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Caterpillar Expands In Southern Arizona

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The company’s Tucson facility will create more than 600 projected new Arizona jobs over five years, with employees in executive management, engineering, product development and support positions. The state has estimated the economic impact of Caterpillar’s consolidation in Southern Arizona at $600 million.

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Developing a Job Order Contracting Program

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Kashiwagi and Ziad Al Sharmani Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona. JOC is used in nearly every US military site in the world. The JOC on a site usually competes against the in-house construction capability and the traditional design, advertise, and low-bid award delivery system. Enhanced quality control.

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Development of the Job Order Contracting (JOC) Process for the 21st Century

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Kashiwagi and Ziad Al Sharmani Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona. JOC is used in nearly every US military site in the world. The JOC on a site usually competes against the in-house construction capability and the traditional design, advertise, and low-bid award delivery system. Enhanced quality control.

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Every Owner Should Implement JOC – JOB ORDER CONTRACTING – for Renovation, Repair, Sustainabilty, and Maintenance Construction Projects

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Items that are not in the UPB can be negotiated, priced, and added to the UPB at any time. A simple description of work to starts the process, followed by a site visit and a simple design as required. On-site contractor location contributes to speed, responsiveness, local site conditions, and specific owner requirements.

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Benchmark Electronics Picks Tempe, AZ For New HQ

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After an extensive six-month site selection process, Benchmark Electronics has decided to locate its new corporate headquarters at Rio 2100, a new 52-acre, Class A office park in Tempe, AZ. Groundbreaking for the new site is expected to begin before the end of the year with an expected completion date in early 2019.

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Disaster Recovery through Job Order Contracting

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Since the scope and costs are already set, negotiation time is minimal before the contractor gets the work order and can move ahead. This process allowed contractors who were awarded the work to get to work quickly without spending a lot of time on price or other negotiations. If this seems complicated, it’s not.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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As priorities for site selection requirements change, we adjust the rankings to give you our most credible assessment of which locations are meeting those requirements. Arizona has eased into second place, edging out New Jersey, which has an aggressive utility-backed program for residential as well as commercial panel installations.