Construction Law Monitor

OCTOBER 6, 2015

As a result, public bid law has come into frequent use. If you are in the construction industry, understanding public bid law can help you be aware of the potential risks/rewards of your next public works project. What is Public Bid Law? Regulatory Framework of Public Bid Law. Public contracts involve tax-payer funds.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 1, 2017

Bidding information and documents are also available. üContracts are awarded through open competition in compliance with applicable procurement rules and regulations. No other contract forms may be used, over or in lieu of the purchase order as it will negate the legally procured and awarded contract. 4BT OpenJOC system.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2019

Initial basic intent was to speed procurement via the pre-selection of a pool of pre-qualified contractors, however, in may cases has evolved into an elimination of checks and bases associated with traditional procurement methods. Prequalified shortlist of contractors that bid on multiple projects. MATOC/MACC Advantages.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 12, 2017

Job Order Contracting benefits all participants and stakeholders – facilities management, DPW, engineering, real property owners, facility users, procurement, contractors and oversight groups. Virtual Elimination of Legal Disputes. Reduction is Administrative Burden and/or Costs. Lower Design Costs. Higher Constructability.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 11, 2012

moves toward the construction of "smart" highways as an integral part of our transportation system, state DOTs and localities will be called upon to broaden the horizons of their normal procurement and contracting systems. In 1993, without public bidding, the authority entered into a $1.7 As the U.S. Lesson Learned.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 10, 2017

Benefits of JOC: Reduced procurement costs and time. Virtual elimination of legal disputes. Value-based procurement. Using JOC as a method to bypass traditional procurement versus a best value delivery system. Shorter overall project delivery times. Faster response times. Improve participant satisfaction. Risk reduction.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 1, 2017

It is important to review all Job Order Contract provisions to assure avoidance of any unnecessary financial risk or potential legal issues. [1]. Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a competitively bid, firm-fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) LEAN construction delivery method. Please seek appropriate legal counsel.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 24, 2017

From an owner perspective stakeholders include senior management, project management, administrative, accounting, purchasing, building uses, and legal staff. Create JOC Program execution procedures and associated JOC Execution Manual or JOC Operational Manual. Ensure procedures match current make-up and size of staff.

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Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

Additionally, the basics and essentials of budgeting, finance, organisation, scheduling, conflicts, and legal issues are also covered by the project manager. Construction management starts with a project owner sharing project information to contractors and subcontractors in order to solicit bids. Procurement. The process.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Existing State Finance and Procurement Code Section 4-809(f) was amended adding new section (6), providing in relevant part, the Maryland Green Building Council shall: “(6) develop guidelines for new public school buildings to achieve the equivalent of the current version of the U.S. But no longer.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 6, 2016

Prevalent “low bid” design-bid-build construction procurement and delivery and it’s associated narrow consideration of “first costs”, is extremely wasteful and typically results in poor quality, project delays, excessive numbers of change orders, and overall higher costs. Shorter Procurement Times.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 14, 2023

We want to hear about the full range of use cases for Autodesk Construction Cloud, introductions to Bridge, deep dives on Cost Management, your top tips for winning bids with Bid Board Pro, and your safety workflows and processes in Build. Technical Instruction This is the how.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JULY 21, 2012

and Canada, local contractors often complain that they are squeezed out of project bidding opportunities either because they cannot qualify (bonding requirements) or — more troubling — because outsiders are bidding the work, undercutting and taking away local jobs and opportunities. In communities across the U.S.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 9, 2013

By Bruce JervisIn an industry which makes such extensive use of contractual documentation, some complain of obtuse or arcane legal terminology. This is clear, longstanding legal terminology. It means an event which must occur before a legal obligation arises. It may affect the enforceability of the contract clause itself.

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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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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

Benefits of an OpenJOC Job Order Contract implementation include an expedited procurement process, and consistent completion of quality projects on-demand, on-time, and on-budget per owners/contractor expectations. Best value procurement. Owner technical and procurement staff is supplemented. Lower bid prices. Weber, R.P.,

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

On October 4, 2022, the SBA issued a size determination finding that the prospective awardee was an eligible small business and “manufacturer” for the small business set-aside procurement purposes. Following that determination, the USCG awarded the contract.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The work management office also completes a desk estimate of the project cost to help determine the best method for executing the work request (in-house shops, competitively bid individual contracts or JOC). orders and actions required by the Procurement Authority, are planned and discussed to. The procurement authority and.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2019

Another important of LEAN construction procurement and project delivery is integrated change control relative to both scope and costs. LEAN construction services procurement and project delivery is dramatically different from traditional methods such as design-bid-build, design-build, etc.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

Without JOC, the owner must procure each project individually in the traditional design-bid-build procurement method. JOC allows the owner to shift its attention from procurement processing to the reduction of its backlog. All the dollars saved on procurement can be saved or go toward construction efforts.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

Without JOC, the owner must procure each project individually in the traditional design-bid-build procurement method. JOC allows the owner to shift its attention from procurement processing to the reduction of its backlog. All the dollars saved on procurement can be saved or go toward construction efforts.

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Building Information Management

JUNE 30, 2015

Many/most of us are also aware that the traditional ” low bid ” and ” lowest price ” design-bid-build ( DBB) construction delivery methods are largely responsible for the AEC industry’s ( Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) disproportionately poor productivity and associated high number of legal disputes.

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Constructlaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

It is imperative to remain disciplined in bidding, watch your margins, stay within the geographical footprint and industry sectors. These additional costs and productivity impacts have to be built into future bids. Material Procurement: The pandemic has slowed and shut down factories throughout the world.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Coordination of teams and information, reducing errors, omissions and miscommunications, and virtual elimination of change orders and legal disputes. Centralized oversight and coordination, yet enabled use of local management and expertise, within a shared environment. Fully verifiable processes, procedures, and projects.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JANUARY 11, 2016

The hospital has filed a lawsuit asserting construction procurement improprieties, Ottawa’s news media (and the city’s major hospital) have been consumed with a construction procurement scandal. One of The Ottawa Hospital’s campuses (Civic).

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The new Multi-Currency functionality in cost management will help better support cost control for companies that procure from suppliers or carry out work in foreign countries. Now simplify and expedite legal and compliance approvals with the Checklist Signature API. =Autodesk Docs feature (available across all unified products).

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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

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

JOC is flexible and responsive and reduces engineering and procurement lead times. 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.

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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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Stok

JUNE 27, 2018

Understand client purchase order requirements, process to onboard vendors, turnaround of contracts by legal, and disbursement of deposits. Freeze the drawings at your CD milestone and allow the estimators reasonable time to bid the project. Integrate administrative timelines into the schedule.

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Cost estimates and construction bid requests should include materials quantities in addition to costs to evaluate and validate GHG impacts. Consolidation of procurement – lower overhead cost and procurement cost. Virtual elimination of legal disputes, claims and mitigation of change orders. A bit more about JOC -.

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Fieldwire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

E-commerce has also helped firms procure materials and address supply chain challenges. Legal experts often cite communication problems as the root cause of many construction disputes. Profitable firms also have consistent bidding and estimating processes that use current technology and pricing information. Clear Communication.

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Cost estimates and construction bid requests should include materials quantities in addition to costs to evaluate and validate GHG impacts. Consolidation of procurement – lower overhead cost and procurement cost. Virtual elimination of legal disputes, claims and mitigation of change orders. A bit more about JOC -.

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Stok

JULY 29, 2018

If your client uses outside counsel for legal review of lease and contracts, request a fee estimate to include in your budget. For a medium to large sized corporate client, legal review may be in-house in which case there is no cost to the project. If these are desired by your Client, they need to be accounted for financially.

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Building Information Management

MAY 28, 2014

Improvements of 20-25%+ on the procurement side, virtual elimination of legal disputes, and significant reduction of change orders are just a few of the benefits provided by IPD and JOC. Low-bid, should most certainly be abandoned unless one is purchasing a commodity and all other variables are consistent.

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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.

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