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Auditor Recommended JOC Program Best Practices

Job Order Contracting

A JOC program should never be used to bypass the lengthy traditional procurement process so that projects can be pushed along quickly, regardless of size or type, and without considering if JOC is the best option. Negotiating individual projects is critical to ensuring quality work at fair and reasonable prices.

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6 Phases of the Construction Process

Chianelli Estimating

Several different types of designs can be developed depending on projects needs and can include a bid-design, a build-design and a construction management-design for large projects. The project and its sub-projects are bid-out. Materials purchases are made from vendors (Procurement). Pre-Construction Stage. Construction Stage.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: ?Negotiating? JOC

Rory Woolsey

. “Negotiating” JOC. This week the blog topic is on “Negotiating” unit price line items taken from national estimating guides on competitively bid contracts that are publically funded and subject to audits. In my thinking there should be NO NEGOTIATING in Job Order Contracting. You read it right.

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Job Order Contracts – A Review of Independent Audits

Job Order Contracting

Unfortunately, if an Owner or Facilities Manager is not educated on the topic and relies exclusively upon a JOC consultant, major problems are common. This is because non-catalog items are priced at 110% versus catalog items priced using the JOC contractors’ lower bid percentages (50% – 71%).

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IMPROVE YOUR JOB ORDER CONTRACT

Job Order Contracting

Proper selection of a JOC consultant and tools , professional JOC Program set-up, internal controls, and education/training improve your job order contract. Meaningful quarterly reviews of JOC operations are done by technical/engineering/ facility management staff and contracting/purchasing/procurement staff. contact-form].

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Job Order Contract / Job Order Contracting – JOC: Do’s – Don’ts

Job Order Contracting

Design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R can’t match this level of productivity or success. As an Owner, negotiate openly and fairly with the Contractor on individual JOC projects / task orders. DON’T: As an Owner, JOC as a method to “bypass procurement”, or approve projects that others wise would not be approved.

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JOB ORDER CONTRACTING Solutions

Job Order Contracting

As such, they must be independent, objective, fully transparent and NOT linked to a JOC consultant if the later is being paid a percentage fee and managing the JOC Program. The owner technical and procurement team reviews and clarifies the request (JOC RFP). Subcontractors may or may not be allowed based upon the contract document.

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