2022 Job Order Contract Best Management Practices

Research and independent third party audits have found the following to be characteristic of JOC Program implementations:

o JOC contracts using a 3rd party intermediary (consultants) result in higher costs, less benefit to public sector owners, and potential for fraud.

o JOC Programs can significant reduced both Owner and Design-builder administrative burden.

o JOC Programs directly implemented by Owners with the the support of leadership simplify the planning, procurement, and project delivery of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds.

o Using locally researched granular cost data, organized using CSI MasterFormat, and updated quarterly, lower overall project delivery costs.

o JOC contracts using a 3rd party intermediary (consultants) does not favor trust generation with contractors and prevent opportunistic behaviors versus have an Owner developed and managed JOC Program.

o Procurement costs and overall project delivery costs can be lowered with a properly development and managed JOC Program.

o Improved owner/supplier relationships exist with JOC Programs versus more “traditional” delivery methods (DBB, DB vs. CMAR…).

o The use of localization factors (area cost factors, city cost indexes…) or economic factors (ENR, CPI…) to update a unit price book and/or provide local market information do not provide adequate cost visibility or cost management capability.

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