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Books Cost Control Procurement 
Job Order Contracting
JULY 10, 2025
The Critical Role of Pre-Construction in Success Pre-construction is the phase of a project where the greatest influence on cost, schedule, and quality outcomes can be achieved. This involves integrating planning, procurement, and delivery activities under a single framework that emphasizes collaboration, transparency, and shared risk/reward.
UK Construction Blog
JULY 18, 2025
Suddenly, leases that were once off the books now had to be accounted for right on the balance sheet. This task often required cross-department collaboration between finance, procurement, and legal teams. With lease liabilities now visible on the books, banks and investors had a clearer picture of a company’s financial health.
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How to Streamline Payment Applications & Lien Waivers Through Innovative Construction Technology
Job Order Contracting
JUNE 28, 2025
Job Order Contracting (JOC) programs can be cost-effective for organizations needing to complete multiple, often recurring or small-to-medium-sized construction projects. Note: Paying a percentage of JOC construction volume as a fee for JOC products or services can prove costly and negate any potential cost savings.]
Job Order Contracting
OCTOBER 13, 2020
A locally researched , detailed line item Unit Price Book is an important consideration for any JOC Program, and any repair, renovation, repair, maintenance, or new construction project. The fundamental objects become assigned cost drivers for the specific task. The post Unit Price Book Selection appeared first on 4BT.
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Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Collaborative Construction Procurement Planning and Project Delivery is a robust process for consistently achieving long-term best value for all participants and stakeholders. Parametric cost modeling, area cost factors, location factors, etc., are not suitable for work scope developing or costing.
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Job Order Contracting
APRIL 16, 2019
Controlling the Costs of Job Order Contract Work Orders. While Job Order Contracting can provide significant benefits over traditional construction services procurement and project delivery methods, controlling Job Order Contract Costs is a key consideration.
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Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 24, 2022
Lack of direct Owner participation and leadership (versus using a third party intermediary/consultants) can result in higher overall costs, higher JOC Program administrative costs, lack of cost visibility and controls, and a potential for misuse/fraud. if the unit price book is prepared correctly.
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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
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. Realistic, valid cost and technical requirement planning. Reach out to see how… Proven Cost Control Solution. Bid Management.
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Integrity in Public Sector Procurement of Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and Construction Services is essential to minimizing costs and ensuring quality and safety. A professional, efficient procurement system begins with sound policies implemented through systematic, programmatic procedures. contact-form].
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Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Integrating internal and external Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Team under supportive and committed leadership is step one. Leverage of existing and emerging robust processes such as lifecycle asset total cost of ownership management, integrated project delivery, and LEAN job order contracting. Robust Processes.
Job Order Contracting
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
DO – Use locally researched detailed construction cost data that is regularly updated for your JOC unit price book (UPB). DON’T – Do not use a national average cost book and attempt to create a UPB, with or without factors or construction cost indices (CCIs).
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Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 9, 2019
Construction Cost Control Speed Procurement, Limit Waste, Mitigate Risk. Capital costs associated with repairing, renovating, and constructing buildings and other forms of physical infrastructure are out of control for many, if not most real property owners. Costs vary widely by location and remain hard to predict.
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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.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 19, 2024
Although today’s construction processes are more specialized and fragmented than in ancient times, the underlying goal of integrating planning, design, procurement and project delivery/construction remains, aimed at improving efficiency, reducing conflicts, and enhancing project outcomes.
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
While most real property owners, designers, and builders, are aware of the issues associated with Traditional Planning, Engineering, Procurement and Construction strategies such as Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, CM@R, etc. 2 Full cost and technical visibility and transparencay for all participants and stakeholders. #3
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 27, 2019
Repair, Renovation, & Construction Project Cost Management. In simple terms, a project proposal using a UPB establishes a clear, detailed, baseline for work requirements, timelines, and costs. Another important of LEAN construction procurement and project delivery is integrated change control relative to both scope and costs.
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Job Order Contracting
MARCH 4, 2022
Internal and independent audits have found that many Job Order Contracting deployments have unfortunately degraded into a simple means of speeding procurement and also carry excessive administration costs tied to a percentage of construction costs. Faster, Higher Quality, and Lower Cost Project Delivery. Fully Compliant.
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
“Open Book JOC” is a term that has been floating around for a bit, and is a procurement mechanism that appears exclusive to the State of Arizona. The fact of the matter is, Open Book JOC is a classic oxymoron, or a best a fabricated term. JOC, by its very definition uses a line item unit price book, UPB.
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Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
“Open Book JOC” is a term that has been floating around for a bit, and is a procurement mechanism that appears exclusive to the State of Arizona. The fact of the matter is, Open Book JOC is a classic oxymoron, or a best a fabricated term. JOC, by its very definition uses a line item unit price book, UPB.
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Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
All prequalified contractors invited to bid should submit sealed bids based on one or more adjustment factors / coefficients to the unit prices listed in the approved JOC unit price book (UPB). The approved JOC unit price book should be locally researched and organized using CSI Masterformat. no use of economic cost factors).
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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.
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Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
The basics Step 1: Identify ALL Participants and Stakeholders and Meet with Them (Planning, Procurement, Designers, Builders, Building Users) Focus upon clearly defining and communicating desired outcomes for all involved. An initial baseline Scope of Work including core requirements, scope, budget, and timeline should be the outcome.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 16, 2020
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.
Job Order Contracting
JUNE 12, 2020
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. Builder supplies a detailed line item scope of work and proposal developed from an approved, locally researched unit price book.
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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.
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Job Order Contracting
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Leverage LEAN Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery to Consistently Achieve Best Value. improved cost visibility and cost control is provide through the use of locally researched detailed line item unit price book. CM , and other “traditional” methods. Benefits of Alternative Project Delivery.
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
The J OCPB (JOC Price Book: reflects the current local costs in detail for construction tasks expected to be performed in the geographical area of the base contract with the primary use of developing a detailed line-item price. Most Army and DoD JOC Program specify “RS Means” cost data. 5117.9001 Definitions.
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Job Order Contracting
APRIL 17, 2020
All of the necessary tools and services are readily available to maximize productivity and overall levels of satisfaction via LEAN integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery. A locally researched detailed unit price book is a requisite element for adequately communicating and costing scope of work. Learn more?
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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.
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 16, 2019
Controlling the Costs of Job Order Contract Work Orders. Job Order Contracting can provide significant benefits over traditional construction services procurement and project delivery methods. Perform detailed review of work order costs proposed by contractors. Ensure that: Proper unit price line items were selected.
Building Information Management
AUGUST 11, 2015
Budget control. JOC uses pre-established unit prices, found in a unit price book. When seeking a contractor for repair, renovation and minor construction projects, the owner cites a unit price book in its request for proposal (RFP) while putting the JOC program together. Support of local small and minority businesses.
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Job Order Contracting
APRIL 12, 2019
Mitigate Construction Procurement and Project Delivery Variance and Risk. Assure substantial cost and quality benefits without the adversarial relationships common in traditional construction contracts. Owner Leadership and LEAN Construction Procurement and Project Delivery. The post appeared first on 4BT.
Job Order Contracting
JULY 11, 2023
Leveraging 4BT data, software, and services, you can integrate internal and external PLANNING, PROCUREMENT, and PROJECT DELIVERY processes and teams within a robust, compliant, and efficient environment. There is no sole reliance upon emails or unorganized folders of outdated information.
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Autodesk Construction Cloud
AUGUST 12, 2022
In addition we provide all the comforts of a modern co-working space, which include full building WIFI, temperature-controlled warehouse and office space, comfortable, secured, and functional facilities, as well as a mobile app to book on-site labor, fulfillment, a photography studio, and more. . I joined as a Sr.
Job Order Contracting
JULY 29, 2021
Owner controls the design, which is completed under direct owner-A/E contract prior to construction. Planning, procurement, and project delivery is inefficient and disparate. General lack of technical and cost visibility and transparency. Project can be expedited with fast-track construction, which can also reduce costs.
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 11, 2019
Substantial cost and quality benefits without the adversarial relationships common in traditional construction contracts. Required Collaboration Owner Leadership and Genuine Support Selection of the right team members Ability to understand costing and pricing at a detailed line item level Owner wants everyone to be successful.
PN - Project Management
AUGUST 15, 2022
Money Savings Your construction estimating software can help you better forecast how much your project will cost in the long run. While the latter of which is still crucial, you can’t expect your human workforce to know the cost of lumber, for example, from all suppliers.
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Building Information Management
AUGUST 11, 2015
Budget control. JOC uses pre-established unit prices, found in a unit price book. When seeking a contractor for repair, renovation and minor construction projects, the owner cites a unit price book in its request for proposal (RFP) while putting the JOC program together. Support of local small and minority businesses.
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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. Electrical/Controls Upgrades.
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
BIM is a term which represents three separate but linked functions: Building Information Management: Is the ORGANIZATION & CONTROL of the business process by utilizing the information in the digital prototype to effect the sharing of information over the entire lifecycle of an asset. All working together. RSMeans strategic partner.
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Integrating People, Process, Information, and Technology with a framework that combines and standardizes Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery maximizes early and ongoing communication and enables consistent best value outcomes for ALL participants and stakeholders. Collaborative Construction Environment. Freeman, J., Galloway, P.
PN - Project Management
MAY 30, 2022
Where to start, what are the pitfalls, how much will it cost, will it be completed on time? In addition, you also need to make space for unexpected costs to prevent delays. Procurement Management Procurement involves acquiring the materials and services required in construction projects to ensure completion.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 11, 2017
Conceptual/Budgetary Estimate – An Owner may create construction cost estimates to determine “ballpark”/order of magnitude level estimates based upon a conceptual scope of work for budgetary purposes. This is general a joint effort between the Owner Procurement Authority, Technical/Engineering Authority, and Building User.
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