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Issues with Construction Cost Indexes, Location Factors, and Cost Estimating for IDIQ and JOC

Job Order Contracting

Issues with Construction Cost Indexes, Location Factors, and Cost Estimating for IDIQ and JOC impact cost visibility and transparency. The post Issues with Construction Cost Indexes, Location Factors, and Cost Estimating for IDIQ and JOC appeared first on 4BT. References.

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An Introduction to Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with construction project procurement costs by awarding long- term contracts for a wide variety of renovation, repair and new construction projects. Smaller projects were taking up to 1 year to procure creating a growing backlog of work.

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LEAN Construction Delivery, The Primary Challenge to BIM

Job Order Contracting

The Evolution of Construction Cost Estimating Technology. JOC Performance – 2016 Industry Study . Job Order Contracting – A Procurement Success Story, 1998. Classification Criticality – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, & Life-cycle Facility Management – A Draft White Paper. BIM for Facility Management.

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Four BT Awarded JOC Consulting/Training Contract by ESC19 / Allied States Cooperative

Job Order Contracting

23, 2016 – PRLog — Four BT, LLC awarded nationwide contract for Job Order Contracting Consulting by ESC Region 19 Allied States Cooperative. Total estimated award value to awarded vendors is approximately $3,000,000. Job Order Contracting, The LEAN Contruction Delivery Process. DALLAS – Sept. Four BT, LLC (www.4BT.US)

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Area Cost Factors – Not a viable for Federal Construction Cost Estimating?

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Should Areas Cost Factors be used for Construction Cost Estimating? As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the federal government is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) variances.

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Job Order Contracting Metrics – LA County June 2016

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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. million each, totaling $76.5

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STOP using ACFs – The inherent flaws of Area Cost Factors

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As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the Department of Defense (and the Federal Government in general) is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) and/or time-based cost variances.