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Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 16, 2020
4BT LEAN CONSTRUCTION COLLABORATION SaaS Solution. The innovate and exclusive Collaborative LEAN Construction Software for the Enterprise or Single Organization offering all of these features. The post Collaborative LEAN Construction Software appeared first on 4BT.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 3, 2019
LEAN Construction Delivery requires advanced communication skills. Direct, Clear Communication: Articulate problems, proposals, procedures, and policies using concrete, unambiguous language. Leverage locally researched detailed line item unit price books (UPBs). contact-form] [contact-form].
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Job Order Contracting
APRIL 8, 2025
The ability to access current, objective, and granular labor, material, and equipment costs on a local level represents a significant Construction Cost Estimating Improvement. Additionaly, 4BT cost data is updated quarterly versus creating “annual cost books”, a common practice among traditional cost data providers.
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Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
Total construction cost visibility and transparency are available with 4BT’s LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery. Traditional construction delivery methods are incompatible with best value outcomes. Consistently Achieve Best Value Construction Outcomes.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 20, 2025
Finally, FAST and RELIABLE Cost Estimates for construction, renovation, repair, and maintenance are now possible with 4BT’s local market detailed cost data! commerical cost Construction cost data must be valid, reliable, and verifiable to objectively and realistically represent current local market conditions.
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Job Order Contracting
MAY 28, 2022
Optimizing repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction outcomes isn’t difficult. It does, however, require a robust LEAN Job Order Contracting programmatic framework. Public sector repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects continue their legacy of failure due two primary reasons: 1.
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Job Order Contracting
APRIL 1, 2019
LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance. Eighty percent (80%) of all construction projects are late, over-budget, or incorrectly completed. The vast majority of failures can be traced back to a poorly defined and poorly communicated scope of work. These are not LEAN construction delivery methods.
Job Order Contracting
MAY 25, 2017
LEAN Construction Primer, an introduction to collaborative construction delivery. LEAN Construction delivers higher productivity and over 90% of construction projects on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction. LEAN Construction Primer. LEAN Construction Primer.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 27, 2020
Without effective management processes it is impossible to consistently achieve best value outcomes, such as the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, or new construction projects on-time and on-time. Learn more about… Lean Construction. The results are… Excessive maintenance costs.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 21, 2020
Value-based construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently enable quality projects, on-time and on-budget. PEOPLE – Team-based and outcome-focused individuals with requisite leadership, communications, and technical competencies.
LetsBuild
APRIL 3, 2023
But there’s a problem: Complicated construction project management tasks are around every corner, hampering the productivity and efficiency of every stakeholder. We’ll discuss some of the problems construction project managers face and five ways you can simplify complicated construction management tasks.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 15, 2018
The LEAN Construction Core resides in enhanced communication, required collaboration, transparency, and a common data environment. Key Characteristics of LEAN include: • Early and ongoing involvement of participants and. stakeholders. Best value selection. Collaboration. Mutual respect and trust. Common data environment.
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 ). appeared first on 4BT.
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Job Order Contracting
MARCH 30, 2022
Valid construction cost estimate creation is the goal of every professional estimator. Using the final construction cost, for example, is just plain silly as there are far too many variables involved in the outcome. Nonetheless validity of a construction cost estimate is critical to cost management. and oversight groups.
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Job Order Contracting
MARCH 27, 2022
Owner establishes a LEAN Job Order Program and selects vendors via a full and open best value procurement process: Minimum and maximum quantities or dollar values for annual construction and individual projects. Maintain good communications between planning, procurement, and project delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle.
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Job Order Contracting
JULY 29, 2021
Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders… possible? Only two of the following construction delivery methods are LEAN. Construction Project Delivery Comparison. Advantages. Disadvantages.
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 20, 2021
Over eighty percent (80%) of construction projects are over-budget, late, or not competed correctly. Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. Better Manage Construction Costs. Sixty (60%) percent of all project fail to meet both cost and and schedule targets.
Job Order Contracting
JULY 11, 2018
What if there was a better way to perform renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and construction tasks? With LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting, this is not only possible, but the norm. LEAN OpenJOC(TM). Communications. The post Efficient LEAN Construction Delivery appeared first on 4BT.
Building Information Management
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
Unit price line item cost books – UPB – are critical to the development, use, re-use, and communication of construction cost estimates.for repair, renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, or new construction. Square foot cost books span new construction, renovation, repair, and maintenance.
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Job Order Contracting
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
Alternative LEAN Project Delivery consistently drives mutually beneficial best value outcomes for the owner, designer, builder, and facility user. All of the tools and services required to implement Alterative LEAN Project Delivery are proven and readily available. Alternative LEAN Project Delivery. Program versus Project View.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 27, 2019
LEAN construction delivery saves time, money, and delivers quality on a consistent basis. Through a robust process, LEAN construction delivery assures early and ongoing collaboration, an environment of mutual respect and shared risk/reward. Learn more about LEAN… The Simple Guide to LEAN Construction.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 7, 2017
LEAN Construction Job Order Contracting (INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY) – RELATIONSHIP CONTRACTING. LEAN Construction Job Order Contracting offers several enhancements … Competent Owner providing leadership on-site management. Locally researched unit price book. LEAN Construction JOB ORDER CONTACTING.
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 16, 2021
Job order contracting is a project delivery method that was developed to expedite the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, and “minor” new construction projects facing real property portfolios owners. Financial transparency is provided through the use of an associated detailed unit price book. What is Job Order Contracting (JOC)?
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Job Order Contracting
MARCH 4, 2022
Unlock Public Sector Construction Productivity[1] with Proven Strategies: A White Paper. It has done virtually nothing to measurably impact the repair, renovation, maintenance, and construction of the built environment. LEAN Job Order Contracting is now available. Steps to consistent LEAN construction delivery success: 1.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 19, 2024
Lean construction aims to embody the benefits of the Master Builder concept, as does Advanced Job Order Contracting, Integrated Project Delivery, and Alliance Partnering. This contrasts with the traditional design-bid-build approach, where design and construction are handled by separate entities.
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Change management – Moving from traditional ad hoc day to day practices to robust workflows based upon proven LEAN processes. Communicating and testing new techniques, as well as a consistent representation of Job Order Contracting are extremely important. A JOC unit price book (UPB) is the key element in this regard.
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 20, 2020
LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a robust integrated project delivery process for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction. LEAN JOC integrated People, Process, Information, and collaborative Technology to consistently yield quality projects on-time and on-budget. INTRODUCTION.
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LetsBuild
JUNE 2, 2023
The success of any construction project hinges on multiple factors, including budgeting and scheduling, which impact the project’s completion. This post will explore how project managers use technology to ensure on-budget and on-time construction. Note that 63% of projects fail due to poor communication.
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 13, 2021
Avoiding construction cost overruns is best accomplished by, Getting the front-end of capital investments right, including using reliable reference class information to create unbiased cost estimates. Optimally a locally researched detailed unit price cost book (UPB) is used. The more localized and granular the information the best.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 3, 2020
The consistent execution of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction activities on-time, and on-budget, remains elusive to most, yet is readily available to all. Integrated Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery. They should not be confused however with LEAN philosophies or siloed LEAN elements.
LetsBuild
JUNE 9, 2023
Construction is usually involving and delicate, with different teams like trade professionals, project managers, and subcontractors working together to deliver successful projects. Today, construction teams rely on Building Information Modeling (BIM) to create and manage information during the entire lifecycle of a project.
Job Order Contracting
JULY 17, 2018
The value of LEAN construction is it’s ability to consistently deliver 90%+ of repair, renovation, and new construction projects on-time, on-budget, and to the satisfaction of all participants and stakeholders. Job Order Contracting, JOC, for repair, renovation, and minor new construction. must be maintained.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Collaborative construction cost estimating provides guidance to organizations seeking improved cost visibility and transparency for repair, renovation, maintains and new build projects as well as overall facilities and physical infrastructure management. In other words, robust, LEAN process takes precedence for all associated projects.
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Building Information Management
DECEMBER 30, 2014
Lean = Faster, Better, Cheaper, New Efficiencies, Teamwork, Time, Savings, Commitment, and Ownership. Lean streamlines supply chains and reliability in commitments to insure a continuous and predictable flow. ” – Alliance of Construction Excellence. Both are proven LEAN processes. Benefits include: 1.
Job Order Contracting
JUNE 12, 2020
Delivering improved construction repair, renovation, and maintenance outcomes isn’t rocket science. 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.
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Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting provides quality, low-cost construction services to Educational, Municipalities, State and Federal Governmental accounts using LEAN best management practice s , locally researched unit unit price books, and best-in-class training and support services. New Facilities Construction.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 22, 2019
The common facilities management challenges can be mitigated using LEAN alternative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. All of these issues and more are addressed using LEAN alternative construction. By reducing waste, existing budgets and staff can be optimized. Project Delivery Method.
LetsBuild
MARCH 3, 2023
So if you don’t want your next project to end up as another statistic for missed deadlines, you need to improve your construction schedule. We’ll discuss five techniques you can use to create a construction schedule that keeps your project on track. This includes going over your spec book, construction drawings, etc.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 15, 2017
Job Order Contract Unit Price Book Basics. Detailed Line Item Unit Cost Construction Estimating, & Unit Price Books, UPB (Unit Price Guides-UPG). Detailed line items are also used to create and validate construction budgets. Improve your JOC Program today with independent, objective, locally researched cost data.
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Job Order Contracting
APRIL 17, 2020
The ability efficiently perform ongoing facilities maintenance, repair projects and minor new construction projects is available to all facilities management professionals and real property owners. Program Management – LEAN is a program not a project. Learn more? via Four BT, LLC (4BT). via Four BT, LLC (4BT).
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Construction Marketing
AUGUST 29, 2011
A webcast on Architectural, Engineering and Construction or A/E/C Marketing Best Practices is now open for registration on the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) website. Learn how architectural, engineering or construction firms market their services. To take the survey, Click Here! “A/E/C ABOUT THE PANELISTS.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 8, 2017
LEAN JOC Construction Improves Facilities Management Outcomes for all participants and stakeholders by focusing upon best value. Did the Project proceed smoothly with a minimum of change orders, request for additional information, payment issues, claims and conflicts and were all records and books maintained in good order?
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 20, 2020
LEAN JOC (Job Order Contracting) is a robust integrated project delivery process for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction. A LEAN JOC implementation integrates People, Process, Information, and collaborative Technology to consistently yield quality projects on-time and on-budget.
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Job Order Contracting
JUNE 15, 2020
For most public sector real property managers, and facilities management teams, JOC Program goals include the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget, in full compliance with applicable regulations. JOC Program Development.
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