Frequently Asked Questions about Vizient Job Order Contracting
What is Vizient Job Order Contracting? Vizient Job Order Contracting is a construction project delivery solution designed to reduce the
Blog: Procurement
Recap: Mapping Your Facilities to Meet Your Future Goals
At the recent ASBO Annual Meeting & Expo, Gordian co-presented with the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Here's a recap a few of the presentation’s highlights and tips.
Snohomish County WIN Sidewalk Project
When Snohomish County kicked off the Walkways in Neighborhoods (WIN) program to accelerate filling in sidewalks gaps within urban areas, staff limitations and time constraints represented major roadblocks. Read this case study to learn how Snohomish County overcame these challenges and successfully completed the project on time.
Facilities Catch Up & Keep Up
Making sure your facility is current and up-to-date is not only trying, it is also unending. Facing shortages of both time and money are challenges that touch everyone. That said, cost data and streamlined procurement solutions offer avenues to ease the strain of these difficulties.
Surviving the Federal Hiring Freeze
While the hiring freeze is not as unusual or extraordinary as some would assert, it will inevitably be disruptive to the important ongoing work of many Federal agencies, including front-line managers of capital improvement and facilities asset management programs.
The Secret to Their Success: Jackson Health System
Jackson Health System in Miami, Florida, discusses trends driving renovation projects and ways Job Order Contracting helped their recent facility upgrades and renovations achieve success.
Data-Driven Change Order Management
Unforeseen changes, changing owner needs and other uncontrollable factors mean that change orders will never be entirely eliminated. As the construction industry explores new ways of leveraging data and analytics, the question we ought to be asking is, "In what ways can data help us with change order management?"
​Q and A from Create & Maintain High-Performing Education Facilities
On a recent webinar, speakers Henry L. Green, HON. AIA, President of National Institute of Building Science; Jay Pearlman, Associate Vice President of Marketing from Sightlines, a Gordian company; and Dwayne Pierre-Antoine, Director of Operations for the Great Lakes Region at Gordian gave spoke on the funding challenges facing schools today, and how best to plan, design, prioritize and manage building repair and updates to maintain high-performing education facilities. Viewers asked questions after the webinar to gain a greater understanding of facility assessments, prioritizing deferred maintenance and more.
Painless Price Proposal Review: 12 Questions to Ask
Keith Greene has reviewed hundreds of Price Proposals in his 30+ years of experience with Job Order Contracting. He suggests these tips, along with 12 key questions to ask while reviewing to make Price Proposal Review a painless process.
Contractor Notes for Building a Defendable Price Proposal
Building the Price Proposal often requires meticulous attention, but when completed, the proposal is a thorough and specific document that both the facility owner and contractor can rely on. We asked Steve Adams to provide some tips for building a defendable Price Proposal; one that stands up to audits, eliminates confusion and lays out the project to expedite those next steps. Here are his tips.
