Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2017

Work scopes, government estimates, contractor’s proposals, awarded task orders, and contractor invoices are logically progressive, consistent and clear. Individuals involved with project scoping and development as well as proposal negotiations with the contractor must not be the same individual responsible for monitoring quality assurance.

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Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. However, I received many comments and questions on the “Negotiating JOC” blog from last week that really should be answered. This is true for the basis of JOC, the construction task unit price “book.”

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 18, 2017

Selection criteria generally include technical qualifications, past experience and or demonstrated ability to perform requisite tasks, small business/WBE, MBE status, and the associated co-efficient(s) bid by the contractor. Subcontractors may or may not be allowed based upon the contract document.

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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.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

Additionally while contracts are initially awarded competitively, change orders are negotiated without competition. Contractors are contractually required to submit detailed line item task listing for all change order proposals using a pre-approved, locally researched unit price book. Ways to Avoid or Mitigate Change Orders.

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Help Everybody Everyday

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The three most common ways are: Low-bid. Negotiated. When the owner selects a contractor based on low-bid, they are only looking at an apples-to-apples comparison of price between competitive offers. Many government entities are mandated to select construction firms based solely on low-bid. Best Value.

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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). items can be compared with the same items in the Owner estimate. enumerated, and their costs estimated independently.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 1, 2014

Allowance - a value in an estimate to cover the cost of known but not yet fully defined work. As-sold estimate - the estimate which matches the agreed items and price for the project scope. This total or subtotal is usually identified as such in an estimate report. Also known as Total Estimated Contract Cost (TECC).

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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.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

4BT-CE Cloud Estimating Software and the 4BT JOC Unit Price Book integrate Job Order Contracting best management practices with technology to allow for faster JOC Program development, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement. Introduction to Line Item Estimating. Introduction to Cost Estimating. •

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

4BT-CE Cloud Estimating Software and the 4BT JOC Unit Price Book integrate Job Order Contracting best management practices with technology to allow for faster JOC Program development, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement. Introduction to Line Item Estimating. Introduction to Cost Estimating. •

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Building Information Management

MARCH 8, 2016

Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a competitively bid, firm-fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) LEAN construction delivery method. The JOC contract specifies a unit price book (UPB) (Note: A UPB may have other names, such as unit price guide, UPG, etc.). The unit price book may also have a localization factor.

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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. The 4BT-CE(TM) JOC cloud estimating and project management system, or equivalent, shall also be used. JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC) EXECUTION GUIDE.

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Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. At the heart of and crucial to controlling costs is an accurate cost estimate which translates into a cost budget. A cost estimate then is very important to cost control. Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Scope, scope, scope!! Enough said!

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Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2016

All personnel concerned will ensure work scopes, government estimates, contractor’s proposals, awarded task orders, and contractor invoices are logically progressive, consistent and clear. Project scoping and project quality control/acceptance activities will be kept separate.

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Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

The contract includes a unit price book (UPB) that establishes a unit price to be paid for each of a multitude of construction line items including pre-priced/pre-negotiated items of work and materials. Some form of pricing transparency- Typically a Unit Price Book (UPB) containing preset unit prices for construction tasks.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2015

The traditional specification, design, and low bid award delivery system for minor construction or facility modification has the following deficiencies: Specifications and drawings are compiled by designers who often do not have the best construction experience. Construction tasks not included in the unit price book may be negotiated.

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Building Information Management

JUNE 22, 2015

The traditional specification, design,and low bid award delivery system for minor construction or facility modification has the following deficiencies: Specifications and drawings are compiled by designers who often do not have the best construction experience. This book defines a unit price to be paid for each of the construction line items.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Facility management/engineering should conduct a review of work that could be done to under the support of the JOC program and develop an estimated annual volume. 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.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

The selection of a Unit Price Book can be confusing amid industry rhetoric and lack of clarity around the options available. More in-depth training occurs in the implementation phase, when we make sure that your staff is well-versed in the use of your software and line item estimating takes place. UPB and Software Selection.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Job Order Contracting (JOC) is both a LEAN construction delivery method and a method of procuring construction services through an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity term contract, using task orders as needed for individual projects, where the task order price is based on a book of preestablished unit prices (Unit Price Book – UPB).

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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.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The latest (and correct version) construction cost estimates, drawings, issues, or reports are instantly available. BIM, PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS, WASTE, & LACK OF LEADERSHIP – Traditional design-bid- build (DBB) contracting techniques, and even more recent attempts to improve DBB such as design-build (DB), CM@R, etc.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The latest (and correct version) construction cost estimates, drawings, issues, or reports are instantly available. BIM, PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS, WASTE, & LACK OF LEADERSHIP – Traditional design-bid- build (DBB) contracting techniques, and even more recent attempts to improve DBB such as design-build (DB), CM@R, etc.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2017

Determine the answers to the following questions BEFORE you bid or accept a Job Order Contract: Will you be able to perform? Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a competitively bid, firm-fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) LEAN construction delivery method. Unit Price Book: Do’s. Unit Price Book: Don’ts.

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MAY 21, 2014

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 26, 2016

Required software, Unit Price Book, other “tools”, and training etc. What is a Unit Price Book? Job Order Contracts require a unit price book, UPB. Job Order Contracts require a unit price book, UPB. What are the characteristics of a “good” unit price book?

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Building Information Management

MARCH 10, 2017

Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a competitively bid, firm-fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) LEAN construction delivery method. Unit Price Book: Do’s. Unit Price Books should be updated annually. Review the methodology used to create the Unit Price Book being used for the Job Order Contract.

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Building Information Management

JUNE 8, 2016

The Job Order Contract enables multiple individual projects to be accomplished by the contractor(s) on an on-call basis through a single competitively bid procurement. Financial Transparency (Unit price book, independent owner estimates and owner review of contractor estimates). Best Practice Job Order Contract.

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Negotiations and Source Selection. The Unit Price Book and Specifications. The Unit Price Book – UPB. Independent Government Estimate Preparation. Revisions to Government Estimate. Negotiation of Task Order. Memorandum of Negotiations. IGE = Independent Government Estimate. Facilities.

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Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2015

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. If a task is not in the UPB, it can be negotiated, priced and added at any time to the book. A unit price book containing preset unit prices for construction tasks.

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Building Information Management

JULY 10, 2014

One of the most difficult decisions in standing up a Job Order Contract is the owner’s decision about what type of Unit Price Book (UPB) is best for your JOC program. Customized books, which can have varying levels of custom cost data line items and varying approaches to localization. What is the value of customization?

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Building Information Management

JUNE 10, 2016

Project contractor estimates must be reviewed by the owner for all projects. Internal owner estimates must prepared for projects exceeded and established value per the contract. Care should be also be taken to assure that JOC contractors do not inflate proposals (this can most likely occur if bid coefficients are too low).

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Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2016

Job Order Contracting enables a pre-qualified contractor(s) to perform repair, renovation, or minor construction of a facility or other form of built structure based on pre-described and pre-priced tasks as defined within a Unit Price Book – UPB. Unit Price Books. Job Orders / Task Orders.

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

AE tasks / bid set of drawings and specifications as required. Delivery orders for individual projects can be estimated, proposed, negotiated, and issued in 3 to 4 weeks or less. Projects priced according to commercial pricing tools called the Unit Price Book / Guide ( UPB, UPG) and supporting Software Technology.

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Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids. 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid. 00 24 13 Scopes of Bids. Scopes of Bids (Multiple Contracts). Scopes of Bids (Multiple-Prime Contract). 00 25 13 Pre-Bid Meetings. 00 41 00 Bid Forms. 00 41 13 Bid Form – Stipulated Sum (Single-Prime Contract). Requirements.

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Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids. 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid. 00 24 13 Scopes of Bids. Scopes of Bids (Multiple Contracts). Scopes of Bids (Multiple-Prime Contract). 00 25 13 Pre-Bid Meetings. 00 41 00 Bid Forms. 00 41 13 Bid Form – Stipulated Sum (Single-Prime Contract). Requirements.

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