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Auditor Recommended JOC Program Best Practices

Job Order Contracting

A JOC program should never be used to bypass the lengthy traditional procurement process so that projects can be pushed along quickly, regardless of size or type, and without considering if JOC is the best option. Negotiating individual projects is critical to ensuring quality work at fair and reasonable prices.

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JOC Program Guide – Job Order Contract Considerations

Job Order Contracting

The JOC Program Guide provides an overview of strategic and tactical considerations for the planning, development, bidding, awarding, execution, and monitoring of a Job Order Contract. Advertising, bidding, and awarding a JOC. Facility management / Engineering role in a JOC. Request your complimentary copy… [link].

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Construction Estimating Made Easy

Viewpoint Construction Technology

There are many reasons to adopt integrated construction software , including flexibility, organization, and project management. It should be a part of your strategy to win more bids. If you’re still using paper to estimate and bid, you know it can be a slow moving, time draining process. Bid Day tool.

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JOC TASK ORDER Process Overview – USACE

Job Order Contracting

A Job Order Contract involved Projects and/or Task Orders. Each Project requires at least one Task Order. Entities/people involved in a JOC Program at a Project or Task Order levels include: client/building user, project managers, awarded JOC contractor, contracting officer/contracting officer representative, others as required.

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Job Order Contract Audit Report

Job Order Contracting

Contractor bid extremely low JOC co-efficients (0.50 This “padding” of proposals was done to offset the low adjustment factors bid by the JOC contractors. Additionally, it was difficult for project managers to enforce the use of the CTC, which allowed increased use of Non-Pre Priced (NPP) items.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: ?Negotiating? JOC

Rory Woolsey

. “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.

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Public RFPs: What Do We Do With You?

Constructonomics

I’ve spent the past four years starting a construction company through the public bidding process. I’ve probably bid at least 100 public RFPs, but I’ve only been awarded less than 10. I’ve been the low bid on projects with over 15 bidders and also the high bid on projects with just as many submissions.

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