Job Order Contracting

MARCH 3, 2022

Savvy owners and design builders know how review construction cost estimates. The process is collaborative and involves cost estimators, facilities management, and procurement professionals. The post How to Review Construction Cost Estimates appeared first on 4BT.

Estimating 84

Estimating Facility Management Construction Equipment Procurement 84

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2023

Public Sector Construction Procurement is BROKEN. Each and every day the procurement of facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction services occurs without any current, objective, verifiable cost information. 3 Widespread adoption of collaborative construction delivery methods. . #2 Solution? #1

Procurement 52

Procurement Estimating Maintenance Collaboration 52

Construction Law

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The UK’s poor procurement practices are highlighted yet again by the news that the £19bn Crossrail project can’t be completed with the money available to the project. Another chapter in the long history of analysing why the UK’s procurement practices are so poor has just been produced by the National Audit Office (see News).

Procurement 52

Procurement Estimating Schedule Management Government Works 52

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. The follow elements are common to a credible construction cost estimate. Credible Cost Estimate Core Elements #1 Objectivity – The information used and those invovled in the creation of the construction cost estimate must be objective.

Estimating 87

Estimating Structural Systems Schedule Management Risk Management 87

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2021

Reliable construction cost estimating is important to real property owners, facilities management professions, architects, and engineers. If a job is estimated correctly all parties should have a detailed understanding of the scope of work, costs, time, labor, and materials required.

Estimating 61

Estimating Quality Assurance Procurement Building Materials 61

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2020

Ensuring COLLABORATION from Planning, through Procurement, through Project Delivery, and Beyond for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction requires an integrated outcome-focused process. The post IPD – Ensuring Construction COLLABORATION from Planning, through Procurement, through Project Delivery, and Beyond!

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 59

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Procurement Collaboration Lean Construction 59

Job Order Contracting

JULY 16, 2023

Reinforce detail unit line-item construction cost estimating today with CURRENT LOCAL MARKET DATA. Professional teams, processes, collaboration, and standardized information drive higher productivity. Our verifiable cost data technology can be leveraged to equip estimators at any design stage – from concept through close out.

Estimating 40

Estimating Construction Equipment Collaboration Procurement 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 5, 2022

Public sector efficient physical asset management requires robust process, collaborative teams. Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and teams Process Drives Productivity. 4bt.us – Robust, integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery solutions. contact-form].

Collaboration 89

Collaboration Lean Construction Public Works Procurement 89

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2020

The 4BT OpenBuild (TM) 4BT-PE enables a whole new way for real property portfolio owners and their service providers to interact on a full transparent and collaborative basis to achieve mutually beneficial best value outcomes. Collaborative LEAN Construction Planning Procurement Project Delivery Solution. Learn more?

Lean Construction 59

Lean Construction Procurement Property Management Project Management 59

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2020

The 4BT OpenBuild (TM) 4BT-PE enables a whole new way for real property portfolio owners and their service providers to interact on a full transparent and collaborative basis to achieve mutually beneficial best value outcomes. Collaborative LEAN Construction Planning Procurement Project Delivery Solution. Learn more?

Lean Construction 52

Lean Construction Procurement Property Management Project Management 52

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Value-based construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently enable quality projects, on-time and on-budget. PROCESS – LEAN planning, procure, and project delivery is a requirement. LEAN, simply defined, is a collaborative effort focus upon positive outcomes and the elimination of waster.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 62

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Procurement Lean Construction Project Management 62

Construction Enquirer

MAY 15, 2023

Health chiefs are looking to appoint four main supply chain contract partners for an estimated £600m pipeline of work over four years. The framework will be based on the principles of collaborative working, integrated supply chains and continual improvement to deliver best value for money and develop best practice, and sustainability.

Project Management Consulting 186

Project Management Consulting Procurement Project Management Contracts 186

Job Order Contracting

JULY 22, 2020

Adaptive Lean Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery tools and services are readily available to assure the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget. are all specified with a collaborative contract and an operations manual/execution guide.

Procurement 59

Procurement Lean Construction Property Management Project Management 59

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 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

MARCH 24, 2020

-+. Construction Cost Estimating – LEAN. This paper ” Construction Cost Estimating-LEAN” discusses the positive impacts of collaboration, a common data environment, and locally researched detailed line item construction cost data. Loss of cost estimating expertise at a detailed line item level.

Lean Construction 46

Lean Construction Estimating Cost Control Property Management 46

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Efficient and best management practice construction cost estimating, and ongoing construction project/program management involve early and ongoing planning, and the collaborative and competent involvement of all construction project participants and stakeholders. The ability to determine accuracy requires a known data point, a datum.

Estimating 40

Estimating Schedule Management Property Management Procurement 40

Job Order Contracting

MAY 3, 2020

Improving construction planning, procurement, and project delivery involves consideration of core “competencies”, “process”, “efficiency”, and “technology” Or, put another way, People, Process, Information, and Technology. The most glaring example is BIM. BIM is not a solution, but a tool.

Procurement 60

Procurement Lean Construction Building Performance Measurement Project Management 60

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery can only be achieved with a concerted focus upon change management, education, and leadership. via Four BT, LLC, the AEC industry’s innovative LEAN construction collaboration services, construction cost data, and SAAS technology provider.

Procurement 60

Procurement Lean Construction Facility Management Change Management 60

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. Contractual collaboration commitment from all parties. Automated Estimate Comparison. Collaboration Tools. Quantitative metrics.

Facility Management 92

Facility Management Sustainability Building Information Modeling (BIM) Change Management 92

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

Practical Law Construction

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In our previous blog post , we introduced two-stage procurement and two key options for documenting it (a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA) followed by a separate main works contract and a Combined PCSA/Main Contract) noting that the differences were generally presentational or mechanical. Site investigations.

Procurement 52

Procurement General Contracting Insurance Management Risk Management 52

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 29, 2024

It was simply a way to speed procurement. Since that time JOC has evolved into an integrated project delivery (IPD) method that not only accelerates procurement, but also shorten project delivery times and reduces costs up to 30%-40%. Collaborative focus upon long term mutually beneficial outcomes for all participants and stakeholders.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 78

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Contracts Project Management Consulting Property Management 78

Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 3, 2024

HDR’s construction management team assisted Sound Transit from procurement through completion, including project oversight, constructability reviews, environmental monitoring, scheduling, field inspections, independent cost estimating and more.

Change Management 130

Change Management Schedule Management Project Management Electrical Systems 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 19, 2020

2020 Guide to Construction Cost Estimating provides a road map for applying best management practices necessary to drive financial visibility and transparency. Since other levels or types of cost estimating can’t meet this level, care should be given as to what form of cost data is being use. Introduction.

Estimating 62

Estimating General Contracting Building Materials Manufacturing Insurance Management 62

Roads Online

MARCH 25, 2024

The people who work to procure and supply steel for construction projects spend a lot of time in the pre-construction phase tabulating the amount of the material the project will require based off plan documents, along with the estimated cost. Steel is an essential building material.

Steel Fabrication 101

Steel Fabrication Public Works Building Materials Estimating 101

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 31, 2019

BEST VALUE Public Sector Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery requires the LEAN integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology. The OpenJOC(TM) Framework brings varied skillsets together within a fully transparent, collaborative environment to drive optimal outcomes for all participants and stakeholders.

Procurement 40

Procurement Lean Construction Quality Assurance Property Management 40

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 22, 2019

Efficient & Quality Construction Services Procurement and Delivery should not be this hard! We all know what can go terribly wrong with traditional construction procurement and delivery processes… lack of financial visibility, poor work scope definition, quality issues, legal disputes… in short, poor outcomes tend to be the norm.

Lean Construction 40

Lean Construction Procurement Quality Assurance Property Management 40

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 17, 2019

Construction services procurement best management practices focus upon collaboration and change management. The following are all resident within a LEAN construction alliance contract and/or integrated LEAN collaborative construction procurement and project delivery method.

Procurement 40

Procurement Construction Management Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Project Management Consulting 40

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 63

Procurement Project Management Consulting Project Management Material Storage 63

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently drive significant improvement over traditional methods. The combination technology can also support program, project, bid/proposal, estimate, work order, client, contractor, subcontractor, asset, building, asset, and task management.

Lean Construction 59

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

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They EMPOWER internal and external teams to plan, procure, and execute projects collaboratively on an early and ongoing basis, while also ensuring a detailed, clearly communicated, and verifiable cost and technical scope of work. At the core of these robust processes is a locally researched detailed unit price cost book. Learn more?

Project Management 79

Project Management Construction Management Procurement Communication 79

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! Program, Project, Estimate, Document, Work Order, Owner, Contractor Subcontractor.

Maintenance 96

Maintenance Quality Assurance Cost Control Facility Management 96

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Carroll Estimating was established in 2019 to help and support main building contractors and developers better understand their tender and construction costs. Focusing on estimating services, the firm helps secure tenders and projects in a simple and effective way. Technology playing a key role in company growth.

Estimating 52

Estimating Building Information Modeling (BIM) Building Performance Measurement Collaboration 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

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Open Construction Cost Estimating for 2018 and Beyond! Forget the past, and move toward greater collaboration and efficiency with open, shared construction cost data. Create you own line items from a core line item database, build estimates, manage projects, store and view virtually all forms of documents. Learn more?

Estimating 40

Estimating Lean Construction Property Management Risk Management 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

Define Construction Procurement. Define Construction Procurement… It’s easy to define construction procurement right? Improper construction procurement methods and a relative lack of competency on the part of procurement staff have greatly contributed to poor construction outcomes. Perhaps not.

Procurement 40

Procurement Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Information Modeling (BIM) Land Use Regulations 40

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Since other levels or types of cost estimating can’t meet this level, care should be given as to what form of cost data is being use. In addition, some general provision items can be added to the estimate such as construction trailers, cleanup and temporary power.

Insurance Management 80

Insurance Management General Contracting Building Materials Manufacturing Lean Construction 80