Peabody to apply 20% social value weighting to contract bids
Construction Enquirer
APRIL 19, 2023
Peabody will now apply a 20% social value weighting to its scoring criteria when awarding contracts to suppliers following a successful trial.
JOC Performance – Industry Study 2016
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Job Order Contracting Research. The JOC Performance – Industry Study outlines how Job Order Contracting delivers more projects on-time & on-budget, higher quality, and greater overall satisfaction than design-bid-build, design-build, and other construction delivery methods. 2016_JOC_Report.
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Best Value Construction Delivery Methods – Alliance Contracting, LEAN Construction, Integrated Project Delivery
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 18, 2020
There are multiple types of construction delivery methods that strive to achieve superior outcomes to traditional design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, etc. These including alliance contracting/project alliancing, LEAN construction, integrated project delivery, LEAN job order contracting. ” Austin 2016.
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4BT’s Best Value Job Order Contracting Solution
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 8, 2020
We founded 4BT in 2016 upon seeing a clear need to Rethink, Reshape, and Rebuild JOC. Most importantly the UPB itself is locked and can only be changed per contract specifications. The 4BT UPB is changed based upon JOC contract requirements. The post 4BT’s Best Value Job Order Contracting Solution appeared first on 4BT.
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JOB Order Contracting FAQs
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 8, 2020
Here is a listing of Job Order Contracting FAQs, frequently asked questions. We founded 4BT in 2016 upon seeing a clear need to Rethink, Reshape, and Rebuild JOC. Thus a contractors bid co-efficient for standard hour construction is generally in the 1.10-1.30 The 4BT UPB is changed based upon JOC contract requirements.
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An Introduction to Job Order Contracting
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 15, 2018
An Introduction to Job Order Contracting – The LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Way! #1 Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a way for organizations to get numerous, commonly encountered construction projects done quickly and easily through multi-year contracts. Improving the Army’s Job Order Contracting Program. JOC Basics. and Linda T.
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Job Order Contract Audit Report
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
This Job Order Contract Audit Report dated 10/31/2016 is a follow up the an early JOC Audit conducted by City of Long Beach Auditor Laura Dowd. The Job Order Contract Audit Report can be downloaded here. Contractor bid extremely low JOC co-efficients (0.50 This was an understood practice within the JOC program.
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Four BT Awarded JOC Consulting/Training Contract by ESC19 / Allied States Cooperative
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
ESC Region 19 Allied States Cooperative Awards Four BT Job Order Contract Consulting. Nationwide innovative cooperative selects Four BT, LLC to provide Job Order Contracting Services to its membership. Job Order Contracting, The LEAN Contruction Delivery Process. DALLAS – Sept. Mark Powell, President, Four BT, LLC.
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Mr. Ethics - September 2016
Mr Ethics
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
My concern regarding your opportunity is that if you bid public projects. If you do public work your hosting of the PAC event could be perceived as a violation of public bidding and contract award codes of conduct and law. It could be argued that you sought to deliberately influence public officials in order to get contracts.
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Mr. Ethics - September 2016
Mr Ethics
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
My concern regarding your opportunity is that if you bid public projects. If you do public work your hosting of the PAC event could be perceived as a violation of public bidding and contract award codes of conduct and law. It could be argued that you sought to deliberately influence public officials in order to get contracts.
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Mr. Ethics - September 2016
Mr Ethics
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
My concern regarding your opportunity is that if you bid public projects. If you do public work your hosting of the PAC event could be perceived as a violation of public bidding and contract award codes of conduct and law. It could be argued that you sought to deliberately influence public officials in order to get contracts.
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Job Order Contracting Metrics – LA County June 2016
Building Information Management
JUNE 14, 2016
The Board of Supervisors routinely authorizes County departments and agencies to sign Job Order Contracts (JOCs) with contractors, which are used as an alternative to traditional procurement methods in order to expedite and competitively bid various construction and refurbishment projects. Job order contracting performance metrics.
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Mr. Ethics - October 2016
Mr Ethics
OCTOBER 25, 2016
One of our estimators told us that another estimators discussed a bid with a competitor at a local association meeting. He saw the estimator talking to the competitor and just assumed he disclosed bid information because we lost the contract the next day.
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Mr. Ethics - October 2016
Mr Ethics
OCTOBER 25, 2016
One of our estimators told us that another estimators discussed a bid with a competitor at a local association meeting. He saw the estimator talking to the competitor and just assumed he disclosed bid information because we lost the contract the next day.
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Mr. Ethics - October 2016
Mr Ethics
OCTOBER 25, 2016
One of our estimators told us that another estimators discussed a bid with a competitor at a local association meeting. He saw the estimator talking to the competitor and just assumed he disclosed bid information because we lost the contract the next day.
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Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 26, 2016
On Call Renovation, Repair Construction – Job Order Contracting. On-call renovation, repair, sustainability and maintenance contracts, especially JOB ORDER CONTRACTS can significantly improve construction project efficiency and financial transparency… IF they are developed managed, and monitored properly.
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Mr. Ethics - March 2016
Mr Ethics
MARCH 22, 2016
Dear Uncomfortable, I believe that you are awarded project contracts based upon your bid and reputation. I am not comfortable doing this because I do not think it’s true. What should I do? Very truly yours, Uncomfortable. I think it is important to let a potential client know why you are better than your competitors.
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Mr. Ethics - March 2016
Mr Ethics
MARCH 22, 2016
Dear Uncomfortable, I believe that you are awarded project contracts based upon your bid and reputation. I am not comfortable doing this because I do not think it’s true. What should I do? Very truly yours, Uncomfortable. I think it is important to let a potential client know why you are better than your competitors.
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Mr. Ethics - March 2016
Mr Ethics
MARCH 22, 2016
Dear Uncomfortable, I believe that you are awarded project contracts based upon your bid and reputation. I am not comfortable doing this because I do not think it’s true. What should I do? Very truly yours, Uncomfortable. I think it is important to let a potential client know why you are better than your competitors.
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Federal rule requires contractors to disclose OSHA citations
FDR Safety
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
Contractors bidding on work with the federal government would have to disclose OSHA citations, along with violations of a variety of other federal laws, under a recently issued rule for implementing the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” executive order. The rule applies to bidding processes for federal contracts worth more than $500,000.
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What’s WRONG with some JOC Programs?
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
“During the period of October 1, 2016 to December 31, 20 16, Gordian License Fee and project management fees totaled $654,744 or an overall average of 7% of the total construction contract value of $8,805,985 during this reporting period. Agency-Public Works and Facilities for the period ending December 31, 2016.
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Job Order Contracting – JOC, Training, & Motivation
Building Information Management
APRIL 20, 2016
Job Order Contracting – JOC – delivers greater numbers of quality projects, on-time and on-budget projects, as well as higher overall satisfaction levels than “traditional” construction delivery methods such as design bid build, design build, CM@R, etc.
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Job Order Contracting – JOC, Training, & Motivation
Building Information Management
APRIL 20, 2016
Job Order Contracting – JOC – delivers greater numbers of quality projects, on-time and on-budget projects, as well as higher overall satisfaction levels than “traditional” construction delivery methods such as design bid build, design build, CM@R, etc.
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Job Order Contract – Problems with Outsourcing?
Building Information Management
MAY 25, 2016
Job-Order-Contract-Audit. Relative to City of Long Beach Job Order Contract, Long Beach City Auditor’s office finds. While outsourcing a job order contract to a third party may be appropriate in certain instances, it is generally does not provide the best overall performance and/or outcome. Full financial transparency.
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GAO Upholds Highest Rate of Bid Protests in Past Few Years
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 20, 2016
Government Accountability Office overruled initial federal contract and task-order decisions in 23% of bid protests it judged in fiscal 2016, up sharply from 12% the year before and the highest since 2007.
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28 Opening Up the Doors (Roads) for Design-Build Contracts on Highway Projects
Best Practices Construction Law
MARCH 29, 2016
That changed on March 9, 2016, when Governor Susana Martinez signed into law the bill authorizing use of design-build on certain, large critical highway projects of more than $50 million. The Department of Transportation in my home state of New Mexico is the latest to allow the design-build delivery method for highway projects.
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48 What a Chicago 2016 Summer Olympics Means for Chicago’s Retail and Restaurant Construction Industry
HardHatChat
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
There’s no doubt that local businesses will have much to celebrate if on October 2, 2009, Chicago wins the 2016 Summer Olympics bid. I say back the bid! But just how would Chicago hosting the Olympics affect the city’s restaurant and retail construction activity ? Here are a couple of my predictions…. Bill Di Santo.
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FDR Safety
JUNE 27, 2017
The recordkeeping rule , put in place in May 2016 with an effective date of July 1 of this year, requires employers to electronically submit injury and illness forms to OSHA, which the agency said it would then publish on a searchable website open to the public.
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The 12 Best Construction Podcasts of 2020
Construction Junkie
JULY 8, 2020
To find the results of our 5 previous competitions, click the corresponding year: 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , and 2019. 4: The ConTech Crew Previous nominations: 2016 (winner), 2017 , 2018 , 2019 Listen to it here: [link] The ConTech Crew ( @TheConTechCrew ) is also a previous champion, taking home the title in 2016.
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Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 19, 2016
As a result of 1800+ tests, researchers have concluded that a primary cause in low project performance (time, cost and customer satisfaction) is the traditional owner-vendor relationship in which the owner uses a design, bid and build (DBB) approach. – 2016, Arizona State University – Job Order Contracting Performance Survey-2015.
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Place Your Vote for the Best Construction Podcast of 2020
Construction Junkie
MAY 20, 2020
To find the results of our 5 previous competitions, click the corresponding year: 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , and 2019. The ConTech Crew Previous nominations: 2016 (winner), 2017 , 2018 , 2019 Listen to it here: [link] The ConTech Crew ( @TheConTechCrew ) is also a previous champion, taking home the title in 2016.
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Maryland Schools will No Longer be LEED Certified
Green Building Law Update
DECEMBER 8, 2019
As described in a blog post I penned in 2016, Lawyer’s Opinion Matters in Green Building , this law firm has been regularly called upon to give legal opinions that a green building is LEED certified, certifiable or otherwise ‘really’ a green building. This law firm will issue those opinions of counsel to local education agencies in Maryland.
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U.K. BIM has the same Issues as the U.S.
Building Information Management
JUNE 15, 2016
This report strikes at the heart of the complex dynamics surrounding these issues and points the way towards a more collaborative future,” (Source – Out-law.com, 2016). Examples of LEAN collaborative construction delivery include Integrated Project Delivery, IPD and Job Order Contracting, JOC. and the U.K.
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April 2017 Newsletter – A “New, New OSHA” Emerges
FDR Safety
APRIL 27, 2017
1, 2016, and the other from February 15, 2017. Congress also rolled back another regulation that would have required companies bidding for federal contracts to disclose violations of health and safety laws, and other labor laws. You can compare the headlines yourself. Labor Rights Week events take place across the country.
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Disaster Recovery through Job Order Contracting
Pro Builder
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Disaster Recovery through Job Order Contracting. When disaster strikes your community, job order contracting is a reliable, efficient way to fund rebuilding efforts. When funding large-scale renovation or repair projects, government agencies often use job order contracting, or JOC. Fri, 11/20/2020 - 14:42. Sudersan Vassen.
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108 Why Efficient Facility Management Is So Difficult
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
The most widely used are Integrated Project Delivery – IPD, and Job Order Contracting – JOC. While both IPD and JOC provide established and clear benefits versus design-bid-build – DBB, design-build – DB, and other construction delivery methods, their consistent usage and application has been relatively limited.
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N.C. Construction Law, Policy and News blog: Worthy insights regardless of where you live
Construction Marketing Ideas
MARCH 12, 2016
Recently, the blog has not been updated frequently — and on checking, I discovered that we hadn’t received a nomination for this blog in the 2016 competition. Avoid owners who insist on oppressive contract terms, have a history of problem jobs, and/or just don’t seem to know what they’re doing.
Job Order Contracting Review Best Management Practices 2019
Job Order Contracting
JULY 21, 2019
Job Order Contracting: Everything Owners and Builders Need to Know. Of course, the question remains… why don’t more real property owners and facilities management teams leverage the benefits of job order contracting? What Is Job Order Contracting? as well as total cost-of-ownership asset management. When Is JOC Used?
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Job Order Contracting – Review of Best Management Practices 2019
Job Order Contracting
JULY 21, 2019
Job Order Contracting: Everything Owners and Builders Need to Know. Job order contracting is neither difficult to understand, nor costly to practice, yet is virtually assures the consistent delivery of quality, on-time, on-budget repair, renovation, and new construction projects…if designed, deployed, and managed correctly.
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Between A Rock and A Hard Place: How the Severin Doctrine May Relate to Your Statute of Limitations Period
Best Practices Construction Law
MAY 27, 2016
Murphy , (May 18, 2016), the Federal Circuit recently held that, for purposes of the six-year limitations period of the Contract Disputes Act (CDA), a contractor’s claim did not accrue when a terminated subcontractor stopped its work. In Kellogg Brown & Root Servs., million; and. As you probably know, Severin v.
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Behind the Build: Interview with Ben Feltham, Director of Integrated Digital Delivery at Aecon
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JUNE 17, 2022
In the UK, BIM was mandated for all government contracts. In 2016, I won the Skanska Operational Excellence Award for my work on Crossrail. IDD supported that project since the start of the bid and connected the technology and are driving it in the field. I first got involved with BIM on these projects. .
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52 Pulse: 08/20/2012
ENR Construction
AUGUST 20, 2012
Construction is expected to begin in late 2012 and be completed in early 2016. Bids/Contracts/Proposals. Virginia James Madison University has awarded Skanska a $33 million contract for the expansion and renovation of Duke Hall , which contains the universitys School of Art and Art History programs. Bid/Proposal Dates.
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Construction Marketing Ideas
MARCH 16, 2016
The Court of Appeals agreed saying the symbol was not industry standard, was not included anywhere in the contract documents, and was not referenced in a legend to the drawings. In my opinion, this blog certainly is a worthy contender for the 2016 Best Construction Blog competition (if it can get enough popular votes, that is.).
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48 Fraud Investigators Hired – Long Beach City Job Order Contract
Building Information Management
JUNE 9, 2016
– 2016, Job Order Contract Audit Report, Laura L. RISK ENVIRONMENT – – LONG BEACH CITY JOB ORDER CONTRACT. The pressure within this JOC program starts with the City accepting bids from the JOC general contractors that are too low and unrealistic. – 2016, Job Order Contract Audit Report, Laura L.
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