Construction Marketing Ideas

OCTOBER 4, 2012

This posting from Paul Lesieur in the Remdodelcrazy.com blog is worth repeating:’ Why are the bids so different? We like the contractor with the highest bid best because he had detailed all the fixtures we wanted and his estimate was very detailed in general. Why are the bids so different?

Documentation 63

Documentation Bidding Estimating Contractors 63

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 12, 2016

How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book– WHITE PAPER. A Common Data Environment in the form of a locally researched detailed Unit Price Book, UPB, significantly improves renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction outcomes. Here is a listing of initial considerations when selecting a JOC Unit Price Book. INTRODUCTION.

Estimating 40

Estimating CSI Renovating Materials 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 12, 2016

How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book– WHITE PAPER. A Common Data Environment in the form of a locally researched detailed Unit Price Book, UPB, significantly improves renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction outcomes. Here is a listing of initial considerations when selecting a JOC Unit Price Book. INTRODUCTION.

Estimating 40

Estimating CSI Renovating Materials 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2019

Project Cost Management Processes The policies, procedures, data sets, tools, and documentation used for planning, executing, and controlling project cost are included with a LEAN OpenJOC enterprise system. All changes must be formally approved and documented per the defined program operations manual and/or execution guide.

Renovating 100

Renovating Estimating Construction Budgeting 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 8, 2020

For example, if a UPB should reflect the local cost of construction minus contractor profit and overhead. Thus a contractors bid co-efficient for standard hour construction is generally in the 1.10-1.30 Do they become a normal line item priced annually in future annual price book revisions? What support do you offer customers?

FAQ 131

FAQ Contract Software Software 131

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Contractors – Detailed unit price line estimates are used to bid jobs and also done by general contractors and construction managers to validate bids from sub contractors. Documenting and present the estimate. Line item estimates are also used to create and validate construction budgets.

Estimating 40

Estimating Construction CSI Bidding 40

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Extensive use of non-prepriced items was not necessary (items not derived from the JOC Unit Price Book). Contractor bid extremely low JOC co-efficients (0.50 This “padding” of proposals was done to offset the low adjustment factors bid by the JOC contractors. This was an understood practice within the JOC program.

Contract 100

Contract Long Beach Project Management Bidding 100

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2015

. “Adjustment factor” – The job order contractor’s competitively bid adjustment to the owner’s prices as published in the unit price catalog. that is bid by job order contractor and use to multiply against a job order estimate for a job order contract as developed using the unit price book.

Contract 40

Contract Liability Insurance Documentation 40

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The following template is provide for sample purposes only and should not be used a legally bidding document without through review and modification by appropriate Owner legal counsel. Architect/Engineer’s Guidelines, Quality Control, and other related documents in effect at. JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC) EXECUTION GUIDE.

Contract 100

Contract Organization Change Orders Overhead 100

Building Information Management

MAY 11, 2015

A reasonable profit, quality, and projects complete on-time and on-budge, and long term relationships are the goal. There are multiple case studies, white papers, and research documents. A few other items: Most JOCs require the use of RSMeans and specifically “bare costs” and the Facilities Cost Book. Annual volume.

Management 40

Management Contract Estimating Overhead 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

Locally researched detailed line items Unit Price Book(s) develop using the OpenJOC 5% Rule(TM). Unit Price Books developed without overhead & profit. Supporting cloud technology – Program, Project, Estimate, & Document Management with export to PDF and spreadsheet formats. Lower bid prices.

Contract 100

Contract Renovating Sustainability United States 100

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Reliant on a Unit Price Book (UPB) and competitively-bid coefficient to establish pricing structure. move away from the low capture ratios and low profit world of traditional design-hard bid-build and achieve reasaonble payment for your effort and service. Pricing structure relies on a Unit Price Book.

Contract 40

Contract Bidding United States Estimating 40

ProcurementExpress.com

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Document management. Profit margins in the construction industry are notoriously tight. Bidding and Research Stage. Request for bids. Receive bids. As mentioned, construction teams risk losing out on profits when quality control isn’t given priority. Estimation tool. Calendars and scheduling. Tight Margins.

Procurement 52

Procurement Plans Construction Budgeting 52

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 16, 2021

Both the maximum individual project size and type, as well as the maximum overall annual size of the JOC Program are typically stated in the contract documents. Financial transparency is provided through the use of an associated detailed unit price book. How many JOC Contracts do Owners bid? For instance, a coefficient of 1.20

Contract 192

Contract Overhead Bidding United States 192

Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2015

What’s Wrong with Design Bid Build? Traditional design-bid-build,DBB, is costly, antagonistic, and simply inefficient. A Job Order Contracting (JOC) system is based on a competitively bid indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract between a facility owner and a construction contractor. JOC Fundamentals.

Contract 40

Contract Renovating Bidding Construction 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2015

The JOC Paper introduces the Center for Job Order Contracting Excellence (CJE) and the first documented performance of JOCs. The delivery system is a time consuming process requiring time for each step of the process: design (three months), advertisement (three weeks), bidding, award (three weeks), and mobilization (three weeks).

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Bidding Procurement 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 22, 2015

The article introduces the Center for Job Order Contracting Excellence (CJE) and the first documented performance of JOCs. The delivery system is a time consuming process requiring time for each step of the process: design (three months), advertisement (three weeks), bidding, award (three weeks), and mobilization (three weeks).

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Bidding Procurement 40

Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 30, 2014

This includes a custom estimate sheet on Excel that they use to bid each job. The Seasoned Builder has processes in place for Bidding, tracking Certificate of Insurance , W9’s and making sure that a Specialty Contractor is paid only once for the work that is performed. You don’t really need the receipts. Not Ready – How Do You Know.

Accounting 49

Accounting Housing Construction Contractors 49

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The work management office also completes a desk estimate of the project cost to help determine the best method for executing the work request (in-house shops, competitively bid individual contracts or JOC). The document is included in the task order support file. the proposal document in the specified format. extent possible.

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Negotiation Project Management 100

Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 27, 2012

Bid - A wild guess carried out to two decimal places. Bid Collector - Customer looking for cheap contractor. Bid Opening - A poker game in which the losing hand wins. Process Development - Do it, Document it, and Delegate it. Sales Process - Documented system for acquiring new clients for the Firm.

Contractors 63

Contractors Cash Flow Construction Accounting 63

Rory Woolsey

MARCH 10, 2012

Low Bid; Best Bid: Historically facility managers have had their hands tied with acquisition regulations that required the award of projects to the lowest bidding contractor. Too often the low bid winner would prove to be the contractor that made the most mistakes in their bid.

Estimating 40

Estimating Bidding Organization Construction 40

Rory Woolsey

MAY 31, 2012

“ What are the” appropriate” markups for overhead, profit and contingency when budgeting facilities construction projects?” Beyond this, the installing contractor’s overhead(s) and profit will need to be added. Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time.

Estimating 40

Estimating Overhead Profitability Remodeling 40

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

For example, work in several locations and/or associated varied building types may require the use of various location factors or even separate unit price books. There also be a need to structure indirect costs and profit for NPP work. THE UNIT PRICE BOOK. Consideration. Energy Considerations. Standardization.

Contract 100

Contract Contractors Conference Plans 100

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Key to JOC is the availability of a commercial catalogue of construction prices, called a Unit Price Book (UPB), such as those produced by RSMeans Company, LLC. Contractors bid a coefficient, which is applied to the UPB to arrive at contractual prices. For instance, if a contractor’s bid is.97,

Contract 45

Contract Procurement United States Subcontracting 45

Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Design-Bid-Build. Traditional design-bid-build (DBB) delivery process with design, bidding, and construction in separate, sequential steps. Construction contract is generally awarded to the lowest bidder and/or lowest qualified builder, who then utilizes the subcontractors included in his or her bid. Advantages.

Design 130

Design Bidding Engineering Construction 130

Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 1, 2014

B Basis of estimate (BOE) - a document which describes the scope basis, pricing basis, methods, qualifications, assumptions, inclusions, and exclusions. Bill of quantities (BOQ) - a document used in tendering in the construction industry in which materials, parts, and labor (and their costs) are itemized.

Estimating 45

Estimating Construction Products Overhead 45

Building Information Management

JUNE 8, 2015

The adversarial aspects of the traditional design-bid-build. well documented. project with a reasonable profit margin. The importance of collaboration among all stakeholders. as a prerequisite to “success” is equally well documented. Collaborative construction delivery. book such as RS Means Cost Data.].

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Contract Environment 40

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2017

Carefully review the Job Order Contract and all associated documents. Determine the answers to the following questions BEFORE you bid or accept a Job Order Contract: Will you be able to perform? Will you earn a reasonable profit? Unit Price Book: Do’s. Unit Price Books should be updated annually.

Contract 100

Contract Contractors Consulting Software 100

The Korte Company

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

He’s even served on the Council of Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologist (CCHEST), which was a branch of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals , a not-for-profit corporation that establishes standards and certifies competencies in the professional safety field. Kevin’s heard every excuse in the book.

Safety 98

Safety Illinois OSHA Certification 98

The Korte Company

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

He’s even served on the Council of Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologist (CCHEST), which was a branch of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals , a not-for-profit corporation that establishes standards and certifies competencies in the professional safety field. Kevin’s heard every excuse in the book.

Safety 98

Safety Illinois OSHA Certification 98

Building Information Management

MARCH 7, 2012

Allen pointed out that JOC is unique from other delivery methods as the bidding process is not project specific, but takes on an IDIQ approach by issuing a contract to the best qualified contractor based the contractor’s. coefficient applied to a fixed price book. annual or quarterly adjusted prices as provided by the price book.

Contract 49

Contract BIM Missouri Contractors 49

Levelset

JULY 22, 2022

What kinds of jobs are they bidding on? While cash flow is critical for survival, profit is essential for growing a roofing business. Your profit is the money you will use to reinvest in the business for continued growth. Read more: The profit roadmap for contractors. Oh, and you do want to make a profit, right?

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Overhead Accounting Profitability 52

Levelset

JULY 15, 2022

What kinds of jobs are they bidding on? While cash flow is critical for survival, profit is essential for growing an electrical business. Your profit is the money you will use to reinvest in the business for continued growth. Read more: The profit roadmap for contractors. Oh, and you do want to make a profit, right?

Electrical 52

Electrical Cash Flow Accounting Profitability 52

Levelset

JULY 18, 2022

What kinds of jobs are they bidding on? While cash flow is critical for survival, profit is essential for growing a plumbing business. Your profit is the money you will use to reinvest in the business for continued growth. Read more: The profit roadmap for contractors. Oh, and you do want to make a profit, right?

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Accounting Profitability Legal 52

Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 20, 2011

It is a privately held non-profit association that manages and organizes the U.S. Get relevant data about building code officials, code books, building permit departments, national and international construction standards, model energy codes, and residential construction guidelines. Some new technologies for Perfect bidding and esti.

Permits 40

Permits Estimating Regulation Construction 40

Levelset

JULY 19, 2022

What kinds of jobs are they bidding on? While cash flow is critical for survival, profit is essential for growing a painting business. Your profit is the money you will use to reinvest in the business for continued growth. Read more: The profit roadmap for contractors. Oh, and you do want to make a profit, right?

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Accounting Profitability Residential 52

Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2015

A designated non-profit organization dedicated to education and best practices was formed in 1995 to serve as a resource for information. A major element of the JOC contracting process is the use of a unit price book (UPB), which provides preset unit line item costs for specific construction tasks.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Bidding Procurement 40