Civil + Structural Engineer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

For owners facing this scenario, integrated services like the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) delivery method may be the best option for your project. Quality: The speed of EPCM delivery means quality assurance is a key challenge. On-time delivery. The Path Forward: Is EPCM Right for You?

Project Management Consulting 246

Project Management Consulting Risk Management Schedule Management Project Management 246

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. Roles and responsibilities, deliverables, tools, workflows, etc.,

Procurement 59

Procurement Lean Construction Property Management Project Management 59

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. Efficiency. The most glaring example is BIM. ” Henry Ford.

Procurement 60

Procurement Lean Construction Building Performance Measurement Project Management 60

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 60

Procurement Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Management Lean Construction 60

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 31, 2019

LEAN Performance-based Construction Services Procurement and Project Delivery. Consistently Deliver Quality Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction Projects On-Time & On-Budget! Traditional procurement and construction delivery methods commonly produce poor outcomes. NOVEMBER 27, 2018.

Lean Construction 40

Lean Construction Procurement Quality Assurance Building Performance Measurement 40

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The labor-hours expressed in quality construction cost databases reflect average installation time, using an efficiency level that is consistent with the particular trade. If regional or national prices are used, these should be checked against local pricing to assure that the local costs do not significantly vary.

Insurance Management 82

Insurance Management General Contracting Building Materials Manufacturing Lean Construction 82

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Most traditional JOC Programs focus simply on speeding procurement cycles. For JOC Programs to provide maximum benefit, internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams must operate collaboratively on an early and ongoing basis.

Contracts 84

Contracts Quality Assurance Project Management Consulting Property Management 84

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Assure an early and ongoing understanding of requirements among all project participants. Optimize planning, procurement, and project delivery in terms of quality, compatibility, constructability, cost, risk, and function to meet customer needs. Integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Processes.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 83

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Lean Construction Quality Assurance Cost Control 83

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Put an end to poor traditional planning, cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery practices! 84% gain in higher-quality construction. 3) Assure full visibility at all levels…. 7) Enable real-time information availability and sharing with collaborative cloud technology. 41%-74% reduction in project schedules.

Maintenance 98

Maintenance Quality Assurance Cost Control Facility Management 98

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

Rethink, Reshape, Rewrite Your Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction Procurement and Project Delivery Methods. The only proven way to improve facilities management outcomes is to RETHINK,, RESHAPE, and REWRITE your facilities repair, renovation, and construction procurement and delivery methods.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 40

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Procurement Lean Construction Quality Assurance 40

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. Key areas monitored include the level of collaboration, timeline, costs and cost comparisons, specifications, satisfaction, and quality.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 104

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

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2022

The combination of owner support and a programmatic LEAN JOC Program integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery teams to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds on-time and on-budget, without excessive administrative cost or burden. Status Quo. Change Management.

Contracts 89

Contracts Lean Construction Quality Assurance Procurement 89

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2022

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. Powerful, Easy-to-Use, Collaborative Technology that simplifies the JOC Process. Fully Compliant. Edwards Deming.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 93

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Lean Construction Quality Assurance Procurement 93

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 24, 2022

JOC Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Teams must be integrated and observe robust LEAN philosophies and practices. . Using JOC to simply speed procurement can lead to major issues with both compliance and project delivery cost/efficiency.

Cost Control 92

Cost Control Procurement Quality Assurance Quality Control 92

Job Order Contracting

MAY 22, 2020

Lean construction planning, procurement, and project delivery is critical in attainment of best value facilities operations and maintenance management. providing powerful, proven solutions for efficient project planning, procurement, and execution. . Best Value Facilities Operations and Maintenance. Via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us

Facility Management 78

Facility Management Maintenance Lean Construction Quality Assurance 78

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Sharing risks and rewards through integration and collaboration throughout the project life-cycle, from concept through completion and beyond delivers major gains in quality, productivity, and overall satisfaction. Owners should thoroughly evaluate their requirements and assure a match with products and services available.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 40

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Procurement Lean Construction Quality Assurance 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 18, 2022

Robust processes and tools are readily available to assure the delivery of quality projects on time and on budget. Achieving project delivery success requires the consistent application of robust programmatic processes that integrate teams and associated planning, procurement, and project delivery activities.

Schedule Management 92

Schedule Management Risk Management Procurement Quality Assurance 92

Job Order Contracting

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

Job Order Contracting

JULY 12, 2023

The Benefits the 4BT JOC Program Solution With 4BT you can rest assured of a compliant, efficient, and low cost 4BT JOC Program Solution. Cost Savings: Our integrated planning, procurement and project delivery solutions minimizes the number of change orders, reduces material waste, and avoid costly mistakes.

Project Management Consulting 52

Project Management Consulting Cost Control Quality Assurance Quality Control 52

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

. #2 Maximum benefit for JOC can attained when it is used a a method to integrate “construction” planning, procurement, and project delivery incorporating robust LEAN practices to reach best value outcomes for all participants and stakeholders. #3 3 Direct collaboration between owner and design-builder teams is a principle of JOC.

Contracts 85

Contracts Project Management Consulting Quality Assurance Lean Construction 85

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Job Order Contracting (JOC) has been distorted into a way to simply speed the procurement of repair, renovation, and new build construction, bypassing procurement rigors and doing little to assure mutually beneficial benefit to owners and design-builder or overall efficiency. Quantification of impacts. Learn more?

Contracts 90

Contracts Lean Construction Project Management Consulting Quality Assurance 90

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 30, 2022

Instead of a sole focus upon faster procurement we enable on time, on budget, quality outcomes. lack of robust ongoing evaluation procedures to assure consistent, compliant program execution. support services. The post 2022 Job Order Contracting appeared first on 4BT.

Contracts 87

Contracts Lean Construction Quality Assurance Facility Management 87

iField Smart

APRIL 23, 2024

In the construction industry, efficiency is critical to meet project timelines, achieve planned costs, and produce high-quality outcomes. Efficiency in construction highlights a comprehensive approach to construction project management that includes various parameters including costs, labor, time, quality, and resources. Introduction.

Construction Management 74

Construction Management Schedule Management Risk Management Project Management 74

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2021

Streamlines Communications: Using detailed line time cost data that is l ocally researched and presents in common industry terms assures all participants have a shared view of requirements. Simplifies Collaboration: Early and ongoing sharing of information in a common format, using reliable, proven processes, builds trust.

Estimating 61

Estimating Quality Assurance Procurement Building Materials 61

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Stakeholders have had to work within disjointed planning, procurement, project delivery, and operations teams and processes to attempt to meet performance goals. The net results have been a legacy of waste with overspending on the levels of 30% to 40%+, late projects, and inadequate quality.

Sustainability 74

Sustainability Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Facility Management Quality Assurance 74

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The good news is that robust solutions are readily available to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on time and on budget. Efficiently planning projects, procuring projects, executing projects, and managing costs involve several fundamental elements.

Facility Management 89

Facility Management Project Management Building Performance Measurement Change Management 89

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2022

The following 4 core elements are mandatory for the consistent achievement of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds on time and on budget. Consistent application virtually assures cost savings of 30%-40% as well as long-term mutually beneficial relationships between all participants and stakeholders. #1

Maintenance 81

Maintenance Change Management Quality Assurance Collaboration 81

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 2, 2021

Here’s the truth… While all the tools and services are readily available to assure consistent delivery of virtually all facilities projects in a quality manner, on-time, and on-budget, there are multiple barriers to implementation and continuous improvement. Let us help? ” Team with us to… 1.

Lean Construction 69

Lean Construction Facility Management Quality Assurance Procurement 69

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. The fundamental reason for poor outcomes is the failure to implement and properly manage robust and integrated LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery processes.

Schedule Management 66

Schedule Management Construction Management Lean Construction Building Information Modeling (BIM) 66

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 14, 2021

It is up to an owner to define, implement, and manage a robust, repeatable, and efficient process to assure best value project planning, procurement, and project delivery, including building strong, outcome-focused internal and external teams. procure services cost effectively, and then. execute projects efficiently.

Quality Assurance 66

Quality Assurance Lean Construction Building Commissioning Building Performance Measurement 66

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

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. Supporting robust processes, tools, and training are readily available to assure on-time, on-budget, and quality outcomes 90%+ of the time.

Project Management Consulting 87

Project Management Consulting Facility Management Lean Construction Public Works 87

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Improving facilities and maintenance outcomes begins with a strategic review of objectives and alignment with integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. They, when combined with integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes are the proven pathway to best value outcomes.

Maintenance 59

Maintenance Building Performance Measurement Quality Assurance Procurement 59

Building Information Management

AUGUST 26, 2020

Key areas monitored include the level of collaboration, timeline, costs and cost comparisons, specifications, satisfaction, and quality. Best value construction requires the integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery people, processes, information, and technology.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 59

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Lean Construction Quality Assurance Collaboration 59

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Job Order Contracting (JOC), an alternative to the sealed bid method of procuring facility construction and repair services, was developed by the Federal Government in the 1980s to reduce the processing time and administrative effort required for smaller construction jobs ( Source ). Improve quality, 3.) Assure cost visibility, 4.)

Contracts 52

Contracts Procurement Quality Assurance Government Works 52

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

If you want a proven solution that enables you to consistently deliver quality repair, renovation, and “minor” new builds on-time and on-budget, keep reading. Integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery teams and processes. Change orders will be virtually eliminated and costly procurement delays avoided.

Project Management Consulting 52

Project Management Consulting Quality Assurance Facility Management Procurement 52