Help Everybody Everyday

MARCH 12, 2018

In this instance, I had possession of all the bids and the justification documentation. The justification document and bids told a different story. In fact, the contract was not awarded to the lowest price bid. And the justification document outlined why the client chose the winner. The Four Selection Types.

Bidding 66

Bidding Negotiation Procurement Documentation 66

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. Gaps in the contractual requirements.

Documentation 52

Documentation Drafting Contract Claims 52

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

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 ORGANIZATION NAME Procurement Authority will authorize a Job Order (JO) for performance of work, or request additional information/changes.

Contract 100

Contract Organization Change Orders Overhead 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

The associated processes and documentation involving change order requests and approvals should be outlined in the construction contract and the associated program/project operations manual/execution guide. Additionally while contracts are initially awarded competitively, change orders are negotiated without competition.

Change Orders 100

Change Orders Contract Negotiation Management 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 18, 2017

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. Subcontractors may or may not be allowed based upon the contract document. A JOC Program is a LEAN Collaborative Construction Delivery Method.

Contract 100

Contract Estimating Procurement Contractors 100

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. 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.

Contract 100

Contract Estimating Contractors Negotiation 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 4, 2017

This is because non-catalog items are priced at 110% versus catalog items priced using the JOC contractors’ lower bid percentages (50% – 71%). There are no formal policies, procedures or guidelines over the program, creating inconsistencies in project management and documentation. Overall, oversight by City employees is limited.

Contract 100

Contract Project Management Consulting Long Beach 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 22, 2015

The article introduces the Center for Job Order Contracting Excellence (CJE) and the first documented performance of JOCs. 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. Introduction.

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Bidding Procurement 40

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Development of acquisition/procurement approach. JOC procurement/award process. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. The responsible procurement/contracting/purchasing (purchasing) personnel are also involved, however, in most cases, serves in a support capacity during this phase. Monitoring. Ongoing training.

Contract 100

Contract Contractors Conference Plans 100

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2015

The JOC Paper introduces the Center for Job Order Contracting Excellence (CJE) and the first documented performance of JOCs. 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. Introduction.

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. Select contractors based upon performance versus lowest bid. Maintain transparency, oversight, and accountability standards required for public procurement that are often compromised by traditional JOC programs.

Contract 193

Contract Procurement Bidding Negotiation 193

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

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. The proposed rules make several changes in contractor bidding requirements and to the consequences for making changes after bids have been submitted. Comment period.

DOT 48

DOT Bidding Transportation Contract 48

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.

Contract 40

Contract Renovating Bidding Construction 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Job Order Contracting for Owners – allows Owners to create more thorough project scopes, completer more accurate and transparent detailed line item cost estimates and bids, compare and select contractors that can work collaboratively to provide on-demand services, and monitor and reward performance. – Documentation.

Contract 40

Contract Estimating CSI Software 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Job Order Contracting for Owners – allows Owners to create more thorough project scopes, completer more accurate and transparent detailed line item cost estimates and bids, compare and select contractors that can work collaboratively to provide on-demand services, and monitor and reward performance. – Documentation.

Contract 40

Contract Estimating CSI Software 40

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2016

Meaningful quarterly reviews of JOC operations will be made by technical/engineering/ facility management staff and contracting/purchasing/procurement staff. Review any significant differences between owner estimates and contractor proposals and determine reasonableness of bids and/or accuracy of estimates.

Contract 40

Contract Estimating Contractors Negotiation 40

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

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. Job Order Contracting offers an alternative to traditional bidding processes. This database would be referenced for estimating, negotiating, project control and closeout. The primary concern in JOC contracts is time.

Contract 40

Contract United States Estimating Bidding 40

Building Information Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Procurement requirements, including small business requirements and governing body mandates, are researched in conjunction with your staff. With our extensive knowledge and database of RFP provisions, we can help you craft a procurement document that will drive the results that you desire. Procurement Assistance.

Contract 40

Contract Resource Procurement Project Management 40

CivilJungle

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A tender will be a draft legal paper in which a particular act will notify official documents and discharge the capable artisan interested in filling it and taking the project. Tenders are of several kinds, counting open tender, selective, serial tender, and negotiated tender. Negotiation Tender. Open Tender. Pre-Tender Stage.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Bidding Construction Contract 52

Chianelli Estimating

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Construction Documents. Drawings for plans, equipment details and schedules as well as other key construction documents are also generated at this stage. Several different types of designs can be developed depending on projects needs and can include a bid-design, a build-design and a construction management-design for large projects.

Construction 60

Construction Procurement Budgeting Budget 60

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. Archive information and distribute required historical or current data, documents, or images to project stakeholders.

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. Archive information and distribute required historical or current data, documents, or images to project stakeholders.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle BIM Estimating Procurement 100

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

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 28, 2021

Specifications originally intended for design-bid-build (DBB) projects require significant revisions to be suitable for design-build or integrated project delivery (IPD). Greater challenges arise when adapting DBB source documents for design-build.

Design 52

Design Documentation Negotiation Contract 52

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2017

Carefully review the Job Order Contract and all associated documents. Determine the answers to the following questions BEFORE you bid or accept a Job Order Contract: Will you be able to perform? Value and qualification based selection and procurement. Don’t bid or consider working on JOC with coefficients of less than 0.80

Contract 100

Contract Contractors Consulting Software 100

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

RFIs are necessary and act as a tool to reduce conflicts, ambiguities and gaps in knowledge during the bidding process and early stages of the construction. Frequently, RFIs are used much earlier in the procurement process by clients gathering information from a variety of companies to see which one might best fit their needs.

Construction 52

Construction Documentation Drawings Contract 52

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. If a task is not in the UPB, it can be negotiated, priced and added at any time to the book.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Bidding Procurement 40

Chianelli Estimating

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Is there a last minute bid opportunity that you need of assistance with? Do you have too many bids proposals to handle and not enough staff when a last minute “emergency” bid is due. They can provide a quantity take-off or a complete estimate or for those emergency bid occasions.

Estimating 68

Estimating Contractors Bidding Guidelines 68

Building Information Management

JUNE 10, 2016

Document and Adhere to JOC Project Limits – JOC projects may have a statutory/regulatory limit and should have a contract limit. Roles, responsibilities, and deliverable should all be document and associated key performance indicators, KPIs, developed and monitored. Contractor must require all subcontractors also comply.

Contract 40

Contract Consulting Documentation Estimating 40

Building Information Management

MARCH 10, 2017

Carefully review all of the Job Order Contract and all associated documents. 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. Shared risk/reward. Mutual respect.

Contract 40

Contract Consulting Estimating Software 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2016

The procurement process for a JOC contractor begins with an Owner request for proposal (RFP) where the real property Owner identifies the type(s) of work for which it is requesting services. The contractor(s) may submit sample bids and a coefficients (a multiplier(s) to be applied to the referenced unit price book.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Materials Site 40

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). This is the fourth in a series of publications discussing best practices developed by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). Throughout this document, the term “multiple award contracts” has the same meaning as “multiple award task and delivery order contracts.”

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Procurement Office 40

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Procurement and Contracting Requirements Group (Division 00): Introductory Information: Indexing and general information documents. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements. 00 00 00 Procurement and Contracting. 00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids. 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid. 00 41 00 Bid Forms.

Equipment 45

Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 45

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Procurement and Contracting Requirements Group (Division 00): Introductory Information: Indexing and general information documents. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements. 00 00 00 Procurement and Contracting. 00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids. 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid. 00 41 00 Bid Forms.

Equipment 40

Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 40