All renovation, repair, and new construction work should be based upon recent, similar work, as embodied within a LOCALLY RESEARCHED UNIT PRICE BOOK. Relying only upon contractor or subcontractor quotes is simply not compatible with your fiduciary responsibilities.

A LOCALLY RESEARCHED UNIT PRICE BOOK is one of several components of robust and open LEAN Procurement and Construction Delivery Processes that are critical to achieving best value outcomes of taxpayers.

All processes and workflows, from initial project concept through completion and beyond, should be properly documented and verifiable in order to meet audit standards. This includes the owners original scope of work and estimated budget, owner request for contractor proposal, detailed line item proposal review, project acceptance, project executions, project closeout, and warranty.

It’s time that all public sector organizations have required and fully transparent LEAN procurement and construction delivery framework.