Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Work execution and contract administration. It’s generally considered that numerous and repetitive renovation, repair, maintenance, and/or sustainability work, and minor new construction with a minimum annual volume of $2M is appropriate for job order contracting. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. Monitoring.

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Contract Contractors Conference Plans 100

Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Subcontractor Spirtas Worldwide LLC filed a Miller Act claim against contractor SGLC Consulting LLC to recover the cost of materials provided and labor performed on a project for the U.S. The court then noted that whether the TPA was valid centered around whether SGLC’s signature was necessary to officially form a contract.

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Agreement Illinois Contract Bidding 52

Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Subcontractor Spirtas Worldwide LLC filed a Miller Act claim against contractor SGLC Consulting LLC to recover the cost of materials provided and labor performed on a project for the U.S. The court then noted that whether the TPA was valid centered around whether SGLC’s signature was necessary to officially form a contract.

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Agreement Illinois Contract Bidding 52

Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

When dealing with construction claims—whether one for construction defects, outstanding payment, or delay damages—an initial hurdle is making sure that proper notice has been given. This decision illustrates the importance of following a process when dealing with a claim. At this point, determine if contract procedure was followed.

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Construction Dive

OCTOBER 21, 2012

There are several steps that subcontractors should take if they want to maintain their rights to file delay claims, Navigant Construction Forum Executive Director James Zack said during a webinar that WPL Publishing held earlier this month. Zack and Navigant Consulting Inc. ” Read more. ” Read more.

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Claims Subcontracting Bidding Negotiation 48

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals’ (ASBCA) recent decision in Odyssey International, Inc. Army Corps of Engineers (the government) contracted for the construction of a building at an Army depot in Pennsylvania. Thus, in executing the later bilateral modification, Odyssey released its micropile claims.

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Claims Contract Foundation Bidding 52

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In a typical bid protest, the protester argues that its proposal should have been evaluated more favorably or that its competitors should have received a less favorable evaluation. Court of Federal Claims rejected those arguments, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) affirmed that decision.

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Negotiation Bidding Procurement Contract 52

Construction Law Monitor

OCTOBER 15, 2013

At the start of every construction project you sign a stack of papers that will dictate your success or failure on the project: the construction contract. The contract may be short and sweet, or it may be a mountain of paperwork that not only includes its own provisions but also cites provisions in other paperwork stacks.

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Contract Lien Construction Documentation 82

Construction Marketing Ideas

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Craig Martin’s Construction Contract Advisor won the 2014 competition. Craig Martin’s Construction Contract Advisor blog won the 2014 Best Construction Blog competition , and its quality continues to make it a contender in 2015. Contracts and owners are not all alike. Some are fairer than others.

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Contract Construction Claims Legal 48

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2016

The potential for fraud, waste or abuse exists for Job Order Contracting as it does for any other construction delivery method. A review of audits performed on Job Order Contract is ample evidence of how lack of proper JOC Program set-up, internal controls, or lack of performance for owners or contractors has created non trivial issues.

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Contract Estimating Contractors Negotiation 40

Construction Specifier

JUNE 19, 2020

A great example of the latter is when architects and engineers preparing construction documents are allowed to employ their own standard specifications for a project, but need to use the owner’s own, possibly unique documents for Division 00–Procurement and Contracting Requirements. Increased potential for changes, claims, and disputes.

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Documentation Drafting Contract Claims 52

Construction Dive

JULY 23, 2014

On one hand, contractors necessarily rely on the design documents when bidding and performing the work. On the other hand, the design professional contracts with the project owner, not the constructors. The court said risk and responsibility on construction projects is customarily allocated by a chain of contracts.

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Drawings Contractors Design Liability 68

Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 9, 2016

Since the contract expressly provided that the town could terminate the contract without cause and without prejudice to any of its other rights or remedies, the court held that the town’s termination of the contractor for convenience did not preclude recovery of liquidated damages. Document your claims. Southington , 316 Conn.

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Contractors Connecticut Claims Contract 48

Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

By Bruce Jervis The competitive negotiation process is used with increasing frequency in the public procurement of construction contracts. Competitive negotiation provides public project owners with more flexibility than sealed bidding. But along with that flexibility come greater subjectivity and less accountability.

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Negotiation Procurement Claims Bidding 48

Pro Builder

JULY 20, 2021

You can avoid legal trouble by managing client expectations with a simple yet comprehensive contract. And the best way to do that is with a contract. . A contract doesn’t have to be long and confusing to be effective, practically or legally. The shorter, easier, and more concise a contract is, the better it protects you.

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Contractors Contract Legal Change Orders 98

Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

My mentor and good friend, Cordell Parvin , has over the years shared with me some great best practices for contractors—whether talking about bid protests, accidents on the jobsite, or filing a claim. This is often the starting point for reviewing a claim and the key to a successful analysis of issues. If not, why not?

Compensation 54

Compensation Claims Change Orders Legal 54

Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2015

What’s Wrong with Design Bid Build? Traditional design-bid-build,DBB, is costly, antagonistic, and simply inefficient. Job Order Contracting is an integrated, collaborative construction project delivery method with a 20 year+ track record. The contract typically has a base year with two to four option years.

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Contract Renovating Bidding Construction 40

Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 20, 2016

When a client asks me about a particular contract provision and why it is “unfair” or “uneven”, we began a discussion about risk allocation. You see, the contract is used to shift the various risks on the project to the party most appropriate to handle it. What about the risk of escalation in material costs?

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Construction Law Monitor

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

I had a speaking engagement today here in Kenner, Louisiana (a suburb of New Orleans) whereby I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of contractors and architects regarding construction contracts. The bulk of the discussion focused on the most contested provisions within construction contracts. Prime/Subcontractors Contracts.

Contract 56

Contract Change Orders Lien Contractors 56

Building Information Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Flexible, scalable implementation and management support for owners standing up or improving Job Order Contracting programs. Lisa Cooley Associates was recently launched to help Owners implement Job Order Contracting and other solutions to the big problems that small projects can present. JOC is relational contracting.

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Contract Resource Procurement Project Management 40

Building Information Management

MARCH 7, 2012

Design/Build, CM, CM@R and, of course,Job Order Contracting. IPD and Job Order contracting (JOC) have several things in common (JOC is actually a form of “IPD-lite”, created for renovation, repair, sustainability, and minor new construction projects). A JOC contract is inherently. Joint scope of work development.

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Contract BIM Missouri Contractors 49

Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 20, 2014

We strongly recommend a Subchapter S Corp (a Sub S) for tax advantages, protecting your personal assets in the event of a claim or lawsuit against your company and for future expansion. Contracts - We recommend seeking the advice of a qualified construction attorney to put together a contract that fits your specific needs.

Insurance 48

Insurance Construction Accounting Claims 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 15, 2012

We strongly recommend a Subchapter S Corp (a Sub S) for tax advantages, protecting your personal assets in the event of a claim or lawsuit against your company and for future expansion. Contracts - We recommend seeking the advice of a qualified construction attorney to put together a contract that fits your specific needs.

Contractors 48

Contractors Insurance Claims Lien 48

Construction Law Monitor

APRIL 15, 2015

The bond price is usually somewhere between 1% and 3% of the contract sum. However, the contractor needs to pay the bond premium after she actually wins the bid. In most cases, the obligee on the contract, the owner of the project, reimburses the bond price with the first payment towards the contractor. Written by Vic Lance.

Insurance 40

Insurance Bankruptcy Contract Claims 40

Contractor Bookkeeping

JANUARY 2, 2015

Get Organized - We strongly recommend a Subchapter S-Corp for tax advantages, protecting your personal assets in the event of a claim or lawsuit against your company and for future expansion. Contracts - We recommend seeking the advice of a qualified construction attorney to put together a contract that fits your specific needs.

Construction 48

Construction Insurance Accounting Claims 48

Construction Law Monitor

APRIL 15, 2015

The bond price is usually somewhere between 1% and 3% of the contract sum. However, the contractor needs to pay the bond premium after she actually wins the bid. In most cases, the obligee on the contract, the owner of the project, reimburses the bond price with the first payment towards the contractor. Written by Vic Lance.

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Insurance Bankruptcy Contract Contractors 40

Construction Cost Estimating

MARCH 11, 2015

For example, if you''re obtaining one contractor bid for roofing, covering all the things listed therein class, simply enter the value once the heading Roofing. You’ll mark all the opposite line things lined by the roofing bid as atomic number 11. I like to recommend chase these value breakdowns in individual Itemized Bid Worksheets.

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Estimating Bidding Budgeting Budget 40

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Federal Sector Job Order Contracting – 2015 [1]. The following is a listing of considerations when implementing, managing, and /or working with Federal Government Job Order Contract. Contracting Considerations. Location of Contracting Office. Contract Option Years. Planning and Contract Award. JOC Contract.

Contract 40

Contract Negotiation Office Plans 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 19, 2022

With firms managing several projects simultaneously with different budgets, contract requirements, schedules, and scopes it’s challenging to bring increased complexity to cash flow management. . If you know a project won’t make money, there’s a good chance you shouldn’t be bidding on it. Negotiate better contract terms.

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Cash Flow Management Profitability Change Orders 59

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2016

JOB ORDER CONTRACTING. Job Order Contracting GUIDELINES & PROCEDURES. LEAN best management practices are integral to the administration of a Job Order Contract (JOC). Job order contracts, provides a flexible and responsive contractual capability in supporting its real property maintenance and renovation mission.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Materials Site 40

Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 26, 2011

Construction Contract - General Overview. A construction contract is a contract purposely carried off for the construction of an asset or a group of interdependent or interrelated assets relating to the design, technology and function or ultimate purpose or use. If not, the contract is reported for in its entireness.

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Estimating Contract Construction Documentation 40

Business Facilities

JULY 6, 2016

At this moment, companies from the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia have all decided to stake a claim here in an industrial growth expansion that totals $97 billion. FAA contract Air Traffic Control tower. Our parish (country) government recently bid a project that will bring public waste water disposal to the airport.

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Roads Airports Indiana Transportation 41

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 8, 2016

The loan requires a down payment of at least 15% of the contract amount prior to shipment and a signed promissory note for the balance. The interest rates paid by a qualifying manufacturer are market rates that are set through a competitive bid process when the Authority issues and sells its program bonds to fund the loan. 57-38-01.8.

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North Dakota Income Finance Equipment 40

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Various cost information is typically formatted as Products & Activities, General or Routine Maintenance, New Construction, Renovation and/or Repair, Sustainability/Green, Job Order Contracting (JOC), or any combination thereof. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements. 00 00 00 Procurement and Contracting.

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Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 45

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Various cost information is typically formatted as Products & Activities, General or Routine Maintenance, New Construction, Renovation and/or Repair, Sustainability/Green, Job Order Contracting (JOC), or any combination thereof. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements. 00 00 00 Procurement and Contracting.

Equipment 40

Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 40

Construction Test

MAY 16, 2020

British Airways plans to cut the jobs of a quarter of its pilots and could abandon Gatwick Airport altogether in a bid for post-coronavirus survival, it was revealed today. British Airways: The refund option has been removed from its website but the option to claim a voucher remains. All of these actions alone are not enough.

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Travel Airports Union News 26

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 11, 2014

The loan requires a down payment of at least 15% of the contract amount prior to shipment and a signed promissory note for the balance. The interest rates paid by a qualifying manufacturer are market rates which are set through a competitive bid process when the Authority issues and sells its program bonds to fund the loan.

North Dakota 40

North Dakota Income Finance Equipment 40