Construction Cost Estimating

APRIL 5, 2015

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Estimating 40

Estimating Electrical Contractors Bidding 40

Job Order Contracting

JULY 10, 2017

Benefits of JOC: Reduced procurement costs and time. Value-based procurement. Reduced overhead for both owner and contractor. Independent, objective, locally research JOC unit price book (preferable to national average price books and adjustment factors). Existence of so-call open book JOC and competitive JOCs.

Renovating 100

Renovating Construction Procurement Change Orders 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

All the tools, training, information, processes, and support are available to procurement and facilities management teams that want to consistently deliver quality, on-demand renovation, repair, and minor new construction project on-time, and on-budget. LEAN Job Order Contracting(TM) for Public Institutions. Compliance. Your Needs Matter.

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Software Software 100

Job Order Contracting

JULY 21, 2019

Job order contracting is a LEAN construction planning, procurement, and delivery methods. Procurement costs, project delivery times, overall construction costs, changes orders, and legal disputes can all be mitigated via properly established and managed JOC Programs. as well as total cost-of-ownership asset management.

Contract 130

Contract Management Procurement Change Orders 130

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 2, 2017

Traditional design-bid-build (DBB) construction delivery was too inefficient for the large numbers of renovation, repair, and sustainment/maintenance projects. The new method was designed to shorten procurement and overall project delivery times while also maintaining quality. JOC also should not be used to simply speed procurement.

United States 100

United States Contract Procurement Software 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 3, 2018

Procuring and executing on-demand, on-budget, on-time, quality construction services has traditionally been difficult. Construction services decision-making should be accomplished collaboratively among technical teams, procurement, building users and builders. Think Locally. Your Needs Matter. Price Guarantee .

New Mexico 100

New Mexico Contract Procurement Software 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 8, 2020

LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery processes were deployed in a manner that is mutually beneficial to all participants and stakeholders….2. For example, if a UPB should reflect the local cost of construction minus contractor profit and overhead. Basically, to assure that 1. What support do you offer customers?

FAQ 131

FAQ Contract Software Software 131

Job Order Contracting

JULY 21, 2019

Job order contracting is a LEAN construction planning, procurement, and delivery methods. Procurement costs, project delivery times, overall construction costs, changes orders, and legal disputes can all be mitigated via properly established and managed JOC Programs. What Is Job Order Contracting? How Does Job Order Contracting Work?

Contract 115

Contract Management Procurement Change Orders 115

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2019

Developing a detailed scope of work and associated line item cost estimate using a verifiable and current locally researched unit price book (UPB) is a mandatory component of a LEAN construction delivery approach. The later includes the builders overhead, profit, and contingencies. Estimating and pricing are not the same things.

Renovating 100

Renovating Estimating Construction Budgeting 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2016

Design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R can’t match this level of productivity or success. Build your knowledge of line item estimating with the JOC Unit Price Book. Follow Job Order Contract requirements with respect to bonding and overhead related costs. As an Owner, Bid approved JOC Contractors against each other (i.e.

Contract 100

Contract Estimating Bidding Contractors 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

Benefits of an OpenJOC Job Order Contract implementation include an expedited procurement process, and consistent completion of quality projects on-demand, on-time, and on-budget per owners/contractor expectations. Locally researched detailed line items Unit Price Book(s) develop using the OpenJOC 5% Rule(TM). Best value procurement.

Contract 100

Contract Renovating Sustainability United States 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Traditional design-bid-build (DBB) construction delivery was too inefficient for the large numbers of renovation, repair, and sustainment/maintenance projects. It was designed to shorten procurement and overall project delivery times while also maintaining quality. Associated delays were negatively impacting the Army’s mission.

Contract 100

Contract Construction United States Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The following template is provide for sample purposes only and should not be used a legally bidding document without through review and modification by appropriate Owner legal counsel. coefficient (reference table of allowable overhead). The UPB costs should NOT include contractor overhead and profit.

Contract 100

Contract Organization Change Orders Overhead 100

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

JOC is flexible and responsive and reduces engineering and procurement lead times. The contract includes a unit price book (UPB) that establishes a unit price to be paid for each of a multitude of construction line items including pre-priced/pre-negotiated items of work and materials. – INCOM 2009. – Tex.

Contract 40

Contract Procurement Renovating Change Orders 40

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Some form of pricing transparency- Typically a Unit Price Book (UPB) containing preset unit prices for construction tasks. Facility owner issues a request for qualifications (RFQ), evaluating firms using best-value, performance-based criteria, or an invitation to bid awarding to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

Contract 40

Contract Change Orders Overhead Estimating 40

Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2015

JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with construction project procurement costs by awarding long-term contracts for a wide variety of renovation, repair and construction projects. If a task is not in the UPB, it can be negotiated, priced and added at any time to the book.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Bidding Procurement 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2015

The article also introduces the use of Performance Based Procurement System (PBPS) to set a “minimum performance” requirement and improving the performance of the JOC process. The competitive low-bid award system motivates contractors to do minimal quality work that meets the minimal requirements of the specifications. Introduction.

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Bidding Procurement 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 22, 2015

The article also introduces the use of Performance Based Procurement System (PBPS) to set a “minimum performance” requirement and improving the performance of the JOC process. The competitive low-bid award system motivates contractors to do minimal quality work that meets the minimal requirements of the specifications. Introduction.

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Bidding Procurement 40

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Reliant on a Unit Price Book (UPB) and competitively-bid coefficient to establish pricing structure. move away from the low capture ratios and low profit world of traditional design-hard bid-build and achieve reasaonble payment for your effort and service. Pricing structure relies on a Unit Price Book. Inherently LEAN.

Contract 40

Contract Bidding United States Estimating 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2015

What’s Wrong with Design Bid Build? Traditional design-bid-build,DBB, is costly, antagonistic, and simply inefficient. A Job Order Contracting (JOC) system is based on a competitively bid indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract between a facility owner and a construction contractor. JOC Fundamentals.

Contract 40

Contract Renovating Bidding Construction 40

Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Cost estimates and construction bid requests should include materials quantities in addition to costs to evaluate and validate GHG impacts. Consolidation of procurement – lower overhead cost and procurement cost. Consolidates procurement to shorten Project Timelines and reduce procurement costs.

Sustainability 45

Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 45

Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Cost estimates and construction bid requests should include materials quantities in addition to costs to evaluate and validate GHG impacts. Consolidation of procurement – lower overhead cost and procurement cost. Consolidates procurement to shorten Project Timelines and reduce procurement costs.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 23, 2012

Low overhead cost of construction procurement and delivery. Standard pricing and specification utilizing a published unit price book (UPB), i.e. RSMeans Cost Data, resulting in efficient and effective estimating, design, and fixed price construction. Development of a partner relationship based on work performance.

Contract 45

Contract Renovating Bidding Contractors 45

Rory Woolsey

MAY 31, 2012

“ What are the” appropriate” markups for overhead, profit and contingency when budgeting facilities construction projects?” Beyond this, the installing contractor’s overhead(s) and profit will need to be added. Overhead: Overhead is the markup for the general contractor’s home office overhead.

Estimating 40

Estimating Overhead Profitability Construction 40

Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Ed Carrigan asked: “Do you believe there is a savings between JOC program and a bidding process (design-bid-build)?” For multi-trade repair and improvement type projects, Job Order Contracting will win out on a savings analysis over design-bid-build. ” Thanks for the question, Ed.

Estimating 40

Estimating Bidding Negotiation Contract 40

Rory Woolsey

APRIL 4, 2012

The first crisis will occur when the contractor bids are greater than the budget estimate. Bare is exactly that; it is the bare cost of the direct activities less any mark ups for labor burden, taxes, bond, overhead and profit. All direct costs are then adjusted to include home office overhead and profit for the installing contractor.

Estimating 45

Estimating Construction Overhead Software 45

Rory Woolsey

MARCH 20, 2012

Successful "hard bid" contractors know very well that scoping construction goes well beyond the AE scope and must include field specific scope. Competitive bidding contractors will get their unit costs from subcontractors, vendors, suppliers, and their own cost records. Pricing a project goes well beyond cost data books.

Estimating 40

Estimating Construction Overhead Structural Engineering 40

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Electronic Cost Books and Calculators – RSMeans CostWorks RSMeans Online. While most construction cost estimators continue to rely primarily upon hardcopy documents and electronic spreadsheets, such as Microsoft Excel, many are beginning to leverage electronic cost books and associated calculator software tools.

Comparison 40

Comparison Estimating Software Software 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2016

Job Order Contracting enables a pre-qualified contractor(s) to perform repair, renovation, or minor construction of a facility or other form of built structure based on pre-described and pre-priced tasks as defined within a Unit Price Book – UPB. Unit Price Books. Job Orders / Task Orders. Non-Pre-Priced Work.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Materials Site 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 8, 2015

The adversarial aspects of the traditional design-bid-build. Some form of pricing transparency- Typically a Unit Price Book (UPB) containing preset unit. book such as RS Means Cost Data.]. Low overhead cost of construction procurement and delivery. well documented. Qualifications Based or Best Value Selection.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Contract Environment 40

Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

A project cost should also include the indirect costs such as site specific overhead (indirectly attributable to all the project direct costs and can be 5% to 15% of project cost), home office overhead, profit, bond, sales taxes and even certain contingencies. View my complete profile.

Estimating 40

Estimating Cash Flow Budgeting Budget 40

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Procurement and Contracting Requirements Group (Division 00): Introductory Information: Indexing and general information documents. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements. 00 00 00 Procurement and Contracting. 00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids. 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid. 00 24 00 Procurement Scopes.

Equipment 45

Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 45

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Procurement and Contracting Requirements Group (Division 00): Introductory Information: Indexing and general information documents. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements. 00 00 00 Procurement and Contracting. 00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids. 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid. 00 24 00 Procurement Scopes.

Equipment 40

Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 40