Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. Ed Carrigan asked: “Do you believe there is a savings between JOC program and a bidding process (design-bid-build)?” Thursday, February 16, 2012. A Savings Analysis! I was set to publish a blog this week on cost control.

Estimating 40

Estimating Bidding Negotiation Contract 40

Construction Cost Estimating

APRIL 25, 2019

Sage Estimating Sage Estimating can significantly accelerate the estimating process for several construction firms. Sage facilitates you to produce bids rapidly, precisely and positively with takeoff and cost databases. Download B2W Estimate B2W Estimate is useful for heavy civil construction estimating and bidding.

Bidding 40

Bidding Estimating Software Software 40

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

– Job Order Contracting (also known as SABER, TOC, DOC, and a form of IPD): A long-term, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. Reliant on a Unit Price Book (UPB) and competitively-bid coefficient to establish pricing structure. Advantages of Job Order Contracting – JOC – for OWNERS.

Contract 40

Contract Bidding United States Estimating 40

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

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. Standard specifications established in a master contract with a summary of work, also including any specific or client-driven conditions.

Contract 40

Contract Change Orders Overhead 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.

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. Virtual elimination of legal disputes, claims and mitigation of change orders. Visual Estimating.

Sustainability 45

Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 45

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

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. Advantages typically associated with JOC – Job Order Contracting Programs: Fast and timely delivery of projects. via [link]'

Contract 40

Contract Procurement Renovating Change Orders 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. Virtual elimination of legal disputes, claims and mitigation of change orders. Visual Estimating.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 40

Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Design-Bid-Build. Traditional design-bid-build (DBB) delivery process with design, bidding, and construction in separate, sequential steps. Construction contract is generally awarded to the lowest bidder and/or lowest qualified builder, who then utilizes the subcontractors included in his or her bid. Advantages.

Design 130

Design Bidding Engineering Construction 130

Building Information Management

JUNE 8, 2015

The adversarial aspects of the traditional design-bid-build. 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. Low overhead cost of construction procurement and delivery.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Contract Environment 40

Job Order Contracting

JULY 21, 2019

Procurement costs, project delivery times, overall construction costs, changes orders, and legal disputes can all be mitigated via properly established and managed JOC Programs. The JOC contractor then responds with a proposal/project estimate developed using the approved current UPB. How Does JOC Work? When Is JOC Used?

Contract 130

Contract Management Procurement Change Orders 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 21, 2019

Procurement costs, project delivery times, overall construction costs, changes orders, and legal disputes can all be mitigated via properly established and managed JOC Programs. How Does Job Order Contracting Work? The JOC contractor then responds with a proposal/project estimate developed using the approved current UPB.

Contract 115

Contract Management Procurement Change Orders 115

Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2015

For many JOC contracts a limit is placed upon the percentage of NPP costs allowed per task order, generally this is 10%. Contractors can be selected based on best-value or low bid, depending upon the owner’s requirements. The major advantages of job order contracting include: Fast and timely delivery of projects.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Bidding Procurement 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 23, 2012

The major advantages of job order contracting include: Fast and timely delivery of projects. Low overhead cost of construction procurement and delivery. Fewer change orders. This differs greatly from the one way, antagonistic methods such are design-bid-build. Virtual elimination of contract disputes.

Contract 45

Contract Renovating Bidding Contractors 45

Contractor Bookkeeping

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

If you are a remodel contractor your core competencies revolve around bidding, proposing, closing deals, getting a deposit, scheduling the work, hiring construction workers and qualified sub-contractors, getting the work done and collecting the balance of your money. Have Change Orders. Issues Multiple Invoices.

FAQ 49

FAQ Contractors Accounting Security 49

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2016

The contractor(s) may submit sample bids and a coefficients (a multiplier(s) to be applied to the referenced unit price book. A job order (JO) or task order (TO) is the contractual document issued by the purchasing/procurement or its designated representative to the Contractor. Plans and specifications are noted.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Materials Site 40

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids. 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid. 00 24 13 Scopes of Bids. Scopes of Bids (Multiple Contracts). Scopes of Bids (Multiple-Prime Contract). 00 25 13 Pre-Bid Meetings. 00 41 00 Bid Forms. 00 41 13 Bid Form – Stipulated Sum (Single-Prime Contract). Requirements.

Equipment 45

Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 45

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids. 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid. 00 24 13 Scopes of Bids. Scopes of Bids (Multiple Contracts). Scopes of Bids (Multiple-Prime Contract). 00 25 13 Pre-Bid Meetings. 00 41 00 Bid Forms. 00 41 13 Bid Form – Stipulated Sum (Single-Prime Contract). Requirements.

Equipment 40

Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 40