There are clear 4BT Job Order Contracting Solution benefits when compared to traditional tools and methods.
Leveraging 4BT data, software, and services, you can integrate internal and external PLANNING, PROCUREMENT, and PROJECT DELIVERY processes and teams within a robust, compliant, and efficient environment.
Several advantages offered by the 4BT JOC Solution and methodolgy provide you with several advantages which result in significant overall project cost savings of 30%-40% overall and up to 10x with respect to JOC Program administrative costs.
- Simplified JOC Program Management: Within the 4BT JOC Solution there is a single point of accountability and communication throughout the entire project. There is no sole reliance upon emails or unorganized folders of outdated information.
- Enhanced Collaboration: By having the ability to work live with contractors on proposal reviews, everyone is ensure of working toward the same goal and are on the same page.
- Efficient Workflows: We streamline the JOC workflow for you organization from initial requirements, to requests for contractor proposals, to joint site visits, to proposal review, to proposal acceptance and notice to proceed, and finally to workorder and project closeout. All required forms and approvals, with associated documentation are digital and the correct version. This improves the repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction design-build process and eliminates traditional adversarial relationships, and well as mitigated change orders and project delays.
- Cost Data Reliability: 4BT creates a local market JOC Unit Price Book (UPB) and can provide quarterly updates, and/or per your JOC Program requirements. We do not use national average cost data and attempt to localize costs using city cost indexes, area cost factors, or economic factors, all of which have proven unreliable.
- Customized Solutions: 4BT works with you to develop custom solutions that meet your unique operational needs, including the development of custom line items for the JOC unit price book.
- Cost Savings: Our integrated planning and construction budgeting services help to minimize change orders, reduce material waste, and avoid costly mistakes, while our current, local market cost data, ensure cost visibility and provides superior cost management capability (Note: Independent studies have clearly demonstrated the lack of local market cost representation using national average cost databases, location factors and/or economic cost factors.)
- Improved Quality Control: By keeping all Program, Contract, Project, Proposal, Estimate, Workorder, Issues/Tasks, UPBs, Documents/Forms, etc. in one place we maintain better quality control, ensure consistency throughout all Programs, Contracts, Projects and Workorders, and identify and address any issues that arise more efficiently.
- Time Savings: 4BTs robust and streamlined streamlined processes and our superior customer service allow for faster project completion times.
- Risk Mitigation: Our robust JOC process embeds JOC best management practices without deviation (For example, we do not allow Assemblies to be used for JOC is contrary to JOC methodology and impacts cost visibility and compliance.) We can provide services to identify and mitigate potential risks throughout the life of the JOC Program ensuring that projects are completed on time, on budget, compliant, and without any significant issues.
- Flexibility: Our full-service approach allows us to be more flexible in responding to changes or unexpected issues that may arise during throughout your JOC Program lifespan. We are responsive, and we answer the phone and your emails!
- Long-Term Relationships: 4BT believes in building long-term relationships with our clients, real property owners and design-builders, and our full-service to JOC approach allows us to continue support your needs well into the future.
- Secure Cloud Technology: Amazon East/West cloud infrastructure and CMMC LvL 2 compliant for DoD use.
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