Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 27, 2020

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. The results are… Excessive maintenance costs. Learn more about… Lean Construction.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 104

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Maintenance Lean Construction Quality Assurance 104

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

System thinking is a practical approach to facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction, offering consistent quality delivery on time and on budget. More specifically, system thinking, and the integration of collaborative internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams are fundamental requirements.

Maintenance 87

Maintenance Stakeholder Engagement Facility Management Procurement 87

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MAY 22, 2020

Lean construction planning, procurement, and project delivery is critical in attainment of best value facilities operations and maintenance management. Best Value Facilities Operations and Maintenance. providing powerful, proven solutions for efficient project planning, procurement, and execution. .

Facility Management 77

Facility Management Maintenance Lean Construction Quality Assurance 77

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APRIL 5, 2022

Public sector efficient physical asset management requires robust process, collaborative teams. Moving beyond traditional methods that are responsible for rampant economic and environmental waste requires that public sector real property leadership focus upon forward thinking and change management. contact-form].

Collaboration 90

Collaboration Lean Construction Public Works Procurement 90

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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. All of the tools are services are readily available for any real property owner to tailor IPD to their organization.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 59

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Procurement Collaboration Lean Construction 59

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Sustainability and Efficient Facilities Lifecycle Management go hand in hand. Public sector facilities management is particularly wasteful due to the pervasive lack of capable, committed, and accountable leadership. 1 Real property owner leadership via direct involvement, capacity, commitment, and accountability. #2

Facility Management 78

Facility Management Sustainability Property Management Procurement 78

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Facilitating BEST VALUE OUTCOMES in the built asset industry through robust PROCESSS and collaboration is the only proven path. Most real property owners, design-builders, and oversight groups say they are aware of this, yet rarely make decisions based upon this simple reality. People, Process, Information come first, then Technology.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Lean Construction Procurement Building Materials 52

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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

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JANUARY 29, 2024

2024 Job Order Contracting Job Order Contracting (JOC) can be extremely efficient and provide full cost visibility for reducing deferred maintenance, renovations, repairs, and even new construction. That said, most JOC Programs are not designed, implemented, and managed properly. It was simply a way to speed procurement.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 78

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

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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

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JULY 30, 2024

Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modification (FSRM) Peter Cholakis Improve facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes and reduce costs July 30, 2024 WHAT? Facilities sustainment – The maintenance and repair activities necessary to keep an inventory of facilities in good working order.

Sustainability 74

Sustainability Facility Management Schedule Management Change Management 74

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JUNE 12, 2020

Delivering improved construction repair, renovation, and maintenance outcomes isn’t rocket science. All the tools and services are readily available to facilities management teams, once leadership provide the commitment to support stewardship of the the built environment.

Maintenance 61

Maintenance Lean Construction Procurement Change Management 61

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Efficient management of the built environment is critical to the environment, economy, and our overall well being. Repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities however have been notoriously ill managed. Collaborative information sharing, on an early and ongoing basis is a fundamental requirement. NEXT STEPS.

Public Works 86

Public Works Property Management Procurement Project Management 86

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DECEMBER 10, 2022

OpenBUILD(TM) is The ONLY Construction Integrated Project Delivery Solution with Locally Researched Cost Visibility with Program Management, Contract Management, Proposal/Bid/Estimate Management, Workorder Management , Project Management, Document Management, Team Management, Issues/Task Management, Workflow Management, and BIM integration.

Property Management 89

Property Management Facility Management Change Management Project Management 89

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MARCH 26, 2024

Sustainable Facilities Management Practices involve a clear set of objectives, methods, and processes aimed at maximizing performance of the built environment with respect to economic and environmental resources in concert with meeting organizational mission needs.

Facility Management 81

Facility Management Sustainability Property Management Project Management 81

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NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Productive Job Order Contracting (JOC) is important to all public sector real property owners. Most traditional JOC Programs focus simply on speeding procurement cycles. As multiple independent audits have shown, the result has been a lack of financial oversight and poor cost management.

Contracts 83

Contracts Quality Assurance Project Management Consulting Property Management 83

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AUGUST 12, 2022

LEAN Capital Project Delivery (LEAN CPD) creates a dynamic, collaborative environment in which repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds requirements can consistently be achieved in a quality manner, on-time, on-budget, and in full compliance. What is LEAN CPD? lack of well-defined and mutually beneficial outcomes, 3.)

Lean Construction 89

Lean Construction Procurement Maintenance Schedule Management 89

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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

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Informed decision-making is critical to public sector facilities management. It is made possible through the integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery team, however, can only be truly enable via the support of leadership. The LEAN Core. Learn more… info@4bt.us.

Property Management 74

Property Management Procurement Facility Management Project Management 74

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MARCH 30, 2022

Nonetheless validity of a construction cost estimate is critical to cost management. The management of a cost estimate involves updating costs with current data as it becomes available and revising the estimate to reflect changes. 4bt.us – Integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery solutions.

Estimating 100

Estimating Cost Control Lean Construction Building Performance Measurement 100

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MARCH 19, 2023

The 4BT OpenJOC(TM) Solution and 4BT OpenBUILD(TM) Solution enables owners and design-builders to work collaboratively towards well-defined mutually beneficial outcomes. Systems Enablers for Sustainable Facilities Management, Repair, Renovation, and Maintenance are critical considerations for any real property portfolio owner.

Stakeholder Engagement 79

Stakeholder Engagement Facility Management Property Management Construction Management 79

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JANUARY 10, 2023

A Transformative Approach to Construction Project Management that enables the consistent delivery of quality outcomes on time and on budget has been available for decades. BIM is a digitalization tool and a 3D rendering technology, not a facilities management solution. Reach out if you are ready for a change. contact-form].

Project Management 98

Project Management Construction Management Lean Construction Change Management 98

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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. It’s progress is monitored throughout its life-cycle.

Maintenance 52

Maintenance Lean Construction Facility Management Project Management 52

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JULY 28, 2023

Cost effective facilities FSRM, Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization can now be accomplished with the integration of robust process and planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment (CDE) inclusive of current, local market, granular line item construction task data. Modernization.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Facility Management Property Management Schedule Management 52

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

The Fundamentals of Efficient Public Sector Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery are important to professionals hoping to meet their fiduciary responsibilities by maximizing the use of taxpayer funds. Below is a simple listing the fundamentals, inclusive of Collaborative Transparency.

Procurement 41

Procurement Lean Construction Collaboration Construction Equipment 41

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MAY 28, 2022

Optimizing repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction outcomes isn’t difficult. Real property owner leadership and commitment to fundament change are the first step. Public sector repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects continue their legacy of failure due two primary reasons: 1.

Contracts 88

Contracts Lean Construction Quality Assurance Procurement 88

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JANUARY 24, 2021

Life-cycle FM – Asset Total Cost of Ownership Management considers the cost off facilities planning, design, acquisition, operation, maintenance and disposal costs. Increasing added value per dollars expended has been problematic for most real property portfolio owners, but especially so within the public sector.

Lean Construction 68

Lean Construction Building Optimization Procurement Property Management 68

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Whether projects involve repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, the integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery is needed across all participants and stakeholders on an early and ongoing basis. Continuous and competent real property owner leadership is a critical success factor.

Property Management 61

Property Management Facility Management Project Management Lean Construction 61

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JUNE 2, 2021

Any real property owner can significantly improve likelihood of success of construction project outcomes. It simply requires owner leadership, commitment, and support to implement and maintain a robust programmatic approach for all facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build projects. Let us help?

Lean Construction 68

Lean Construction Facility Management Quality Assurance Procurement 68

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JULY 1, 2019

Any real property owner can develop and deploy a robust Framework for Integrated Facilities Planning, Procurement, and LEAN Project Delivery. The benefits of LEAN process adoption consistent include the optimized delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects.

Procurement 40

Procurement Lean Construction Facility Management Building Performance Measurement 40

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JANUARY 14, 2019

Any real property owner and their service providers can leverage collaborative project delivery to increase efficiency and reduce design, construction, and life-cycle costs. The surest path to measurably achieving this goal is to change the construction project procurement and delivery method. Learn more… [contact-form].

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 40

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Collaboration Lean Construction Building Performance Measurement 40

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Best value construction delivery requires a focus upon assessing a project’s cost over the whole life of the investment; planning, procurement, project delivery, and operations/maintenance. The following elements are common in robust collaborative repair, renovation, and new build delivery systems. Mutual trust and respect.

Procurement 52

Procurement Property Management Collaboration Project Management 52

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Introduction – 2021 Facilities Repair Renovation and New Construction Cost Management spans multiple principles, practices, domains, and more. These environments, when properly deployed and managed, drive unparalleled levels of efficiency quality. Early and ongoing collaboration of all participants and stakeholders.

Facility Management 101

Facility Management Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Management Lean Construction 101

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APRIL 24, 2021

Facilities management professionals… here is an introduction to a LEAN Implementation ROADMAP for CONSTRUCTION, including all the processes, tools, and support services you need to consistently drive quality, on-time, and on-budget repair, renovation, and new builds. LEAN is a philosophy dating back as far as Henry Ford.

Lean Construction 59

Lean Construction Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Facility Management Property Management 59

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Sustainable Facilities Management will require a fundamental change in mindset. Even though tools and services are readily available to consistently deliver quality, on time and on budget repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes, real property owners and facilities management professionals have yet to adopt system thinking.

Facility Management 52

Facility Management Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Sustainability Property Management 52

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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

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Cost and quality management systems in facilities management with respect to the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects faced by real property owners must be dynamic, proactive and able to support on-demand decision-making processes.

Cost Control 59

Cost Control Lean Construction Quality Control Property Management 59