BD+C

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

More experienced engineers in the AEC industry may use this blog as a catalyst to engage new engineers at your firm—as talking points or pass-along information. Delivery Method Secrets You are likely aware that there are many different methods an owner can use to procure and deliver a project.

Structural Engineering 111

Structural Engineering Engineering Florida Raleigh 111

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.

Change Orders 100

Change Orders Contract Negotiation Management 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, negotiate openly and fairly with the Contractor on individual JOC projects / task orders. DON’T: As an Owner, JOC as a method to “bypass procurement”, or approve projects that others wise would not be approved.

Contract 100

Contract Estimating Bidding Contractors 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. The owner technical and procurement team reviews and clarifies the request (JOC RFP). All requisite forms.

Contract 100

Contract Estimating Procurement Contractors 100

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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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. Introduction.

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Bidding Procurement 40

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%). During our audit, we found no required or comprehensive reporting of key project information to the JOC program supervisor or other Department management.

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Contract Project Management Consulting Long Beach 100

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.

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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 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

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Comprehensive job order contracting (JOC) system implementation and support services are now available without excessive fees with the 4BT-PEP OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting Knowledge Information Solution. Ensure contractors do not inflate or negotiate price proposals to account for bidding adjustment factors too low.

Contract 195

Contract Procurement Bidding Negotiation 195

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 cycles were required for owner/contractor negotiations per task order?

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

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

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Development of acquisition/procurement approach. JOC procurement/award process. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. Management Information System Requirements. Owner Furnished Information. Facility management/engineering planning. Work execution and contract administration. 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. The solicitation also provided historical fuel prices and usage rates for contractors to use in crafting their bids. The Navy responded that the historical fuel consumption and rates were “provided for informational purposes only.”

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Risk Materials Contract Contractors 69

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

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

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. Owner/Contractor negotiations and/or changes as needed. Shared risk/reward. Appropriate use of supporting technology.

Contract 40

Contract Management Estimating Renovating 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. – Owner/Contractor Negotiations.

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. – Owner/Contractor Negotiations.

Contract 40

Contract Estimating CSI Software 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

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

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

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Request for information, or colloquially known as a construction RFI. requests for information for each $1 million of construction worldwide. Requests for information, or RFIs, are a necessity in the construction industry, but they can be costly. What is a Request for Information (RFI) in Construction? Key Takeaways.

Construction 52

Construction Documentation Drawings Contract 52

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.

Contract 100

Contract Contractors Consulting Software 100

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.

Procurement 52

Procurement Construction BIM Modeling 52

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. Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, and other tradictional construction delivery methods have proven to be inefficient and/or costly.

Contract 40

Contract Plans Procurement Estimating 40

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

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.

Procurement 40

Procurement Construction BIM Modeling 40

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.

Agreement 52

Agreement Contractors Union Bargains 52

Building Information Management

JUNE 10, 2016

Formalized Reporting – Comprehensive reporting of key project information; status, budget/costs, milestone dates, outstanding issues, project coefficients, … is needed to determine overall operational status. Current Contract Terms and Information – All JOC Program information and documents should be kept current.

Contract 40

Contract Consulting Documentation Estimating 40

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 Information Handover. Ongoing Support.

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). Many of the examples and best practices pertain to the information technology industry. Office of Federal Procurement Policy. INTERIM EDITION.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Procurement Office 40

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. Project is conceptualized.

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Contract Sewer Construction Drawings 40