International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) is the world’s largest and most widely recognized association for facility management professionals. At the cutting edge of FM research and innovation, IFMA Fellows (distinguished members with great...
Central Arizona Society for Healthcare Engineering (CASHE) is a membership organization dedicated to advancing the development of effective healthcare facilities management in healthcare institutions. CASHE members come together each month to network...
How do you respond when a project isn’t going as planned? Large deviations lead to contract terminations and, in worst cases, litigation. But how do you respond when project deviations come from an unavoidable global crisis? In 2020, the COVID-19...
*This is a summary and analysis of the following publication. For full references and research details, please see original publication. Rivera, A., et.al., (2016). Identifying the Global Performance of the Construction Industry. Journal for the Advancement of Performance Information and Value,...
Buyers are constantly faced with the challenge of balancing their objectives with a limited budget. There is the natural tendency to get the “best deal”. This is why the low bidder is so enticing. Even with horror story after horror...
The interview plays a key role in identifying an expert supplier. The questions you ask are important but the process and approach you have when interviewing will determine its success. In this article we will first identify the principle of...
Prequalification is used in procurement and outsourcing to pre-screen vendors based on a set of criteria. The objective is to ensure the filtered list of vendors have the necessary capacity and capability to meet the buyer’s project requirement....
Today’s procurement tip is on how clients can rate million-dollar vendor proposals in less than 30 minutes. There are various procurement methods which use different submittals and rating criteria. In the end, each...
The New York City (NYC) Department of Design and Construction are looking to build four new jails each with a budget of more than $1 billion. The city has decided to use the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) as the ...
Today’s procurement tip is on the dangerous practice of transferring risk. The idea that a buyer can transfer risk to a vendor has become very popular. Buyers love the idea that, no matter what, their project will be completed with...