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The Importance of Prevailing Wage Rates to Owners, Builders, and AE’s

Job Order Contracting

Understanding and having access to current, actionable, prevailing wage rates for your area… AND associated locally researched unit price book (UPB) with detailed line item cost data is CRITICAL to REAL PROPERTY OWNERS, BUILDERS, aAE’s, and Oversight Groups.

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Army Job Order Contracts FAIL to meet AFARS requirements MOST OF THE TIME

Job Order Contracting

The J OCPB (JOC Price Book: reflects the current local costs in detail for construction tasks expected to be performed in the geographical area of the base contract with the primary use of developing a detailed line-item price. This is a national average cost book that DOES NOT REFLECT LOCAL COSTS. 5117.9001 Definitions.

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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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Additional DPW Job Order Contracting Courses

Job Order Contracting

2017 PURPLE BOOK. This course teaches students strategies and procedures for technical discussion and negotiation with contractors in the JOC task order process. Please contact the appropriate authority as soon as possible to assure you ability to attend. DPW JOB ORDER CONTRACTING ADVANCED. Tuition: $1246 CEU’s: 2.0.

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Setting up a Job Order Contract Using Best Management Practices

Job Order Contracting

Coefficient” – a numerical factor that represents costs (generally indirect costs) not considered to be included in the “Unit Price Book” (UPB) unit prices (e.g., Setting up a Job Order Contract Using Best Management Practices involves a mix of strategic and operational steps including a gap analysis of current and planned outcomes. .

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Job Order Contracting – Recommended Best Practices

Job Order Contracting

Conduct a strategic review of your organization’s facilities/infrastructure repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and minor new construction requirements, including a gap analysis of current process and issues and desired outcomes as well as current and required resources. We hope you benefit from the following information.

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Why Some Job Order Contracts Fail

Job Order Contracting

Facility managers and real property owners struggle with their numerous and ongoing renovation, repair, sustainability maintenance, and minor new construction projects. Focus must be upon negotiation and mutually satisfactory resolutions. JOC unit price books should be locally researched and updated annually.

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