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Job Order Contracting

Construction Change Order Best Management Practices. Definition of a construction change order: A construction change order is work that is added to or deleted from the originally agreed upon and contracted scope of work which alters the original contract amount and/or completion date. Change Order Impacts.

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Public Sector Facilities Management Professionals – NOW IS THE TIME FOR CHANGE

Job Order Contracting

Public Sector Facilities Management Professionals – NOW IS THE TIME FOR CHANGE. The historically high levels of economic and environment waste associated with public sectors buildings and other forms of physical infrastructure are simply not sustainable. Compliance with federal, state, county, and local statutes.

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Construction Cost Knowledge Management

Job Order Contracting

The ability to clearly define detailed line item tasks defining the desired scope of work is critical to mitigating errors and omissions, reducing the number of change orders, as well as achieving defensible cost visibility and transparency. The transfer of cost knowledge is essential at a granular, task level.

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The Critical Void in Facility Management – Renovation, Repair, Maintenance, and Sustainability

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Many, if not most, Real Property Owners have a serious management void when it comes to physical infrastructure stewardship (buildings, roadways, etc.) and associated renovation, repair, maintenance, and sustainability. Fewer Change Orders and/or Legal Disputes. It’s beyond time for change.

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Collaboration in Construction – From “ad-hoc” to “best process”.

Job Order Contracting

Over the past few years real property owners are being pressured more than ever to transition sustainable economic and environmental facilities management policies and programs. Core areas of focus, from a “60,000” foot view include; Strategic alignment of buildings and infrastructure with mission of the organization.

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Sustainability of DOD Buildings – Reuse of Existing Buildings

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It is less costly and more sustainable to reuse existing buildings. With 345,000 buildings, with over 105,000 buildings more than 50 years old, the importance of efficient renovation, repair, and sustainability of existing buildings is paramount. Sustainment/Status Quo. DoD Building Treatment Terms.

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All Renovation, Repair, Sustainability Construction projects should involve Job Order Contracting – JOC

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With an emphasis on partnering and team work between Owners and Contractors, JOC provides the methodology to execute a wide variety of indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity – IDIQ fixed-price, multiple simultaneous orders for renovation, rehabilitation and repair work for facility and infrastructure portfolios.