating is the more accurate and valuable for of construction cost estimating.

Estimating 40

Estimating Lean Construction Facility Management Public Works 40

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Best-in-class training and support – 4BT has the ability to market to, train, and support JOC contractors at all levels of Job Order Contracting capability ranging from those with limited line item and/or JOC estimating experience with unit price books, to builders with national JOC expertise.

Contracts 83

Contracts Building Automation Project Management Procurement 83

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 13, 2017

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.

Procurement 40

Procurement Contracts Quality Assurance Energy Conservation 40

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the Department of Defense (and the Federal Government in general) is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) and/or time-based cost variances.

Estimating 67

Estimating Procurement Construction Equipment Lean Construction 67

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

All prequalified contractors invited to bid should submit sealed bids based on one or more adjustment factors / coefficients to the unit prices listed in the approved JOC unit price book (UPB). The approved JOC unit price book should be locally researched and organized using CSI Masterformat. no use of economic cost factors).

Contracts 79

Contracts Project Management Consulting Approvals Insurance Management 79

Job Order Contracting

JULY 8, 2024

The diagram below represents a process workflow within which a member organization (school, hospital, DPW, college, courthouse, city…) requests a proposal from an approved JOC contractor and then makes an award decision. A few things organizations should know when considering or evaluating a JOC Cooperative… #1.

Contracts 73

Contracts General Contracting Procurement Estimating 73

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Traditional cost estimating methods do not offer any reliable guidance for assessing impacts upon over project costs. Due consideration of the interaction between cost and time in construction projects depends on the integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery and the used of dynamic cost data.

Cost Control 59

Cost Control Lean Construction Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Estimating 59

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Public Sector Facilities Project Cost Management involves tracking costs in real time throughout the full life cycle of planning, procurement, and delivery. Efficiently planning projects, procuring projects, executing projects, and managing costs involve several fundamental elements. Learn more… [contact-form].

Facility Management 84

Facility Management Project Management Building Performance Measurement Change Management 84

Construction Daily News

JUNE 27, 2023

The goal of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), which was adopted as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021, is to increase the federal government’s procurement of domestic goods and services. The Census Bureau said Tuesday that housing starts, a gauge of new home building, exceeded estimates by 0.1%.

Approvals 52

Approvals Building Materials Manufacturing Building Materials Building Permits 52

Civil + Structural Engineer

AUGUST 1, 2023

The software was used to develop a 3D model for the construction phase of the project, and the team harnessed its capabilities during the design-build procurement and final design development phases. Inclusive of the time taken to master the new software, the design team achieved plan approval within 12 months of notice to proceed.

Project Management Consulting 130

Project Management Consulting Building Design Project Management Building Controls 130

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 12, 2020

Nonetheless, a small, but growing number of real property owners and facilities management teams have embraced changing to integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. Builder supplies a detailed line item scope of work and proposal developed from an approved, locally researched unit price book.

Maintenance 60

Maintenance Lean Construction Procurement Change Management 60

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2022

Internal and independent audits have found that many Job Order Contracting deployments have unfortunately degraded into a simple means of speeding procurement and also carry excessive administration costs tied to a percentage of construction costs. Integrated Project Planning, Procurement, and Delivery. Common Source of Truth.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 88

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Lean Construction Quality Assurance Procurement 88

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 26, 2015

The Need for Credible Construction Cost Estimates. GAO and other studies/reports consistently report that errors and lack of due diligence with respect to original construction cost estimates are primary reasons for negative cost and schedule impacts, and overall poor project performance and outcomes.

Property Management 45

Property Management Estimating Construction Management Structural Systems 45

LetsBuild

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Prioritise value over competition One mistake project owners and procurement teams often make is prioritising bidding price over value. Using this traditional procurement method pits trade partners and contractors against each other. This can cost you more in the long run, especially when inflation is high and the market is volatile.

Risk Management 98

Risk Management Building Materials Manufacturing Construction Management Schedule Management 98

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2022

The use of Job Order Contracting (JOC), when properly designed and managed, provides a means for an organization to optimize the planning, procurement, and project delivery of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings and other forms of physical infrastructure. must be approved by the appropriate owner individual.

Project Management Consulting 84

Project Management Consulting General Contracting Project Management Approvals 84

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 16, 2020

The innovate and exclusive Collaborative LEAN Construction Software for the Enterprise or Single Organization offering all of these features. The innovate and exclusive Collaborative LEAN Construction Software for the Enterprise or Single Organization offering all of these features.

Lean Construction 54

Lean Construction Collaboration Building Information Modeling (BIM) Facility Management 54

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 16, 2021

Current JOC solutions integrate construction planning, procurement, and project delivery, associated participants and stakeholders, and more! It is critical to assure that the JOC Program is based upon fundamental LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery methods that mutually benefit all participants. Absolutely not.

Contracts 75

Contracts General Contracting Project Management Consulting Lean Construction 75

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

In order to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, an organization adopting job order contracting should do ALL of the following: (a) Prepare for each individual job order developed under a job order contract an independent owner estimate for every instance, or for job orders at, or above, a set dollar threshold.

Contracts 40

Contracts Estimating Approvals Procurement 40

ProcurementExpress.com

JULY 15, 2019

No two projects look the same, and even the best-prepared estimates give contractors and clients only a partial picture of the actual scope of work and the costs involved. There’s a lot to be said about the impact automation can have on processes like accounts payable, procurement, and more. Approval is as simple a single click.

Budgeting 68

Budgeting Change Management Construction Management Project Management 68

Roads Online

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Pipeline seeks to provide a source of information on approved investment in infrastructure for the construction industry, in turn strengthening industry coordination for future infrastructure investment . Most of the data presented in the dashboards is already in the public domain, coming from a range of public sources.

Government Works 52

Government Works Public Works Handover Site Planning 52

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

“Open Book JOC” is a term that has been floating around for a bit, and is a procurement mechanism that appears exclusive to the State of Arizona. The fact of the matter is, Open Book JOC is a classic oxymoron, or a best a fabricated term. Best Value Procurement. Open Book JOC, should not be called JOC at all.

Procurement 40

Procurement Estimating Cost Control Controls Manufacturing 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

“Open Book JOC” is a term that has been floating around for a bit, and is a procurement mechanism that appears exclusive to the State of Arizona. The fact of the matter is, Open Book JOC is a classic oxymoron, or a best a fabricated term. Best Value Procurement. Open Book JOC, should not be called JOC at all.

Procurement 40

Procurement Estimating Cost Control Controls Manufacturing 40

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Integrated internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams. Defined workflows, stages/phases, documentation, approvals. Target costing implementation for cost estimating in. Project team members are selected through value-based proposals and associated rankings/metrics. Regular third-party audits.

Lean Construction 69

Lean Construction Cost Control Project Management Construction Management 69

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

I Best-in-class training and support – 4BT has the ability to market to, train, and support JOC contractors at all levels of Job Order Contracting capability ranging from those with limited line item and/or JOC estimating experience with unit price books, to builders with national JOC expertise.

Contracts 52

Contracts Building Automation Project Management Procurement 52

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2018

All the tools , training , information, processes, and support are available to ANY procurement and facilities management team that wants to consistently deliver renovation, repair, and minor new construction project on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction. A joint site visit should be done for every project.

Contracts 40

Contracts Quality Assurance Project Management Consulting Lean Construction 40

Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Design-assist is a popular procurement method for curtain wall systems in today’s commercial market, intended to help resolve these challenges, particularly for custom curtain walls with unique performance requirements and/or unique material configurations. Figure 1: Collaboration is the key to design-assist success.

Wall Systems 102

Wall Systems Fire Protection System Installation Project Management Consulting Steel Fabrication 102