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Lean Construction Procurement Project Management 
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. The following foundational elements enable consistent, high-quality project execution—on time and within budget: 1.
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 3, 2025
The DoD’s reliance on “RSMeans “for FSRM (Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization) cost management, despite the availability of current and verifiable local cost data , likely stems from several historical and institutional factors: 1.
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How to Streamline Payment Applications & Lien Waivers Through Innovative Construction Technology
Buildern
JULY 14, 2025
How often do construction projects go exactly as planned? The root of these issues always lies in neglecting certain aspects of construction project forecasting, leading to inaccurate assumptions and limited visibility into what’s ahead. Table of Contents What is Construction Project Forecasting?
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Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The benefits of circular construction and a consistently applied programmatic approach to all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects include a significant reduction in financial and environmental waste. What is circular procurement?
Job Order Contracting
JULY 21, 2025
Build a Strong Cost Data Foundation – Strategies for Change A significant issue in public sector capital planning and associated repair, renovation, maintenance, and construction is the reliance on outdated, national average cost data and flawed location/economic multipliers. Viable Strategies for Change 1.
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Centralized Timely Construction Cost Data is a “single source of truth” that is mandatory for improving cost visibility and management for any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project. Adaptable to Market Realities: Ensures projects are not derailed by unexpected cost changes.
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UK Construction Blog
JULY 15, 2025
The post Construction Industry App Development: Transform Your Projects with Digital Solutions appeared first on UK Construction Blog. You’re no longer limited to traditional paper-based processes and lengthy communication chains that once plagued construction sites.
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UK Construction Blog
JULY 23, 2025
The post The Role of Online Reviews in the Modern Construction Industry appeared first on UK Construction Blog. A walk past any construction site today shows cranes, concrete, and crews hard at work. From small roofers to global engineering firms, everyone in the construction world feels the tug of digital feedback.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 7, 2025
Granular Local Market Cost Data is Essential for Cost Visibility & Management (Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, & New Builds) Using current, verifiable, and detailed local cost dat a instead of national averages with adjustment factors ensures: Cost transparency All labor, material, and equipment costs are broken down and verifiable.
Stok
MAY 15, 2025
We’re proud to launch the Indigen ized Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Guidebook , co-developed by Dennis Thomas- Whonoa k ( K w asen Enterprises ), Stephani Carter (Stok), and Andriana Beauchemin (Stok) , and supported by the IPDA. WHAT IS IPD? HOW DOES IPD ALIGN WITH INDIGENOUS CULTURE?
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 26, 2025
Construction Value Engineering and Cost Estimating go hand in hand. The appropriate balance in alignment with organizational requirements results in the maximum value for the project. contact-form] The post Construction Value Engineering and Cost Estimating appeared first on Four BT, LLC. Learn more?
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Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
According to industry data, the average bid win percentage for a commercial contractor is 25%, meaning for every 10 bids submitted, they would win 2-3 projects. Can the commercial construction contractor Bid/Win average of 25% be significantly improved? The post Construction Bid Win Percentage appeared first on 4BT.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Managing change orders for any size of repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project, whether IPD, alliance job order contracting, DB, DBB, ‘et al’, simply requires a robust preconstruction process in most instances. ensuring project continuity and success.
Job Order Contracting
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Guide to Construction Cost Optimization provides a road map for applying best management practices necessary to drive financial visibility and transparency. The labor-hours expressed in quality construction cost databases reflect average installation time, using an efficiency level that is consistent with the particular trade.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 20, 2025
Finally, FAST and RELIABLE Cost Estimates for construction, renovation, repair, and maintenance are now possible with 4BT’s local market detailed cost data! commerical cost Construction cost data must be valid, reliable, and verifiable to objectively and realistically represent current local market conditions.
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For Construction Pros
JULY 21, 2025
bubutu - stock.adobe.com Concrete contractors in 2025 are facing a perfect storm of challenges that are reshaping how work gets done on-site, impacting project timelines, budgets, and workforce stability. With an aging workforce and fewer younger workers entering the trade, contractors are stretched thin across projects.
ENR Construction
JUNE 16, 2025
Poirier The 964-bed student housing project in Arcata, Calif., Photo courtesy of Sundt Construction June 16, 2025 Maximize beds. That was the most important directive for the project team on Cal Poly Humboldt’s $195-million student housing project when planning first began in 2022.
UK Construction Blog
JUNE 24, 2025
The post Excavator Parts Manufacturer’s Guide to Undercarriage Performance appeared first on UK Construction Blog. It happens more often than most construction business owners would like to admit. For businesses managing tight schedules and lean margins, undercarriage issues can become a serious drain on productivity.
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ENR Construction
JUNE 16, 2025
Poirier The 964-bed student housing project in Arcata, Calif., Photo courtesy of Sundt Construction June 16, 2025 Maximize beds. That was the most important directive for the project team on Cal Poly Humboldt’s $195-million student housing project when planning first began in 2022.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Construction work packages are the scalable standard for construction processes. Estimating costs and Optimizing costs – Current, objective, locally research granular construction task data organized using expanded CSI MasterFormat. contact-form] OpenCOST TM Construction Cost Data is now available exclusively from 4BT!
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
The availability of current, local market, detailed construction task data makes evaluating subcontractor bids an easy task. Simply build the subcontractor estimate using objective, verifiable local market construction cost data and compare costs. Ensure all construction cost estimates are both VALID and RELIABLE.
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Job Order Contracting
APRIL 8, 2025
The ability to access current, objective, and granular labor, material, and equipment costs on a local level represents a significant Construction Cost Estimating Improvement. Poorly developed budgets can undermine credibility, while cost overruns and project delays affect mission-critical operations.
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The Construction Index
JUNE 18, 2025
In October 2024 the then transport secretary commissioned a review of the procurement and delivery of major transport projects, with specific reference to HS2. However, Stewart also has a lot to say about the failings on the construction industry and its supply chain.
Job Order Contracting
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
An innovative cost saving public sector FM solution is now available. Organizations can save 30%-40%+ vs. traditional methods for renovation, repair, and maintenance projects. Consequently, a practical, proven framework delivers enhanced cost visibility and cost management capability. via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us
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ENR Construction
JULY 10, 2025
Screenshot courtesy of Kaya AI July 10, 2025 Supply chain management in construction, despite its complexities, has remained stubbornly resistant to technology upgrades. But now an artificial intelligence start-up is looking to untangle construction supply chains. In January, Kaya AI launched out of stealth mode with $5.3
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ENR Construction
JULY 14, 2025
Announces $25B+ in New IDIQ Contract Awards Large flexible indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts and task orders advance project procurement for military infrastructure By Bryan Gottlieb Multiple contract task order competitive awards highlight Pentagon push to speed up global infrastructure projects. Defense Dept.
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Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 5, 2025
Postive FM Change (Facilities Management) requires implementing a proactive and integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Mangement Strategy. This includes the use of granular, objective, verifiable, and current local market construction task information. The post Postive FM Change appeared first on 4BT.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 12, 2024
To address rising sustainment (repair, renovation, maintenance) and new build costs, robust, integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Deliver Frameworks arecincreasing needed to maximize resource utilization.Yet public sector organization are still not providing the Leadership, Commitment, and Accountability in this area.
Job Order Contracting
MAY 15, 2020
Whether you are a real property owner, facilities management professional, architect, engineer, or builder, it is important to understand your organization.s progress towards best value facilities management and its location on the journey toward LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery.
Job Order Contracting
JULY 25, 2022
Implementing a roadmap to LEAN Construction and efficient planning, procurement, and project delivery is neither complex nor costly. The benefits of the change include consistent delivery of 90%+ of all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on-time, on-budget, and per detailed specifications.
Job Order Contracting
MAY 18, 2022
The above provides a foundation to allow a real property owner and their design-builders to efficiently manage their ongoing repair, renovation, sustainability, maintenance, and new build projects. 4bt.us – Integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery solutions.
Job Order Contracting
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
A LEAN construction solution integrates People, Process, Information, and Technology throughout planning, procurement, and project delivery, to consistently enable best value outcomes for all participants and stakeholders in terms of quality, time, and cost. Request the LEAN construction eBook.
Job Order Contracting
JUNE 24, 2020
Facilities procurement 101 involves an understanding of LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery and life-cycle total cost of ownership asset management. If you’d like to learn more, request a copy of the LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery eBook.
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Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Below is a listing of LEAN construction practices. Of these, only LEAN Job Order Contracting provides a robust framework that integrates internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment inclusive of actionable cost visibility, defined workflows, and quantitative metrics.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Best Value / LEAN Construction and LEAN Production are not the same. Best value / Lean construction is an integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery process that uses robust workflows, a common data environment, and collaborative teams to increase productivity, profits, and innovation in the industry.
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 3, 2020
INTRODUCTION – Discussions about and implementing LEAN construction require consideration of a holistic approach involving multiple phases… Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery, as well as the integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology. See figure below). Adoption 2. Planning 3.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 3, 2020
Consistent on-time, on-budget delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects is possible only when owners have the requisite levels of leadership and competency. Robust LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery tools and services are readily available.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 31, 2020
Construction procurement planning is critical to the success of facilities management and all related repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build activities. Leaders must reimagine procurement and fundamentally change how internal and external teams are built and work together. Construction Procurement.
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Job Order Contracting
MAY 6, 2022
Consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on time and on budget is possible using an integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery solution. Shared profit and risk and jointly developed project goals and values are keystones for team alignment for any project.
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. 2017, Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building, Regulations and Fire Safety: Interim Report. .
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Job Order Contracting
MARCH 28, 2024
Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. How Organizational integration and alignment of cultural, professional, management, and commercial interests is also required, both internally and with construction services providers.
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Job Order Contracting
MAY 25, 2020
Early planning, design, and procurement stages influence cost, timing, quality, and overall repair, renovation, maintenance and new builds, and are critical to achieving optimal outcomes. Learn about LEAN construction p lanning, procurement, and project delivery.
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Job Order Contracting
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. First… forget all the misinformation about both BIM and LEAN construction. Reach out if you are ready for a change. contact-form].
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.
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