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Job Order Contracting

Construction Change Order Best Management Practices. Definition of a construction change order: A construction change order is work that is added to or deleted from the originally agreed upon and contracted scope of work which alters the original contract amount and/or completion date.

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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

The best source of information for “construction” IGEs is a locally researched detailed unit price book. The net result is that without verifiable, current, and local detailed cost data, contracting offices and facilities sustainment and/or management teams are at a significant disadvantage.

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Innovative LEAN Construction Tools

Job Order Contracting

Common Terms, Definition, including a locally researched, detailed unit price book for associated construction tasks. Planning, estimating, negotiating, procuring, managing, and closing out projects are all phases that are fully defined within a LEAN construction environment. Financial Transparency. Shared Risk/Reward.

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Estimating Construction Costs for Job Order Contracts

Job Order Contracting

Estimating Construction Costs for Job Order Contracts properly is critical to the success of any JOC program. Are management controls sufficient and effective? Is the unit price book being used truly independent, objective, and transparent? As an owner are you truly managing the process or relying heavily upon a JOC consultant?

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Job Order Contracting – Recommended Best Practices

Job Order Contracting

The following, Job Order Contracting – Recommended Best Practices, have been compiled from numerous independent third party audits of JOC Programs as well as decades of experience. Assure fair owner/contractor negotiations occur for all individual projects in order to assure quality and timely work at fair and reasonable prices.

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An Introduction to Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Change orders easily increased project costs by 50% or more, and claims and litigation were the norm, versus the exception. Improving the Army’s Job Order Contracting Program. Logistics Management Institute, September 1997, et al.). JOC’s history begins with the US Army in Europe in the 1980’s. and Linda T.

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Job Order Contracting – Best Management Practices

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Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a competitively bid, firm-fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) LEAN construction delivery method. Centralized reporting and oversight with local empowerment, application, and management – monitoring, metrics, and continuous improvement. Mutual respect. Owner project sign off.