The RFP just came out. You have 30 days to win this IDIQ bid. The clock starts now! You have 2 options to execute this bid: Spreadsheets e4Clicks Project Estimator Spreadsheets: Open a spreadsheet, hope that you can copy and paste from the bid schedule and that you don’t have to recreate it by hand...Continue Reading
Another fantastic year to appreciate our great customers, team and partners. In 2016, we celebrated our 15th 4Clicks Birthday. We look forward to many more years of providing you with the best possible construction cost estimating and project management software for your facility repair, renovation, sustainability, and new construction projects. 4Clicks is here to support your cost...Continue Reading
Bidding and Winning JOCs, SABERs, and IDIQs 06/26/2014 If you’ve considered growing your business by bidding and winning Federal Construction or Architectural and Engineering Contracts, this is your opportunity to learn some of the basics. In this FREE webinar, you will learn: What are JOCs, SABERs, and IDIQs Small Business Set-aside Registration Where to Find...Continue Reading
FedBizOpps is a web based portal which allows contractors to review Federal Business Opportunities. The URL for the system is: www.fbo.gov This is a great tool to use to see what is coming up for your JOC, SABER, IDIQ, MACC, MATOC, SATOC and other types of construction projects from the Federal Government.Continue Reading
There are several technologies that can be very important to facility life-cycle management. Here’s an alphabetical listing for your review and comment. 1. BIM – Building Information Modeling – Centralized information repository for life-cycle management. 2. BAS – Building Automation System – Automatic building controls/sensor system – HVAC/environmental, access control/security. 3. CAFM – Computer-Aid Facility...Continue Reading
Accuracy and completeness are critical factors in all cost estimates. JOC/SABER cost estimates are based upon a thorough review of drawings and available engineering data, a site visit, and a detailed and current unit price book (UPB). The use of 4Clicks technology and the RSMeans UPB, specifically designed and/or enhanced to support JOC/SABER, greatly...Continue Reading
Driven by economic and environmental pressures, facilities management (FM) will…. more rapidly align itself with the core mission, encompass more services, use global standards, embrace flexibility and continuity, focus upon life-cycle sustainability, maintain and end user/client focus, improve supply chain synchronicity, achieve a life-cycle / total cost of ownership perspective, and employ better capital/risk/performance reporting...Continue Reading
The Sept.-Oct. TME/SAME issue focuses on Asset Management. And, what better way to efficiently manage facility renovation, repair and sustainability project than with JOC and SABER, as well as IDIQ, SATOC, MATOC, MACC, POCA, and BOA. The article, “Integrated Order Contracting” outlines a business process embedded in software which enables DOD owners, contractors, and AE’s...Continue Reading
