Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Construction Target Costing is a method used to shape repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build outcomes and process design to deliver customer value within specific constraints. Internal and external Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Teams should engage in thorough information sharing to ensure a cohesive approach.

Building Standards

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 18, 2025

It has long been recognized that detailed line item estimating is a proven best practice for developing verifiable, objective, and actionable cost information for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects.

Estimating

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Active Construction Cost Management is important to any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build activity. Questions every real property owners should ask before procuring a repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build service. #1 Yet, despite is value, most public sector organizations have yet to deploy it. let’s talk.

Construction Management

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Minimizing the time and cost of commercial construction projects without sacrificing quality requires the following elements: Owner leadership and accountability Integreated planning, procurement, and project delivery teams A well defined and well communicated detailed Scope of Work A process focused upon mutually beneficial outcomes.

Communication

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? Construction includes new builds, rebuild, renovation, or maintenance activities.

Building Materials

Construction News

JUNE 16, 2025

West Berkshire Council has launched early market engagement for its next highways term maintenance contract, expected to be worth up to £180m including VAT.

Procurement

CCR Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2025

A construction company typically manages: Material Procurement : Ensuring high-quality, durable materials are used. Maintenance Plans : Offering routine maintenance services to keep the property in top condition. Hiring Skilled Workers : Bringing in electricians, plumbers, carpenters, and other specialists.

Building Code Compliance

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

You can’t manage what you don’t measure… A standardized approach to construction data collection, maintenance, and use should be established use a common format data format and yields objective, verifiable, and current local market labor, material, equipment, and productivity details.

Construction Management

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Comprehensive Unit Cost Database Easily estimate the any type of commercial repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project. Move beyond square foot and parametric estimating Stop using inefficient processes and get Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Teams on the same page via r obust programmatic frameworks.

Estimating

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 20, 2025

Construction Cost reliability and transparency Contacting local suppliers, subcontractors, or other contractors can provide up-to-date information, 9r procure locally researched construction cost data. These factors make it impossible to predict the exact final cost with absolute certainty at the outset.

Estimating

Job Order Contracting

JULY 10, 2025

Effective pre-construction planning is especially critical for repair, renovation, maintenance , and new construction projects, where cost control and schedule adherence are essential. The following foundational elements enable consistent, high-quality project execution—on time and within budget: 1.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2025

Ability to add mark-ups, fees, etc… Preconstruction Focus is critical Regardless of the activity, repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction, or project size, Integrated Planning and Procurement teams and processes within a robust standardized framework are essential to project success.

Estimating

Roads Online

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Related stories: Converge to bring together the best of Australian construction Early SRL works underway at Monash Mickleham Road Upgrade Australia’s first use of low-carbon concrete Building Australia’s future, together A major segment of Converge will be dedicated to civil construction and road maintenance.

Infrastructure Development

UK Construction Blog

JUNE 27, 2025

Materials such as safety vinyl, ceramic tiles, and commercial grade carpet tiles are popular for their strength and ease of maintenance. Also, durable frames made from materials like aluminium or treated timber offer long lasting resistance to weathering and require minimal maintenance.

Building Materials

UK Construction Blog

JULY 3, 2025

Xeriscaping and drought-resistant landscaping reduce ongoing water requirements for grounds maintenance. These landscaping approaches reduce maintenance costs and create more resilient outdoor spaces. These technologies predict maintenance needs, preventing unexpected failures and reducing waste from premature equipment replacement.

Renewable Energy Systems

CCR Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Manage Inventory and Procurement Costs Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory Management Minimizes warehouse space requirements by reducing excess stock. Additionally, timely equipment maintenance can prevent costly breakdowns, which are costly. The late payment penalty has been defined to shun delays by motivating the clients to pay on time.

Cost Control

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 3, 2025

Procurement Focus DoD contracting processes have traditionally prioritized procurement tools over integrated cost management frameworks. However, unless the DoD transitions from a procurement-centric approach to one that prioritizes integrated project delivery and cost transparency, reliance on outdated methods will continue.

Procurement

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 26, 2025

Arguably Integrated Project Delivery , Collaborative Job Order Contracting , Alliance Partnering, and similar project delivery methods represent value engineering applied to built environment repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction projects.

Estimating

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.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Early Contractor Involvement is a mandatory component in any real property owner process designed to ensure consistent delivery of quaility repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on-time and on-budget. The issues associated with Traditional Construction * Project Delivery (DB, DBB, CMAR…) are clear.

Construction Management

Construction News

MAY 29, 2025

Procurement Assist has appointed more than 60 firms to a 2.04bn framework covering capital investment works across the UK public sector.

Public Works

UK Construction Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Material procurement: Ordering and delivering the right materials on time to keep work moving. Maintenance planning: Sharing guidelines for keeping the building in good shape over time. Digital Twins: Virtual 3D copies of buildings help with design, planning, and maintenance. Everything planned earlier is now put into action.

Construction Management

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.

Procurement

UK Construction Blog

JULY 15, 2025

You can generate detailed reports showing material usage by project, cost centre, or time period, enabling better cost control and procurement planning. Many applications provide functionality to monitor equipment location, maintenance schedules, and utilisation rates.

Building Code Compliance

CCR Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The use of asset management software means that an organisation can transition from a reactive maintenance approach to a more affordable and sustainable approach that is more effective in the long run. Key Metrics for Predictive Maintenance One critical metric in predictive analytics is the Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).

Schedule Management

Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 23, 2024

It is helpful to include these requirements and procedures in an operations and maintenance manual for the owner/operator at project turnover to address in-service damage. Joint sealants and fenestrations, among other components, are expected to deteriorate and should have an associated inspection, maintenance, and replacement schedule.

Prefabrication

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 7, 2025

Technical planning and professional procurement team collaboration and adherence to robust best management practices are needed to mitigate financial and environmental waste. For example, initial set-up is 10% of the operation and maintenance cost. Measurable base units may include man-hours, trips, moves, units, and square feet.

Estimating

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.

Change Management

Roads Online

JULY 24, 2025

The Australian Flexible Pavement Association (AfPA) writes on the importance of tackling road maintenance challenges throughout regional Australia. Resilience An important topic of discussion was the challenges posed by bureaucratic processes and complex procurement systems. Images: AfPA. The circular economy also took centre stage.

Stakeholder Engagement

ENR Construction

JULY 17, 2025

North Carolina Expressway According to NCDOT design‑build procurement documents and State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) records, the contract was awarded June 26 with a notice to proceed for design issued immediately thereafter. RELATED Flatiron Advances New Segment of $2.5B

Contracts

UK Construction Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Construction Partnership and Procurement Your club’s development arm, 2020 Developments, secured a partnership with Limak International through a thorough procurement process overseen by Atkins Realis. The club’s partnership structure prioritises local subcontractors where appropriate, maximising community benefits.

Environmental Impact Assessment

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Cost overruns and delays result in the 80%+ of all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects being 30%-40% over budget. 85% of construction “failures”* are the result of poor preconstruction planning and disjointed procurement, and/or failure to implement a robust, collaborative project delivery method.

Procurement

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.

Construction Management

UK Construction Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

When it starts to wear out, the consequences add up quickly — unexpected repairs, stalled projects, idle machines, and rising maintenance bills. Key Components of an Excavator Undercarriage Before diving into maintenance tips, it helps to know the essentials. Attention to detail today can prevent expensive downtime tomorrow.

Inspection

Jonas Construction

AUGUST 20, 2024

Costs that hinder cash flow and profitability can arise from day-to-day occurrences like equipment maintenance or change order requests, which can be difficult to budget for. These costs also vary during the project lifecycle due to changes in the project scope, equipment maintenance issues, and unforeseen site conditions.

Specialty Contracting

Job Order Contracting

JULY 1, 2025

We are championing a future where everyone can make informed choices about the quality of the data that powers your repair, renovation, planning, and new build Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Process. Established in 2016, Four BT, LLC. (“4BT”)

Estimating

Construction News

MAY 2, 2025

Portsmouth City Council has unveiled proposals for a 10-year programme of repairs and maintenance to its housing portfolio, with the potential contract value reaching 450m. The scheme will be procured as two separate… The post Portsmouth council sets out plans for 450m housing repairs contract appeared first on Construction News.

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