Improve Construction Productivity Via Relationship Management has proven to be highly successful.
Here are the 4 Steps to Improving Owner/Vendor Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Construction Productivity.
- Best Value Procurement – Put aside cost low bid/lowest technically acceptable procurement strategies. Select vendors based upon best value to your organization over an appropriate timeline. Consider total cost of the project/program, including change orders, potential for legal disputes, and especially prior performance on similar projects.
- Collaborative Construction Delivery Method – Select an appropriate collaborative construction delivery method that is based upon LEAN processes. The most well know, and robust methods are Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for major new construction, and Job Order Contracting (JOC), for repair, renovation, and minor new construction.
- Common Data Environment (CDE) – Use a unit price book that outlines and details ALL required construction tasks, inclusive of labor, material, and equipment information. Costs should be locally researched. Tasks should be organized by CSI Masterformat. All task descriptions should be in plain English, easily understood by all participants and stakeholders.
- Long Term Relationships – Seek out service providers that truly will partner with you and understand the complexities of life-cycle facilities management. Assure that the relationships are mutually beneficial and based upon shared risk/reward.
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