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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Throughout the ongoing process, however, all of the following are address and/or improved upon: Who can offer change ideas (informally and formally) Who assesses the impact of the proposed change Who reviews the proposed change and its impact for approval How is the change implemented Documentation of the outcome.

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Estimating Construction Costs for Job Order Contracts

Job Order Contracting

As an owner are you truly managing the process or relying heavily upon a JOC consultant? Reduction in the procurement lead-time and construction cost for work orders is a benefit promised by some JOC Consultants and/or service providers. Owners JOC project management processes must be both efficient and.

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Job Order Contracting – Recommended Best Practices

Job Order Contracting

Lack of formal written policies, procedures or guidelines is the primary reason for JOC Program failure and/or inconsistencies in project management and documentation, and compliance. A joint site visit should be done for every project. Oversight, without excessive management and control is vital.

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Job Order Contracts – A Review of Independent Audits

Job Order Contracting

Unfortunately, if an Owner or Facilities Manager is not educated on the topic and relies exclusively upon a JOC consultant, major problems are common. The poorly designed SOWs have resulted in numerous change orders and cost overruns, occurring in 91% of the projects we reviewed during our 17-month audit period.

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How Much Does Rework Really Cost Your Job and What Can You Do to Stop It?

Construction Junkie

Review of Biddability Any conflicting or unclear language, information, construction document elements, or scope items should be completely understood by all parties before bids are turned in. The full article is definitely worth a read and can be found on the Construction Manager’s Asscoaition of America’s website.

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E-Discovery in Construction Litigation

Carol Hagen

They asked me to give them an overview of what Enterprise Content Management (ECM) was and what technology construction firms were using to manage their documents. If you have an ECM system in place prior to litigation you’ll save money in the gathering phase and can produce native documents and metadata if necessary.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., Lower project related cost growth. Projects completed at or under budgeted cost. Reduced project related cost growth per change order.