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Stop Bidding & Start Negotiating

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Stop Bidding & Start Negotiating ccapoccia Mon, 01/29/2024 - 08:18 Every year, successful construction companies stop and look at their last 12 months, and then they make decisions and commitments to next year’s contract and sales goals. Does your company have a winning customer contract award strategy?

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4 Ways to Help Your Estimator Prioritize & Create More Accurate Bids

Construction Business Owner

All the time, effort and energy invested in winning a good construction contract or building a loyal customer relationship, which allows you to negotiate on a project, is wasted with an inaccurate or incomplete estimate.

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Test the Bounds of Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

California Contractor Tests the Bounds of Job Order Contracting. There’s one project delivery method you may not be as familiar with though: Job Order Contracting, also known by its acronym JOC. JOC contracts are administered by public entities issuing a request for proposals. Think periodic maintenance of facilities.

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Why Job Order Contracting was developed

Job Order Contracting

Why Job Order Contracting was developed. Job Order Contracting (JOC), an alternative to the sealed bid method of procuring facility construction and repair services, was developed by the Federal Government in the 1980s to reduce the processing time and administrative effort required for smaller construction jobs ( Source ).

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How to Increase Safety Adherence Through New-Hire Orientation & Onboarding

Construction Business Owner

Safety performance affects your ability to bid and win work and to negotiate contracts. The construction industry continues to invest heavily in safety management. Smart contractors understand that safety must be both a core value and a strategic priority.

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How Trusting Relationships Build Better Commercial Construction Projects

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Englewood Construction is currently negotiating a contract with Mrs. Green’s to convert former Fox and Obel in Chicago. For us, this arrangement is far more preferable to the common competitive bid process. In the negotiated process, expectations are set differently. Setting expectations. Setting expectations.

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JOC Program Guide – Job Order Contract Considerations

Job Order Contracting

The JOC Program Guide provides an overview of strategic and tactical considerations for the planning, development, bidding, awarding, execution, and monitoring of a Job Order Contract. Principle considerations before making a decision to implement a Job Order Contract. Advertising, bidding, and awarding a JOC.

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