Real property owners, facilities management, contractors, AEs, and building users are rightly worried about the rising costs of getting the numerous renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects completed.
Simply carrying on in business as usual fashion is a recipe for continued waste, inefficiency, and dissatisfaction for all participants.
The AECOO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner, Operator/Operations) industry relies heavily on the belief that what worked on the last project will work for this one… despite FACTS to the contrary. The vast majority of construction projects are over budget, significantly delayed, and don’t meet user requirements.
Public sector organizations have even more complicated issues such as compliance with statutes as well as fiduciary responsibility to their constituents.
LEAN construction delivery processes, common data environments (CDE), and supporting services are giving savvy owners the ability to optimize for first costs AND life-cycle cost, as well as make better decisions for all team members and stakeholders.
Integrated projects delivery, IPD, for major new construction, and Job Order Contracting, JOC, for renovation, repair, and minor new construction provide efficient ways of working and to virtually assure that approximately 90% of projects are delivered on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction.
That said, not all implementations of IPD and JOC are the the same, nor do they comply with the fundamental required aspects of each method. Beware of “outsourcing” either to consultants, as BOTH require directly owner involvement.
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