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The pros and cons of becoming a subcontractor

Fieldwire

If you decide to start your own subcontracting business, you’ll be able to reap many of the most significant benefits of working as a general contractor — like greater flexibility in job hours and scheduling. You may need to pay quarterly estimated taxes, depending on how much you make from your subcontracting work.

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Job Order Contract Program Implementation

Job Order Contracting

Facility management/engineering should conduct a review of work that could be done to under the support of the JOC program and develop an estimated annual volume. Discuss cost estimating or other software that is to be used as well as formats for reporting. What are the computer hardware and software requirements?

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Using RSMeans Cost Data for Job Order Contracting – JOC – October 2013

Building Information Management

This database would be referenced for estimating, negotiating, project control and closeout. The actual work performed in a JOC contract is often subcontracted, enhancing opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses and allowing some small companies to get their first opportunity to do government work.

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Winning More Construction Bids: A Complete Guide

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Subcontracting. This process is known as subcontracting. Contract negotiation and formation. Once the owner selects a bid, they’ll move on to the contract negotiation and formation stage. Many construction experts will rightly recommend that you focus on your estimating process rather than on costs.

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A New Resource for JOC – Job Order Contracting Services

Building Information Management

UPB and Software Selection. More in-depth training occurs in the implementation phase, when we make sure that your staff is well-versed in the use of your software and line item estimating takes place. Independent Estimates and Line Item Proposal Review. Program Alignment, Partnering, and Leaning. Ongoing Assessment.

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Things Contractors Should Know About Job Order Contracts

Job Order Contracting

The JOC Unit Price Book (UPB) should provide a sufficient number of unit price line items to assure the ability to create detailed construction costs estimates for each task of which the value derived from the UPB is at least ninety (90%) of the total construction value of the project. Job Order Contracting Software. Ongoing Support.

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Job Order Contract – Frequently Asked Questions

Job Order Contracting

Is JOC Software required? Required software, Unit Price Book, other “tools”, and training etc. While smaller JOCs can be managed in spreadsheets, a JOC-specific software package helps to assure the requisite levels of collaboration, transparency, productivity, and oversight. are stipulated in the Job Order Contract.

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