Roads Online

AUGUST 23, 2023

Infrastructure Net Zero, a brand-new joint initiative has been launched to co-ordinate, collaborate and report on the sector’s progress towards achieving net zero. These areas include defining net zero for infrastructure, public/private sector alignment, uplifting capability in the supply chain and procurement for net zero.

Collaboration 86

Collaboration Infrastructure Development Public Works Green Building 86

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 31, 2022

Improving the PROCURMENT MODEL for Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance and Construction begins with a gap analysis, a quantitative review of the current situation and a target of how things can be when improved. The procurement model is broken. Current procurement models are inefficient due to the following… #1.

Procurement 74

Procurement Maintenance Lean Construction Facility Management 74

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2022

Productive construction and collaboration go hand in hand. The traits of collaboration include: co-location. multidisciplinary work. Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery System Performance is CRITICAL to Improving Productivity. Integrated Project Delivery: A Working Definition (2nd ed.). commitment.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 76

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Collaboration Building Information Modeling (BIM) Building Performance Measurement 76

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

The characteristics of strategic collaboration and efficient construction project delivery are discussed below. Organizations that provide leadership and commitment to collaborative environments are rare. Mandatory early and ongoing collaboration for each project. Increased satisfaction in working relationships.

Collaboration 84

Collaboration Project Management Consulting Project Management Construction Management 84

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 19, 2020

A Guide to Construction Services Procurement would be incomplete without a discussion of collaborative LEAN construction planning and management methodology. The primary mistake that organizations make in procuring construction services in support of their facilities management needs is that they do not manage their providers.

Procurement 59

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

Job Order Contracting

JULY 18, 2021

A LEAN Facilities Repair and Renovation approach drives optimal capital reinvestment outcomes via a collaborative environment and transparent costing. Unlike traditional methods, LEAN job order contracting assures a detailed scope of work and reliable costs via a locally researched unit price book. Learn more?

Lean Construction 99

Lean Construction Building Optimization Public Works Procurement 99

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Traditional construction procurement methods can endanger building safety, while an integrated, less adversarial approach can consistently improve safety and quality, while significantly reducing cost and delivery time. Remember…Traditional construction procurement methods can endanger building safety!

Procurement 52

Procurement Safety Regulations Quality Assurance Lean Construction 52

Construction Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Procurement related guidance and advice has been coming thick and fast in recent weeks. Contributions were also made by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Procurement Advisory Group. Teams should be integrated through collaborative contracts that take account of consultations with residents.

Procurement 52

Procurement Safety Regulations Building Standards Building Design 52

Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 17, 2024

Bowman, serving as the prime engineering contractor, will lead the project in collaboration with Jacobs and SmithGroup. We are honored to be a part of this initiative and look forward to working with ADOT, the City of Tempe, ASU and the Tempe community to bring this consequential project to life.”

Contracts 100

Contracts Project Management Consulting Environmental Consulting Public Works 100

CCR Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

While many sectors capitalize on cooperative procurement contracts, higher education institutions and campuses are increasingly turning to the business model and opportunity as enrollment struggles and tuitions are teetering. This collaborative method of purchasing is also advantageous for construction companies and contractors.

Procurement 52

Procurement Contracts Stakeholder Engagement Building Optimization 52

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Innovative construction capital delivery for public sector owners can consistently enable quality, on-time, on-budget and fully compliant repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build outcomes. This results in a waste of public funds of 30%-40%+, or billions annually. . Continuous improvement.

Lean Construction 77

Lean Construction Public Works Procurement Budgeting 77

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Greater focus is required upon Construction Project Delivery Leadership in the public sector. Collaborative information sharing, on an early and ongoing basis is a fundamental requirement. It is a social responsibility that demands accountability for all public sector real property owners. SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE. NEXT STEPS.

Public Works 81

Public Works Property Management Procurement Lean Construction 81

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 18, 2022

ATTN: Public Sector Facilities Professionals – Rethink, Reshape, Rebuild Repair, Renovation, and Maintenace Practices to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency, Traditional facilities planning, procurement, and project delivery simply doesn’t work. Mandatory initial and ongoing training. Quantitative metrics.

Maintenance 81

Maintenance Public Works Facility Management Procurement 81

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. Doing it the old, paper-based way is like doing twice the work.”

Steel Fabrication 96

Steel Fabrication Public Works Building Materials Estimating 96

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 31, 2021

A collaborative construction solution, capable of consistently delivering quality repair, renovation, and new builds, on-time and on-budget, is available to any Public Sector real property owner. Finally, the workflow of traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery is just plain wrong!

Collaboration 48

Collaboration Procurement Lean Construction General Contracting 48

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

Roads Online

AUGUST 29, 2024

The Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand, (PTAANZ) the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) and Roads Australia (RA), and consultancy Arup have joined in an Australian first to push for such action to accelerate decarbonisation. To view the full report, click here.

Government Works 102

Government Works Environmental Consulting Infrastructure Development Public Works 102

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Underperforming Public Sector Facilities Renovation Repair and New Builds – Time for Change. Whether a Federal, State, County, or Local Government, most public sector organizations underperform when it comes to planning, procuring, and executing facilities repair, renovation, or new builds. Introduction.

Project Management Consulting 80

Project Management Consulting Facility Management Lean Construction Public Works 80

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 29, 2022

Savvy public sector procurement and facilities management professionals understand the need to integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery teams and processes to achieve best value outcomes. 1 Adopt proven LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery methods throughout your organizations.

Maintenance 65

Maintenance Sustainability Procurement Facility Management 65

Roads Online

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Seven private sector peak bodies and three government departments have joined together to establish Infrastructure Net Zero, a new initiative that will co-ordinate, collaborate and report on the Australian infrastructure sector’s pathway to net zero.

Infrastructure Development 104

Infrastructure Development Government Works Project Management Consulting Public Works 104

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

Roads Online

JUNE 12, 2024

Related stories: NT GOV awards contract for road upgrade design works QLD Budget: What’s in store for infrastructure SA Budget provides boost for road construction, safety and maintenance The Chief Transport Engineers of the two states are also collaborating with 49 members across Australia and New Zealand .

Approvals 102

Approvals Controls Manufacturing Government Works Electrical Systems 102

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2022

Unlock Public Sector Construction Productivity[1] with Proven Strategies: A White Paper. Software is only useful if it is based upon a robust strategy, supported by robust processes and workflows that maximize leverage of internal and external resources via collaboration and common mutually beneficial goals. Take BIM for example.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 87

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Lean Construction Quality Assurance Procurement 87

Job Order Contracting

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. failure to fully leverage the knowledge of those acutally doing the work, and 4.)

Lean Construction 84

Lean Construction Procurement Maintenance Schedule Management 84

Construction Law

JUNE 3, 2024

Professor Sara Valaguzza of the University of Milan provides an Italian perspective on what seems to be a worldwide drive towards more collaborative ways of working on construction and engineering projects.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Works Collaboration Contracts 52

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

4BT exclusively provides all of the following, without the need to pay a percentage of construction volume, which results in excessive cost and failure to meet public sector fiscal responsibilities. Improve work packaging and subcontracting to reduce project complexity. Integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Processes.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 77

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Lean Construction Quality Assurance Cost Control 77

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

Civil + Structural Engineer

JULY 15, 2024

DERWOOD, MARYLAND — Work is underway on the landmark David F. This is one of the most unique projects I have worked on,” added Ariel Coreth, project manager at WSP. The collaboration and passion of the entire team to deliver such an intricate project has been incredible.” WSP serving as engineer of record for Maryland’s David F.

Renewable Energy Systems 130

Renewable Energy Systems Electrical Systems Project Management Consulting Green Building 130

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 31, 2021

A collaborative construction solution, capable of consistently delivering quality repair, renovation, and new builds, on-time and on-budget, is available to any real property owner. The only proven method to date of resolving the above is to apply a programmatic approach to all participants, projects, and/or work orders.

Collaboration 45

Collaboration Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Lean Construction Project Management Consulting 45

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Public Sector Facilities Project Cost Management is required to address traditionally elevated levels of economic and environmental waste. Public Sector Facilities Project Cost Management involves tracking costs in real time throughout the full life cycle of planning, procurement, and delivery. What Is a Project Expense?

Facility Management 83

Facility Management Project Management Building Performance Measurement Change Management 83

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

If you have any experience with construction it becomes very clear, very fast, that early and ongoing communication among skilled, capable, and trustworthy participants, all of whom working collaboratively toward mutually beneficial goals, is the ONLY path to success. Enables Collaboration. Early and Ongoing Communication.

Collaboration 45

Collaboration Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Surveying Risk Management 45

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Job Order Contracting is a LEAN process and should never be used to simply speed procurement or bypass critical assurances against improper practices. Many public sector organizations don’t have a complete view of their JOC processes. FIVE issues associated with inefficient and ineffective JOC PROCESSES. Higher Costs.

Contracts 81

Contracts Lean Construction Facility Management Procurement 81

Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 1, 2023

The GLX project also attempts to rectify environmental and public health harm that had been done to East Cambridge and East Somerville during the period of urban highway construction. As a result of this work, the Green Line Extension project came back to life. As a multidisciplinary firm, Arup gave the project a new set of eyes.

Green Building 130

Green Building Public Works Government Works Schedule Management 130

Roads Online

MAY 3, 2023

The Standards to facilitate the use of recycled material in road construction report, developed in collaboration with the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), found varying specifications between jurisdictions and a lack of nationally known performance-based standards, to be significant barriers to the uptake of recycled content in roads.

Government Works 90

Government Works Infrastructure Development Collaboration Public Works 90

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Sustainability and Facilities Management in the Public Sector are critical issues from both environmental and economic perspectives. These methods support project stakeholders in working according to a risk-and-reward sharing principle and boost performance-based process management.

Facility Management 63

Facility Management Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Sustainability Public Works 63

Extranet Evolution

MAY 10, 2023

Since the publication of the BIM Interoperability Expert Group’s report in March 2020, the GIIG has developed various practical initiatives. The IMP is an evolution of the AIM CDE (asset information management common data environment), a concept discussed in some UK public sector project circles from about 2018.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 116

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Foundation Systems Project Management Consulting Procurement 116

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Sustainable facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, of new construction is virtually impossible with both locally researched, current, and actionable construction in combination with a robust, integrated framework integrating internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery. Zero verifiable cost information.

Property Management 84

Property Management Facility Management Change Management Project Management 84