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Construction Business Owner Blogs

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Compliance/Regulations. Tip #1: Negotiate Fuel Costs. Before you go down the negotiating path, be sure you know your overall consumption by gallons. There are, however, a few things you can do it better you mpg: Educate your workers on fuel saving techniques. change orders. General Management. Industry News.

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Using RSMeans Cost Data for Job Order Contracting – JOC – October 2013

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Owners have reams of rules and regulations to follow in order to put a project out for bid fairly. Job Order Contracting offers an alternative to traditional bidding processes. This database would be referenced for estimating, negotiating, project control and closeout. The primary concern in JOC contracts is time.

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Job Order Contracting – 2015

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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. Further research can be found at Center for Job Order Contracting Excellence. Elimination of change orders.

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Job Order Contracting – Best Practices Implementation

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Labor costs will be reimbursed to the Contractor at the unit price rate multiplied by the Contractor negotiated coefficient(s). Supervisory costs are to be part of Contractor’s negotiated coefficient and will not be reimbursed as a separate labor. Any equipment reimbursements must be approved by the Owner prior to its use.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

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design/negotiate/build). design/negotiate/build). 00 52 16 Agreement Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build). 00 52 17 Subcontract Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build). 00 63 36 Field Order Form. 00 63 46 Construction Change Directive Form.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

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design/negotiate/build). design/negotiate/build). 00 52 16 Agreement Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build). 00 52 17 Subcontract Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build). 00 63 36 Field Order Form. 00 63 46 Construction Change Directive Form.

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Public Law 111-308 – Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act – FBPTA – CORE COMPETENCIES

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wide program that stresses training and continuing education in the implementation of industry best practices and lifecycle operations and management. o Background o Regulations and Requirements Implementation. o Regulations, Goals and Best Practices o Wa ter Audit. See FEMP website of list of laws and regulations: [link].