Facilities Services Procurement Best Management Practices

By peter.cholakis@verizon.netFacilities Services Procurement

Facilities services procurement best management practices consider and integrate core fundamentals and qualities.,,,

  • LEADERSHIP
  • FOCUS UPON BEST VALUE OUTCOMES
  • FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
  • COLLABORATIVE, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIPS (internal and external to the organization)
  • DECISION-MAKING BASED UPON CURRENT and ACTIONABLE INFORMATION
  • QUANTITATIVE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
  • CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Procurement must have an early and ongoing “seat at the table” concerning facilities management strategies and programs. In fact, when it comes to LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery, procurement should lead the way, working collaborative with facilities management , facilities users, and oversight groups.

Introductory and ongoing training specific to LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project deliver must be mandatory for procurement as well as facilities management, internal teams, and external service providers (architects, engineers, builders, business product manufacturers, consultants…).

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.”

Henry Ford

Existing tools and services are readily available to assist in the organization-specific design, deployment, and management of facilities services procurement best management practices. In some case, cooperatives may be appropriate as well, should annual services procurement be below $2-3Million in total. Workflows, documentation, roles, responsibilities, etc. must all be documented within an operations manual and/or execution guide, linked to associated contracts.

via Four BT, LLC – Four BT, LLC (4BT) is the AEC industry’s innovative integrated project delivery, construction cost data, and SAAS technology provider.  We help guide organizations to achieve accelerated improvement of their facilities repair, renovation, and construction outcomes through the development ofa culture centered upon delivering customer value, supported by proven LEAN processes, actionable data, enabling cloud technology, and ongoing training.