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Test the Bounds of Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

California Contractor Tests the Bounds of Job Order Contracting. B291940 (October 26, 2020), 2nd District Court of Appeal, involved a JOC contract, a JOC contractor who charged rates higher than those specified in the unit price book, and the JOC contractor’s defenses against claims by the public entity that it had overcharged for its work.

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The Real Lemon in the Bunch: Understanding Pay-If-Paid Clauses

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In a payment dispute between the subcontractor and contractor, the contractor argued that the “pay if paid” clause provided an absolute defense to payment. Other jurisdictions, such as California, New York and Nevada , have expressly ruled that the “pay as paid” clauses are unenforceable as a violation of state public policy.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The first was not unexpected, although China’s lead in developing alternative energy is expected to shrink as its ability to spur solar panel production is eliminated by trade negotiators enforcing a WTO decision citing China for subsidizing its industry. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. Here’s a sampling: no.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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The key to that positive change resides in the same place in California it did in North Dakota—buried more than a mile underground in the middle of a huge shale deposit. Thus far, California hasn’t dived head-first into an embrace of fracking. Source: Energy Information Administration based on data from various studies.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The Port of Stockton is one of the most vibrant seaports in California, which has attracted more than $1.6 billion in projects are currently under negotiation, which will bring an estimated 1,100 new jobs to Stockton. Additionally, another $1.7 These funds are used to help pay for local government services for our community.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7

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Job Order Contracting – 2015

Building Information Management

While having its roots in United States Department of Defense; non-DoD Federal Government, State/County/Local Government, Education, Healthcare, Transportation, and Utilities are now included as JOC users and proponents. If a task is not in the UPB, it can be negotiated, priced and added at any time to the book.