Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

Locally researched detailed line items Unit Price Book(s) develop using the OpenJOC 5% Rule(TM). Unit Price Books developed without overhead & profit. US Army Sustainment Command. All of the following are provided via the LEAN OpenJOC Job Order Contracting solution. Full financial transparency. Best value procurement.

Contract 100

Contract Renovating Sustainability United States 100

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Green Garage Certification will go a long way toward resolving the debate of whether off street parking can be sustainable. Certifying green parking garages is a big deal if only because USGBC used to LEED certify parking garages and then, allowing those that saw a sustainable parking garage as oxymoronic to win out, it didn’t.

Green 120

Green Certification Sustainability Profitability 120

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

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.

Contract 228

Contract Office Negotiation Documentation 228

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 26, 2016

facility or infrastructure (road, bridges, airports, mass transit, utility…) renovation, repair, sustainability, maintenance, and minor new construction projects. Required software, Unit Price Book, other “tools”, and training etc. What is a Unit Price Book? Job Order Contracts require a unit price book, UPB.

Contract 100

Contract Overhead Profitability Contractors 100

DebunkTheBIM

DECEMBER 14, 2011

My BIMblog and the books I’m reading. While rereading Jonathan Franzen’s book ‘Freedom’ over the last couple of weeks, the recognition of my own traits’ in his heroine’s mock self-depreciation made me feel a bit uncomfortable. And stay profitable. My BIMblog and the books I’m reading.

BIM 48

BIM Profitability Insurance Management 48

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2017

Hard Construction Costs are the detailed tasks, materials, equipment, and labor required to complete a renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability or new construction project. National average price books are far too general. ). Overhead & Profit – Temporary facilities, utilities, tools and safety and security costs.

Construction 100

Construction Estimating Overhead CSI 100

Constructonomics

DECEMBER 3, 2010

I’d give you the exact number and cite the source and all that, but that would make this much more like a book report instead of the eloquent and flowing stream of conciousness that makes it a blog…er whatever it is that you call this. . It’s really the obsession with short term profits that is the problem.

Profitability 133

Profitability Construction Drawings Organization 133

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 3, 2020

As one reviewer describes it, “ Anna Karenina is a great holy mess of a book,” after which he goes on to extol its virtues. I came across a multiple- award–winning book, Guns, Germs, and Steel, by Jared Diamond, which explores how humankind has evolved—a fascinating read. A builder I know made just over $5 million in profit last year.

Profitability 96

Profitability Finance Schedule Products 96

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 6, 2015

In short a JOC coefficient or adjustment factor includes any allowed item/consideration that is not in a specific unit price line item contained within the unit price book – UPB. Coefficients proposed by offerors are multiplied times the unit prices in the Unit Price Book to price a job or project on individual orders.

Contract 40

Contract Profitability Insurance Overhead 40

Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Bid shopping can occur and actual overhead and profit amounts are unknown. B id shopping can occur and actual overhead and profit amounts are unknown. Allows for construction price “negotiation” based on an established construction cost unit-price book. General lack of technical and cost visibility and transparency.

Design 130

Design Bidding Engineering Construction 130

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

general and administrative and other overhead costs, insurance costs, bonding and alternative payment protection costs, protective clothing, equipment rental, sales tax and compliance with tax laws, and also contractor’s profit). JOC is used to execute repair, sustainment, restoration, modernization, and minor new construction projects.

Contract 100

Contract Management Negotiation Estimating 100

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement.

Housing 111

Housing New York City Seattle Philadelphia 111

Job Order Contracting

JULY 13, 2017

It’s generally considered that numerous and repetitive renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and minor new construction (where allowed) with a minimum total annual volume of $2M is an initial threshold for setting up an in-house, owner-managed job order contract. This will help to establish the level of need.

Estimating 100

Estimating Housing Security Comparison 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2016

Job Order Contracting is designed specifically for renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and minor new construction. Build your knowledge of line item estimating with the JOC Unit Price Book. Enable Contractor to earn a reasonable profit. Use”open book”, or “street pricing”. (If Assume a JOC is for everyone.

Contract 100

Contract Estimating Bidding Contractors 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 2, 2017

Traditional design-bid-build (DBB) construction delivery was too inefficient for the large numbers of renovation, repair, and sustainment/maintenance projects. Now JOC programs can be supported by multiple suppliers of unit prices books, software types, and associated services. A unit price book , UPB, is typically updated annually/.

United States 100

United States Contract Procurement Software 100

Chianelli Estimating

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

So another year is just about in the books. . Are you turning a profit? Those companies who have achieved some success need to continue searching for leaner and better means and methods to sustain those results. The most profitable and efficient construction companies have learned to get better results doing more with less.

Overhead 68

Overhead Estimating Profitability Sustainability 68

Constructonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Me neither, until I ran across an article on the New York Times website today whe re an interview was published with the author of, “Profits Aren’t Everything, They’re the Only Thing” and the founder of American Management Services. Or do they? Wherever did he come up with this idea? You have to follow the law.

Profitability 148

Profitability Cash Flow Management New York 148

Stok

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Green Building Council (USGBC) , a non-profit organization that promotes sustainability in building design, construction, and operation, Kimberly plays a key role in the integration, diversification, and globalization of the USGBC global community. ” – Katie Sanford , Healthy & Sustainable Design, stok.

Sustainability 66

Sustainability Green Organization Foundation 66

Job Order Contracting

JULY 21, 2019

In order to implement job order contracting, a LOCALLY RESEARCHED JOC unit price book is a core requirement. A coefficient is applied to the total of the proposal/estimate which included the contractor’s overhead and profit and other items as allowed per the JOC Program. All processes, roles, responsibilities, etc.

Contract 130

Contract Management Procurement Change Orders 130

Constructonomics

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Despite the potential savings and reduced environmental footprint that Noelle lists, many businesses and homeowners are hesitant to move toward sustainability due to the initial costs, as pointed out by The Energy Fix’s post in 2011. Sustainable projects often also enjoy preferred financing from banks and other lenders.

Certification 122

Certification Management Green Construction 122

Natural Building

APRIL 12, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

Green 40

Green Sustainability Architecture Housing 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 19, 2012

Contractors are forced to shave their profits to razor-thin margins and gamble on their ability to compensate with change orders and claims on the back end. Central to JOC pricing is a unit price book ( UPB ) and these come in two versions. Design-bid-build is a problem for everyone! The low-bid system is particularly poor.

Contract 40

Contract Renovating Sustainability Industrial 40

Job Order Contracting

JULY 21, 2019

In order to implement job order contracting, a LOCALLY RESEARCHED JOC unit price book is a core requirement. A coefficient is applied to the total of the proposal/estimate which included the contractor’s overhead and profit and other items as allowed per the JOC Program. All processes, roles, responsibilities, etc.

Contract 115

Contract Management Procurement Change Orders 115

Levelset

JUNE 21, 2022

Too many HVAC businesses fail to price their services correctly, either aiming too high to attract customers or too low to maintain profitability. Oh, and you do want to make a profit, right? Determine your profit margin to set prices properly. If you want a 10 percent profit margin, you’ll need at least $1,100,000 in revenue.

Cash Flow 98

Cash Flow Accounting Profitability Residential 98

Pro Builder

JANUARY 3, 2022

Family members even razz me about reading—and enjoying—books on calculus, statistics, and physics, along with my diet of mystery novels, history books, biographies, and books on cooking, among others. . My version of the law goes like this, “Any trend that cannot be sustained, won’t be.” frequently slowed to 1.0,

Mississippi 64

Mississippi Management Estimating Statistics 64

Natural Building

AUGUST 18, 2007

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

Sustainability 71

Sustainability Architecture Green IDEA 71

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

Introduction – LEAN construction cost estimating, planning, procurement, and project delivery, drives optimal performance for the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects encountered by real property owners, facilities managers, and their service providers.

Estimating 130

Estimating Construction Procurement Change Orders 130

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 19, 2023

An introduction event was organised and everyone received a handy guide and an invitation to book an internal Autodesk Construction Cloud training. While everyone did initial training on the live platform, Kevin also ran refresher training directly before teams began to work on their first project in Autodesk Construction Cloud.

Autodesk 97

Autodesk BIM Drawings Engineering 97

Construction Marketing Ideas

JUNE 5, 2016

The reasons for this simple and fundamental marketing principle relate to the ongoing research that virtually all of your new business bookings will emerge from repeat and referral clients. ( Are your employee and contractor relationships founded on mutual respect, with measurable work satisfaction?

Profitability 48

Profitability IDEA Residential Maine 48

Pro Builder

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Ivory knew the big-picture problem was way over the head of one person or company to achieve a widespread, lasting impact; it called for an army to navigate the maze of barriers that hinder entry-level homes from penciling out on a profit and loss report and gaining community support. Evolving Sustainability .

Innovation 122

Innovation Utah Housing Products 122

Natural Building

JANUARY 14, 2007

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Green Architecture Products 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 29, 2017

a) Job Order Contracting (JOC) is an alternative contracting method to fulfill requirements for sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM) projects at installation level (post, camp or station), with an estimated value exceeding $2000 , but not exceeding the amount of SRM authority delegated to the installation by the ACOM and/or HQDA.

Contract 100

Contract Office Negotiation Procurement 100

Stok

MAY 25, 2021

Building sustainable communities means understanding the root causes of inequalities and solving them from their core. Min Jin Lee – National Book Award Finalist. These conditions impact air, water, and housing quality that deepens the inequality that communities of color experience daily. Michelle Kim – CEO of Awaken. •

Organization 52

Organization Education Resource Indianapolis 52

Construction Marketing Ideas

JUNE 25, 2012

Generally, all the marketing tools in the world are not effective unless you have sustainable substance and value underneath the surface, but some branding successes are intriguing because of their ability to greatly inflate the product or service’s value significantly beyond the purely objective level. Would you like to learn more?

Construction 59

Construction IDEA Profitability Commercial 59

Levelset

JULY 18, 2022

To grow your plumbing business sustainably, it’s not enough to be a Master Plumber, you need to be a master of your cash flow. While cash flow is critical for survival, profit is essential for growing a plumbing business. Your profit is the money you will use to reinvest in the business for continued growth. Never stop learning.

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Accounting Profitability Legal 52

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

LEAN construction cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery, drives optimal performance for the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects encountered by real property owners, facilities managers, and their service providers. LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance.

Estimating 100

Estimating Procurement Change Orders Renovating 100

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The Unit Price Book and Specifications. The Unit Price Book – UPB. Use of Indirect Costs & Profit Rate. SRM = Sustainment, Restoration, Modernization. UPB = Unit Price Book. The coefficient represents the contractor’s overhead costs and profit. Preproposal Conference. Proposal Evaluation.

Contract 40

Contract Negotiation Office Plans 40