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Winning More Construction Bids: A Complete Guide

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Construction bids are critical to winning more work, so it pays to have a solid understanding of what they entail and what you can do to improve your bidding performance. . In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about construction bids. What is the Construction Bidding Process?

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The pros and cons of becoming a subcontractor

Fieldwire

If you decide to start your own subcontracting business, you’ll be able to reap many of the most significant benefits of working as a general contractor — like greater flexibility in job hours and scheduling. You may need to pay quarterly estimated taxes, depending on how much you make from your subcontracting work.

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N.C. Construction Law, Policy and News blog: Worthy insights regardless of where you live

Construction Marketing Ideas

Buy out subcontracts thoughtfully. Just as you need to be careful picking & choosing the jobs you bid, you should be equally careful about selecting your downstream dance partners. Avoid owners who insist on oppressive contract terms, have a history of problem jobs, and/or just don’t seem to know what they’re doing.

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Things Contractors Should Know About Job Order Contracts

Job Order Contracting

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. Subcontracting: Do. JOC Coefficient: Don’ts.

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

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. PLEASE NOTE: In occasions where the contractor is asked to provide materials, equipment, and/or subcontract pricing for work by direct bidding that may, or.

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What You Need to KNOW about Job Order Contracting

Building Information Management

Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a competitively bid, firm-fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) LEAN construction delivery method. Don’t bid or consider working on JOC with coefficients of less than 0.80 Establish the details of how the JOC consultant is being compensated. Subcontracting: Do’s.

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Job Order Contracting – Best Practices Implementation

Building Information Management

The contractor(s) may submit sample bids and a coefficients (a multiplier(s) to be applied to the referenced unit price book. The Owner will be required to deliver such materials to the job site or compensate the Contractor for providing labor to deliver Owner-furnished materials to the job. Subcontracts. Execution Procedures.