Construction Dive

APRIL 30, 2014

By Bruce Jervis The public competitive bidding process is formal and structured. The mere appearance of favoritism or impropriety is offensive to the public procurement system. A formal process with a stipulated bid form and price breakdown avoids problems. The private procurement of construction contracts is quite different.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

A Job Order Contract Execution Guide is a required element for any successful, best management practice JOC Program. 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. DEFINITIONS. authorization.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Development of acquisition/procurement approach. JOC procurement/award process. Work execution and contract administration. A review of any existing related contracts is also important in order to avoid any potential conflicts or work disruption. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. Monitoring.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2021

While there has been a fair amount written about Lean principles, actual application in the form of an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology has been limited to 5% or less actual work. Relationship contracting- optimising project outcomes. Contract or co-operation? 1440-7027).

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Construction Dive

MAY 1, 2013

By Bruce Jervis In the solicitation of bids for public contracts, it is common to require bidders to list their intended subcontractors for major components of the work, usually trade by trade. Bid listing of subcontractors is frequently mandated by state or local procurement law.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 23, 2015

There are multiple aspects involved in setting up a JOB ORDER CONTRACT. Remember, whether you decide, as a real property Owner, to set up and manage your own JOC program internally, or outsource you4 JOC to a thirty-party, it is critical to fully understand the JOB ORDER CONTRACT process, workflows, and metrics, as well as expected outcomes.

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Contract Certification Documentation Bidding 40

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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Constructlaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

It is easier to be successful in your claim if it is well-documented. Not only did these projects proceed, but some public agencies took advantage of the lack of commuters and quiet streets to add work to existing contracts. We have seen contracts terminated or suspended, work deleted and future tenders put on hold.

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Why the Job Order Contracting model could work in Canada. A proven contracting methodology from the United States may be a model for solving some of Canada’s current contracting demands. Contractors bid a coefficient, which is applied to the UPB to arrive at contractual prices. For instance, if a contractor’s bid is.97,

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

As a result, more facilities and government agencies are turning to job order contracting (JOC) to support their construction, renovation and repair efforts. Without JOC, the owner must procure each project individually in the traditional design-bid-build procurement method. Budget control.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

As a result, more facilities and government agencies are turning to job order contracting (JOC) to support their construction, renovation and repair efforts. Without JOC, the owner must procure each project individually in the traditional design-bid-build procurement method. Budget control.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 9, 2013

It may affect the enforceability of the contract clause itself. Featured in this Week’s Construction Claims Advisor:Subcontract Clause Did Not Clearly Shift Risk of Owner NonpaymentSlow Inspection of Site Condition Did Not Delay Contractor’s CompletionBond’s Reference to Different Procurement Ruins Low Bid

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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. Conflicting requirements.

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 20, 2014

The public procurement laws, however, with their emphasis on open competition, generally prevent hometown favoritism. They then stipulate than any bidder on a public works contract must employ a certain number of recent graduates from that program. Some communities are trying a new tactic.

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Construction Dive

MAY 21, 2014

Construction contracts usually address the matter of site access. Featured in this Week’s Construction Claims Advisor:Creative Procurement Violated Bidding Statutes‘Unrestricted’ Site Access Not Necessarily a WarrantyLump Sum Bid Did Not Violate Subcontracting Limitations Clause'

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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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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. Procurement Assistance. RFP Development.

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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. A request for proposals stipulates technical considerations important to the project owner.

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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. 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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Construction Marketing Ideas

JULY 21, 2012

and Canada, local contractors often complain that they are squeezed out of project bidding opportunities either because they cannot qualify (bonding requirements) or — more troubling — because outsiders are bidding the work, undercutting and taking away local jobs and opportunities. In communities across the U.S.

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Construction Law

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The government is effectively claiming that it only wants to do business with companies that promptly pay their suppliers, many of which are small businesses that can be destroyed because of the impact of late payment on cash flow. They would also have to show that they have a plan to achieve the required standard.

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Construction Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

For example, since 30 September new rules announced by the Cabinet Office in July stipulate that all firms bidding for government contracts worth more than £5 million a year must commit to achieving net zero by 2050. Firms which fail to do so will be excluded from bidding for the contract,” the Cabinet Office promises.

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Cost estimates and construction bid requests should include materials quantities in addition to costs to evaluate and validate GHG impacts. Job Order Contracting ( JOC ), and SABER are proven project delivery methods for renovation, repair, sustainability, and minor new construction. A bit more about JOC -.

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Cost estimates and construction bid requests should include materials quantities in addition to costs to evaluate and validate GHG impacts. Job Order Contracting ( JOC ), and SABER are proven project delivery methods for renovation, repair, sustainability, and minor new construction. A bit more about JOC -.

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Construction Cost Estimating

MARCH 25, 2014

A specification (often abbreviated as spec) can be termed as a type of a technical standard to be referenced by a contract or procurement document. It contains the necessary details concerning the specific requirements to be persuaded by a material, product, or service.

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Construction Cost Estimating

MARCH 11, 2014

A specification (often abbreviated as spec) can be termed as a type of a technical standard to be referenced by a contract or procurement document. It contains the necessary details concerning the specific requirements to be persuaded by a material, product, or service.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JUNE 5, 2012

ProContractorMX provides multi disciplinary solutions for Takeoff and Estimating, Project Management, Procurement Management, Financial Management, Employee Management, Equipment Management, Inventory Management, Dashboards, and Reporting and Analysis. ProContractorMX assists you swiftly and precisely quantify, price, and bid projects.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JANUARY 8, 2016

Similar to what occurred after the bid-rigging scandals, governmental scrutiny has increased because of a loss of trust. False claims; Antitrust; EEO; OSHA/safety and health; DOT (commercial driver’s licenses); DBE; Environmental; Procurement and government contracting; Finance and tax; and. The Top Ten.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 24, 2023

private interest sued the United States as a “bid protest to challenge the decision of the Department of Defense (“DOD”) to standardize its facility condition assessment needs through the Sustainment Management System (“SMS”)”2 2014: NNSA implements BUILDER with two pilots (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Pantex Plant) 1 S.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 6, 2011

• Maximizing resource efficiency through procurement of labor, materials and equipment. • Implementing various operations through proper coordination and control of planning, design, estimating, contracting and construction in the entire process. Some new technologies for Perfect bidding and esti. Global Associates.

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Levelset

AUGUST 5, 2022

With so many policies on a project, there’s a good chance that coverage is overlapped, and a claim could cause insurers to battle with each other over who’s at fault. These base policies protect the project from third-party bodily injury and property damage claims, as well as worker injury claims. More competitive bidding.

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

A specification (often abbreviated as spec ) can be termed as a type of a technical standard to be referenced by a contract or procurement document. 01700 Contract Closeout. Construction specifications - vital for suppliers, purchasers, and users of materials, products, or services in engineering, manufacturing, and business.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

At a broad level, the following Construction Delivery Methods are available to Owners… Traditional Delivery Method- Design-Bid-Build. Each has its associated contract types, which may include… Lump Sum or Fixed Price. Design-Bid-Build. ? Owner first contracts Design Professional. Design/Build Delivery.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 19, 2022

To successfully grow, construction firms need to effectively manage cash flow to procure materials, pay vendors and salaries, fund new projects, and finance other day-to-day business operations. 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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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.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Here’s a common scenario for many home builders: After spending real money to procure the latest business software (and possibly paying a monthly stipend per housing start or closing), as well as making the necessary preparations, adjustments, coding tweaks, and training staff to get everyone on board, it’s finally time to launch the new system.

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