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Procurement needs more competition and transparency

Construction Law

Public sector procurement has always been a focus of interest to Construction Law and in recent years recognition of the need for reform has been growing. The Cabinet Office Procurement Playbook which was brought out in February this year is the most recent attempt to institute reforms that are widely accepted as urgently needed.

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3 Keys to a Better Bidding Process

Construction Business Owner

Navigating the Procurement Process. Many companies don’t have a clear process for purchasing new software, with 57% of survey respondents reporting that they either don’t have a defined procurement process or aren’t sure what it is. . Section In the Office. Promote to rotator No. Main Image. Sponsored by. Sponsor Link [link].

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Lowest price obsession hasn’t gone away

Construction Law

The Cabinet Office has announced new measures to deliver social value through public procurement in ‘Taking Account of Social Value in the Award of Central Government Contracts’. Previously, under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, social value only had to be ‘considered’.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

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. Best value procurement. Owner technical and procurement staff is supplemented. The Origins of IDIQ and JOC.

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Surprising Statistics About Federal Bid Protests

Help Everybody Everyday

First off, the number of formal bid protests rose almost 50% between 2008 and 2012. admitted they made a mistake) or the Government Accountability Office found the agency had “violated a procurement law or regulation in a prejudicial manner.” Procurement regulations are clearly being broken by Federal agencies.

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Construction costs rise for 22nd straight month in November

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NYSE: IHS) and the Procurement Executives Group (PEG). The ECCI indicates that construction costs in North America have been on the rise for nearly two years since January 2012. The Engineering and Construction Cost Index (ECCI) registered 53.2 percent in November, up from 52.6 percent in October, according to IHS Inc.

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Why You Care About the Revision to OMB Circular A-119?

Green Building Law Update

Office of Management and Budget is seeking comments, no later than May 12, 2014, on proposed revisions to Circular A-119, “Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities.” General Services Administration, referring to the March 2012 U.S.

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