Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Best Value Procurement Competitively Bid. Associated Documents and Reports (JOC Operations Manual, Notice to Bidders, Bid Forms, RFP, Proposal Form, Negotiations Records, Close-out Form/Package). Contractor coefficient(s) – Normal Hours, Outside of Normal Hours, Special Access, etc.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Renovating Overhead 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Bidding/Negotiating/Procurement. Both integrate design, construction, procurement, and all internal and external team members from conceptualize to hands-off, and even beyond. LEAN Pre-Construction services considerations significantly improve outcomes. Project Delivery Method Selection. Construction Documents.

Construction 100

Construction Procurement Agreement Contract 100

Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

. “Negotiating” JOC. This week the blog topic is on “Negotiating” unit price line items taken from national estimating guides on competitively bid contracts that are publically funded and subject to audits. In my thinking there should be NO NEGOTIATING in Job Order Contracting. You read it right.

Negotiation 45

Negotiation Estimating Contract Construction 45

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2017

Meaningful quarterly reviews of JOC operations are done by technical/engineering/ facility management staff and contracting/purchasing/procurement staff. Work scopes, government estimates, contractor’s proposals, awarded task orders, and contractor invoices are logically progressive, consistent and clear.

Contract 100

Contract Estimating Contractors Negotiation 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2016

Design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R can’t match this level of productivity or success. As an Owner, know that Contractors invest a lot of front end effort. Verify line items, quantities, and coefficient(s) of internal Owner estimates and Contractor estimates. At a minimum, review all Contractor estimates in detail.

Contract 100

Contract Estimating Bidding Contractors 100

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. It is also expected that during certain time of the year project loads may be significantly higher and contractor staffing should reflect these needs.

Contract 100

Contract Organization Change Orders Overhead 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

A change order cannot exist without an original construction contract, and may be requested by the construction contractor or the contracting entity/facilities owner. Additionally while contracts are initially awarded competitively, change orders are negotiated without competition. Eliminate the negotiation of change order pricing.

Change Orders 100

Change Orders Contract Negotiation Management 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 18, 2017

JOB ORDER CONTRACTING Solutions should be designed for Owners and Contractors to drive the best possible outcomes and assure compliance. Job Order Contracting, or a JOC Program is NOT simply a procurement method that public and/or other organizations use to complete renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects.

Contract 100

Contract Estimating Procurement Contractors 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 4, 2017

Contractor’s percentage has declined 31% since program inception, significantly decreasing the likelihood contractors are able to make a profit. The current JOC contractor percentages range from.50 71, meaning the contractor is contractually obligated to perform work at 50-71% of catalog pricing. Approximately $1.9

Contract 100

Contract Project Management Consulting Long Beach 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

The way to deliver 96%+ of renovation, repair, and maintenance projects on-time, on-budget, and at the appropriate level of quality is to enable collaboration with contractors and other expert service providers. How many contractor estimates have been issued? What is the average time from RFQ to contractor estimate?

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This is a chance for everyone to get to know key stakeholders, breaking down siloes between procurement and legal, scheduling and management, and so forth. By reducing change orders, avoiding delays, and procuring materials strategically, you can jump on modern trends and pump up productivity.

Change Orders 52

Change Orders Documentation Schedule Budgeting 52

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Development of acquisition/procurement approach. JOC procurement/award process. A market of local contractors to assure a pool of qualified and interested companies is another important task. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. Will the JOC involve one or multiple contractors/awardees. Monitoring.

Contract 100

Contract Contractors Conference Plans 100

Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 20, 2016

In other words, you are negotiating about who takes the risk on a particular issue. For instance, the risk of performance is traditionally placed on the contractor, while the risk of payment is traditionally placed on the owner. According to the court, this put the risk of rate increases on the contractor. In DG21, LLC v.

Risk 69

Risk Materials Contract Contractors 69

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA Building Team Contractors Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Facility Managers Architects Building Owners Recently, I was asked to present to a group of aspiring engineers at the Florida A&M-Florida State University College of Engineering.

Structural Engineering 111

Structural Engineering Engineering Florida Raleigh 111

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. Photo © BigStockPhoto.com.

Documentation 52

Documentation Drafting Contract Claims 52

Building Information Management

JUNE 22, 2015

The article also introduces the use of Performance Based Procurement System (PBPS) to set a “minimum performance” requirement and improving the performance of the JOC process. The competitive low-bid award system motivates contractors to do minimal quality work that meets the minimal requirements of the specifications.

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Bidding Procurement 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2015

The article also introduces the use of Performance Based Procurement System (PBPS) to set a “minimum performance” requirement and improving the performance of the JOC process. The competitive low-bid award system motivates contractors to do minimal quality work that meets the minimal requirements of the specifications.

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Bidding Procurement 40

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Ensure contractors do not inflate or negotiate price proposals to account for bidding adjustment factors too low. Ensure contractors appropriately use non-pre-priced items and do NOT bundle multiple items into a single line time without full cost visibility of labor, materials, and equipment.

Contract 193

Contract Procurement Bidding Negotiation 193

Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Today's guest post is from my good friend and law partner, Mark Leach , who focuses on health care law, construction disputes and public procurement matters. Due to their sweeping nature, interested contractors and industry representatives may find a lump of coal in their stocking. Comment period. Responsiveness versus Responsibility.

DOT 48

DOT Bidding Transportation Contract 48

Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2015

JOC provides higher levels of owner and contractor satisfaction as JOC, 1.) is equally responsive to the needs of the owner and contractor to get the work done on-time and on-budget, 2.) What’s Wrong with Design Bid Build? Traditional design-bid-build,DBB, is costly, antagonistic, and simply inefficient.

Contract 40

Contract Renovating Bidding Construction 40

Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

However, I received many comments and questions on the “Negotiating JOC” blog from last week that really should be answered. Ed Carrigan asked: “Do you believe there is a savings between JOC program and a bidding process (design-bid-build)? ” Thanks for the question, Ed.

Estimating 40

Estimating Bidding Negotiation Contract 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

JOC is flexible and responsive and reduces engineering and procurement lead times. 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. – INCOM 2009. – Tex.

Contract 40

Contract Procurement Renovating Change Orders 40

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2016

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. The potential for fraud, waste or abuse exists for Job Order Contracting as it does for any other construction delivery method.

Contract 40

Contract Estimating Contractors Negotiation 40

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. Value and qualification based selection and procurement. Joint Owner/Contractor site visit. Contractor prepared estimate/proposal. Owner review of contractor proposal.

Contract 40

Contract Management Estimating Renovating 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

JOC is a proven, collaborative construction delivery method provides major advantages to Facilities Managers, Real Property Owners, AEs, Contractors, Subcontractors, and Facility Users. Contractors develop mutually beneficial long term Owner relationships and more predictable revenue streams. – External (Contractors).

Contract 40

Contract Estimating CSI Software 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

JOC is a proven, collaborative construction delivery method provides major advantages to Facilities Managers, Real Property Owners, AEs, Contractors, Subcontractors, and Facility Users. Contractors develop mutually beneficial long term Owner relationships and more predictable revenue streams. – External (Contractors).

Contract 40

Contract Estimating CSI Software 40

Building Information Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Lisa Cooley Associates and its Partners can help Owners make the decisions and set up JOC programs in a way that improves staff efficiency and that of your contractors. Procurement requirements, including small business requirements and governing body mandates, are researched in conjunction with your staff. Procurement Assistance.

Contract 40

Contract Resource Procurement Project Management 40

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Owners have reams of rules and regulations to follow in order to put a project out for bid fairly. Contractors spend millions of dollars attempting to be a low bidder. Job Order Contracting offers an alternative to traditional bidding processes. The decrease in time is largely due to reduced design and procurement time.

Contract 40

Contract United States Estimating Bidding 40

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2017

Things Contractors Should Know About Job Order Contracts. As a construction contractor considering a Job Order Contract (JOC), it is critical to be aware that all JOCs are not the same. Here are a just a few things contractors should know about job order contracts. Value and qualification based selection and procurement.

Contract 100

Contract Contractors Consulting Software 100

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

CivilJungle

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Tenders are of several kinds, counting open tender, selective, serial tender, and negotiated tender. Negotiation Tender. Advantages of Negotiation Tender. Here, the pros of Negotiation tenders are as follows. Disadvantages of Negotiation Tender. Here, the cons of Negotiation tenders are as follows.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Bidding Construction Contract 52

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).

Consulting 100

Consulting Contract Procurement Bidding 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

It is the responsibility of every public sector procurement and facilities management professional to optimally allocate limited repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction funds. Valid subcontractor & contractor proposals. Instant access to data. No searching through emails, files, or notes.

Innovation 100

Innovation Office Life Cycle BIM 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

It is the responsibility of every public sector procurement and facilities management professional to optimally allocate limited repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction funds. Valid subcontractor & contractor proposals. Instant access to data. No searching through emails, files, or notes.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle BIM Estimating Procurement 100

Levelset

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This means contractors working on eligible projects should expect to pay more in labor and benefits and may have to enroll their workers with a union, even if they’re an open shop. PLAs are used on both public and private construction projects , and the terms apply to all contractors and subcontractors working on the project.

Agreement 52

Agreement Contractors Union Bargains 52

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.

Cash Flow 59

Cash Flow Management Profitability Change Orders 59

Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2015

JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with construction project procurement costs by awarding long-term contracts for a wide variety of renovation, repair and construction projects. The JOC contractor provides “on call” construction services from concept to close-out.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Bidding Procurement 40