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Job Order Contacting & Line Item Estimating Basics Workshop

Job Order Contracting

4BT LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a robust construction delivery method that consistently delivers 90%+ of repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects on-demand, on-time, on-budget, and to the satisfaction of all participants and stakeholders. . Change orders and legal disputes are virtually eliminated.

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Worldwide Need for Construction Collaboration

Building Information Management

The construction delivery method affects the outcome of any renovation, repair, or new construction project. Average project timeline. %/#/$ Change orders. Average procurement time. %/# and value of legal disputes. Virtual elimination of legal disputes, claims and change orders. Reasonable profit. “It

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

A Job Order Contract Execution Guide is a required element for any successful, best management practice JOC Program. The following template is provide for sample purposes only and should not be used a legally bidding document without through review and modification by appropriate Owner legal counsel. DEFINITIONS.

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Facilities are NOT Commodities – LEAN Best Management Practices

Building Information Management

The efficient and effective renovation, repair, sustainment, and new construction of facilities, other physical infrastructure and associated life-cycle management require knowledge, capability, transparency, collaboration, and robust business processes.

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Seven Things to Do When an Owner Doesn’t Pay

Constructonomics

This attention to detail is paramount when trying to collect money because people tend to have amnesia when it involves payment and especially when it involves change orders. Hiring a lawyer can totally blow your entire profit margin, to which you are entitled. So play it cool.

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Every Owner Should Implement JOC – JOB ORDER CONTRACTING – for Renovation, Repair, Sustainabilty, and Maintenance Construction Projects

Building Information Management

Renovation, repair, and maintenance represent the bulk of facility management related costs, exceeding that of new construction for many/most. The contracts price is put in terms of a coefficient, which is a multiplier that covers the contractor’s overhead and profit as well as any adjustment between the UPB and actual local prices.

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Construction Cost Estimating Software vs. Spreadsheets – State of the Nation 2012

Building Information Management

While accurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project, most construction cost estimators (over 55%) continue to rely primarily upon manual methods, hard copy documents, or electronic spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel.