Public Sector Inertia and Excessive JOC Costs
Deep structural risks and misalignments in JOC Programs have been repeatedly uncovered by independent JOC Program audits. Understanding the challenges of […]
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Beyond Speed: Fixing Cost Visibility Failures in JOC, SABER, and IDIQ Contracting
White Paper Beyond Speed: Fixing Cost Visibility Failures in JOC, SABER, and IDIQ Contracting Executive Summary Job Order Contracting (JOC), Simplified Acquisition […]
Improving DoD JOC and SABER Programs: Strategy and Cost Accuracy
Improving DoD JOC and SABER Programs: Strategy and Cost Accuracy I. Strategic Program Enhancements To improve Department of Defense (DoD) Job Order Contracting […]
JOC Program Pros and Cons
A comprehensive review of JOC Program Pros and Cons can provide valuable insights and strategies for improving overall performance for both owners […]
Understanding LEAN Job Order Contracting
Public sector procurement professionals need to demonstrate transparency in decision-making and equal treatment of potential
suppliers if there is to be any improvement in built environment repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes.
Public Sector LEAN Job Order Contracting
Public Sector LEAN Job Order Contracting reduces JOC administration costs by 75% and increases productivity 3x!
Locally researched line item cost data is the foundation to best value construction outcomes
Locally researched line item cost data is the foundation to best value construction outcomes. It exclusively assures financial visibility and transparency and […]
4BT JOC Solution – Best Value JOB ORDER CONTRACTING
If your organization would like to better reflect and respect the concerns and values of your stakeholders and not just push paper […]
A Robust Framework for Improving Construction Productivity
Any organization can consistently assure best value outcomes for facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds. All the tools and support services […]
What is Job Order Contracting?
What is Job Order Contracting…. A Job Order Contacting (JOC) Program optimizes small to medium, repetitive, and easily defined maintenance, repair, renovation, […]
LEAN JOC – Job Order Contracting
INTRODUCTION LEAN JOC (Job Order Contracting) is a robust integrated project delivery process for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction. […]
JOC TASK ORDER Process Overview – USACE
The following is a JOC TASK ORDER Process Overview as defined by the USACE. A Job Order Contract involved Projects and/or Task […]
4BT’s Best Value Job Order Contracting Solution
We founded 4BT in 2016 upon seeing a clear need to Rethink, Reshape, and Rebuild JOC. Our goal is to assure 1. […]
The Better Job Order Contracting Solution – It’s that simple…
LEAN Job Order Contracting, JOC, is the better solution in terms of cost and best value outcomes. LEAN JOC 4BT OpenJOC(TM) Job […]
Digital Twin – Aligning the physical and functional status of buildings and other physical objects with a corresponding digital model makes it possible to monitor and optimally manage capital reinvestment throughout their life-cycle.
Aligning the physical and functional status of buildings and other physical objects with a corresponding digital model makes it possible to monitor […]
Improve AECOO Performance Today!
The successful integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology leads to the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new […]
JOB ORDER CONTRACTING BASICS
Job Order Contracting BASICS A job order contract is awarded by public agency (including airports, mass transit, utilities…) multiple repair, renovation, or […]
Learning LEAN Construction
Learning LEAN construction can measurably improve facilities management outcomes. LEAN planning, procurement, and project execution drives significantly improved repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, […]
Creating Facilities Value
Creating facilities value for all stakeholders requires rigorous LEAN processes that support and assure collaborative early and ongoing information sharing, as well […]
Efficient Construction Project Delivery
Local Intelligence – Leverage local knowledge and a locally researched detailed line item unit price books Efficient Information Sharing – Require collaboration […]
LEAN Construction Matters
Why LEAN Construction Matters LEAN Construction isn’t just another construction delivery method, it should be the ONLY construction delivery process used… LEAN […]
Building a Common Data Environment for LEAN Construction Delivery
A Common Data Environment, CDE is a critical to LEAN construction delivery and improving overall efficiency. A CDE allows real property owners, facilities […]
LEAN Job Order Contracting
OpentJOC(TM) LEAN Job Order Contracting for Efficient Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction Manage estimates, budgets and forecasts. Accurately estimate and […]
Rethink, Reshape, Rewrite AECOO
The only proven way to improve construction and facilities management outcomes to RETHINK,, RESHAPE, REWRITE AECOO. Rethink how Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners, […]
Collaboration in Construction Matters
Collaboration in construction matters as shown by mulitple case studies. For example, a GSA study conducted by the University of Minnesota on […]
Improve Construction Productivity
Improve Construction Productivity using Integrated Project Delivery, Job Order Contracting (JOC) and other proven LEAN construction methods. Research has clearly determined as […]
Explaining Job Order Contracting and LEAN Efficient Construction Delivery
Explaining Job Order Contracting and LEAN Efficient Construction Delivery… Ok, so Job Order Contracting and LEAN construction delivery have little to do […]
Job Order Contract – Strategy, Operations, Tactics
OpenJOC required owner consideration of the Strategic, Operational, and Tactical components of a Job Order Contract. While JOC Programs are capable of providing […]
Job Order Contracting – Cloud-based Solution
Job Order Contracting – Cloud-based Solution Project, Estimate, & Document Management. Work on your Job Order Contract from anywhere, at anytime with 4BT-CE […]
OpenJOC – LEAN Construction Delivery / Job Order Contracting
What is OpenJOC? OpenJOC, a term coined by Four BT, LLC, is the deployment of Job Order Contracting based upon LEAN construction delivery […]
LEAN Asset Life-cycle Management – Achieve Optimal Construction Outcomes
Optimal construction outcomes such as 90%+ of project on-time and on-budget and 96% satisfaction levels are achieved daily, however, by less than 5% […]
Collaboration in Construction – From “ad-hoc” to “best process”.
Traditional construction procurement and construction delivery methods, as well as ‘ad hoc’ daily facility management operations are unreliable and costly. Over the […]
Job Order Contracting – Lean Construction History
The History of Job Order Contracting The LEAN Integrated Construction Project Delivery Method The United States Department of the Army is attributed with initially developing […]
Enabling Job Order Contracting Through Training and LEAN Methods
Enabling Job Order Contracting Through Training and LEAN Methods While Job Order Contracting has been used for decades and can drive significantly […]
Construction Processes, Innovation, Productivity Improvement
Traditional construction procurement methods and daily operations are unreliable. Best Value Procurement and LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods are proven to delivery […]
UK BIM has same issue as US BIM
The UK BIM Level 2 requirement went into effect 4th April 2016 and little has changed. While the UK has come up with nice […]
Best Value Construction Procurement
Life-cycle reduction of environmental and economic costs associated with the built environment is not “rocket science”. Proven methodologies and tools have existed […]