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. The owner and contractor enter in negotiations and/or discussions as needed and the owner approves the JOC project/task order, or cancels the request.

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Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. However, I received many comments and questions on the “Negotiating JOC” blog from last week that really should be answered. Thursday, February 16, 2012. A Savings Analysis! I was set to publish a blog this week on cost control.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 8, 2019

Additionally while contracts are initially awarded competitively, change orders are negotiated without competition. Public sector real property owners, facilities management teams, and procurement professionals are required to do so. Eliminate the negotiation of change order pricing. Ways to Avoid or Mitigate Change Orders.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

As a result of 1800+ tests, researchers have concluded that a primary cause in low project performance (time, cost and customer satisfaction) is the traditional owner-vendor relationship in which the owner uses a design, bid and build (DBB) approach. How many contractor estimates have been issued? How many owner estimates were created?

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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 4BT-CE(TM) JOC cloud estimating and project management system, or equivalent, shall also be used. JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC) EXECUTION GUIDE.

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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.

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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. Introduction.

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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. Introduction.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

4BT-CE Cloud Estimating Software and the 4BT JOC Unit Price Book integrate Job Order Contracting best management practices with technology to allow for faster JOC Program development, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement. Introduction to Line Item Estimating. Introduction to Cost Estimating. • ESS Advanced. •

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2016

4BT-CE Cloud Estimating Software and the 4BT JOC Unit Price Book integrate Job Order Contracting best management practices with technology to allow for faster JOC Program development, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement. Introduction to Line Item Estimating. Introduction to Cost Estimating. • ESS Advanced. •

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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. e4Clicks Project Estimator, Ceasel.

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Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. At the heart of and crucial to controlling costs is an accurate cost estimate which translates into a cost budget. A cost estimate then is very important to cost control. Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Scope, scope, scope!! Enough said!

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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. 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.

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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.

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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. In the Federal Government, an Independent Government Estimate (IGE) may be mandatory. Shared risk/reward.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Development of acquisition/procurement approach. JOC procurement/award process. Facility management/engineering should conduct a review of work that could be done to under the support of the JOC program and develop an estimated annual volume. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. Monitoring. Ongoing training.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 20, 2016

In other words, you are negotiating about who takes the risk on a particular issue. The solicitation also provided historical fuel prices and usage rates for contractors to use in crafting their bids. The contractor did not change its estimate of fuel costs, and the Navy ultimately awarded the contract to the contractor.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Chianelli Estimating

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

For larger projects, construction and architectural teams are brought together to reconcile large estimates and further define scopes of work. 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.

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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.

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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. The latest (and correct version) construction cost estimates, drawings, issues, or reports are instantly available. INFO@4BT.US.

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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. The latest (and correct version) construction cost estimates, drawings, issues, or reports are instantly available. INFO@4BT.US.

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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).

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2017

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. Value and qualification based selection and procurement.

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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. And in 2020, the global cost of rework was estimated to represent 5% of all construction spending, or $625 billion.

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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. Send your your blue prints to an experienced Construction Estimating Service. Preparation & submission of bid proposals.

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Building Information Management

JUNE 8, 2016

The Job Order Contract enables multiple individual projects to be accomplished by the contractor(s) on an on-call basis through a single competitively bid procurement. Best value procurement. Financial Transparency (Unit price book, independent owner estimates and owner review of contractor estimates).

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ProcurementExpress.com

APRIL 15, 2019

Procurement teams will need to consider pre-fabrication and 3D printing along with traditional sourcing methods. According to that same McKinsey report, procurement and supply chain management are still relatively cumbersome, mostly manual processes. 3D Printing and Procurement. Supply Chain Optimization. Lean Construction.

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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.

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Building Information Management

MARCH 10, 2017

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. Don’t bid or consider working on JOC with coefficients of less than 0.80 Shared risk/reward. Unit Price Book: Do’s.

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ProcurementExpress.com

APRIL 15, 2019

Procurement teams will need to consider pre-fabrication and 3D printing along with traditional sourcing methods. According to that same McKinsey report, procurement and supply chain management are still relatively cumbersome, mostly manual processes. 3D Printing and Procurement. Supply Chain Optimization. Lean Construction.

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Building Information Management

JUNE 10, 2016

Best Value Procurement – JOC contracts and projects should not be exclusively awarded based upon lowest bidder / lowest coefficient, but rather upon consideration of mutiple factors included contractor experience and past performance. Project contractor estimates must be reviewed by the owner for all projects.

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Levelset

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

These imposed PLAs undercut the benefits of the collective bargaining agreements that were negotiated in good faith between employers and labor unions and will likely prompt many firms to think twice about participating in the bargaining process in the future.”. Common provisions in a project labor agreement. Wages and benefits.

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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.

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

AE tasks / bid set of drawings and specifications as required. Procurement – Full / Open Competition or 8a, etc. Delivery orders for individual projects can be estimated, proposed, negotiated, and issued in 3 to 4 weeks or less. While major construction, over $5,000,000 is funded by MILCON. Funding approval.

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