The Bizarre Lack of Accurate Information in Public Sector FM

The efficient management of buildings and other forms of physical infrastructure are critical to the economy and the environment as a whole and therefore to everybody. The impacts on costs, prices, international competitiveness, and our safety are clear, yet these vital resources remain poorly managed. Repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds dollars are not being used effectively.

The lack of owner leadership with respect to improving upon the decades' old legacy of environmental and economic waste is a problem that appears insurmountable.

The public sector could easily save 30%-40% with respect to facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds with the basic implementation of robust, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery methods.

Multiple studies by industry and the GAO note that over 80% of the failures in facilities repair, renovation, and new builds are due to owner lack of effective leadership.?Studies in the area date back to 1969, and yet there has been no improvement.

More than half the time wasted during construction, the study teams have found, is attributable to poor management practices.

By common consensus and every available measure, the United States no longer gets its money’s worth in construction, the nation’s largest industry. Since the closing years of the Sixties, productivity in construction has been declining at a rate many industry leaders find appalling.?

SUMMARY REPORT OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYCOST EFFECTIVENESS PROJECT, 1983

For example, in 1969 many became concerned about the escalating costs of construction.?By 1972, a Business Roundtable was created, and the Roundtable’s Construction Committee carried on the work which we began in 1969.?The resulting Construction Industry Cost Effectiveness Project outlined the need for quality, efficiency, productivity, and cost-effectiveness in the industry, and steps for achievement.?While the depth, breadth, and intensity which produced this report was especially noteworthy, forward progress has remained unattainable.

To claim that inefficiency is not due to owners, but the result of all participants such as architects, engineers, and builders, fails to recognize a simple truth…. owners are responsible for their buildings/physical infrastructure and pay the bills.

????Shortcomings of Management

1. The Heavy Costs Of Poor Safety Performance
2. The Perverse Effect Of Scheduled Overtime
3. Under trained Foremen And Demotivated Workers
4. Pinching Pennies On Training And Education6
5. Cold Shoulder For Improved Technology

SUMMARY REPORT OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYCOST EFFECTIVENESS PROJECT, 1983

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