It’s now possible for any public sector real property owner to measurably improve construction project efficiency and satisfaction using 4BT’s innovative OpenJOC(TM) LEAN Job Order Contracting Solution

Assuring productive, timely, and quality delivery of your facilities portfolio’s numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, and minor new construction needs a disciplined process that helps your organization optimize investments. This requires some major process changes and an associated set of new capabilities and tools…

• Current and actionable, locally researched , and transparent detailed line item construction data (National average commercial cost data, with or without localization factors is great for general reference, not appropriate for developing actual cost requirements.)
• An organizational view and method of addressing needs rather than independent and unrelated projects. (4BT’s OpenJOC Job Order Contracting Solution is a program, not a project.) Move from a lack of sustained construction services procurement and project management leadership and policy, and a lack of decision-making authority delegated to those doing the work.
• Observance of LEAN best management practices: Best value procurement, Collaboration, Mutually beneficial long-term relationships with contractors, AEs, etc., Share risk/reward, financial and technical transparency, Common terms, definitions, and data structures, Required initial and ongoing multi-format, multi-level training, Continuous improvement, Mutual trust and respect.
• Establish a facilities and physical infrastructure sustainment program baseline, implement key enablers of sustainment, elevate sustainment to equal standing with new construction procurement, and improve the focus upon maximizing safety, function, and operational efficiency of existing structures.

Step One: Acknowledge the problem. Understand that traditional construction procurement and delivery methods (design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, …) suffers from processes and procedures that are obsolete, redundant, or unnecessary and can’t efficiently deliver your ongoing numerous repair, renovation, or sustainability requirements.

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