Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Job Order Contracting, JOC, is a proven solution to providing quality on-demand construction services on-time and on budget, and to reduce repair, renovation, and capital renewal backlogs. Common errors made in implementing a Job Order Contract can lead to major problems. #1. 1. Project Management Failure.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2021

An independent Government estimate of construction costs shall be prepared and furnished to the contracting officer at the earliest practicable time for each proposed contract and for each contract modification anticipated to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. building type), and/or temporize cost data.

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Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Recently, Cordell sent me a list of items that all contractors should review when developing a request for additional compensation. Review the contract terms. As you develop the claim, the contract documents are the first set of documents that you shoudl review. Assess other pertinent documents.

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Construction Specifier

JANUARY 13, 2023

All these material changes to concrete have greatly increased water demands during curing, and unless compensated for, create poor quality, highly permeable concrete. However, the vast majority of architecture, engineering, and construction firms have not compensated for these material changes to concrete.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 26, 2017

16 Things Every Contractor Should Know When Bidding a Job Order Contract is just an introduction to anyone interested in JOC. Be Specifications should be per the Job Order Contract and associated with the UPB. All local, state, and national codes apply to work done under an executed contract. Learn more… 1. 80 to 1.20

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Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Having litigated construction disputes for almost 20 years, the issue of entitlement often turns on whether the contractor properly submitted its claims in accordance with the terms of the parties’ contract. No matter the size of the project, proper documentation will eliminate a number of disputes.

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Construction Specifier

JANUARY 12, 2021

This standard specification establishes criteria for concrete construction that can be incorporated by reference into contract documents. When an architect or engineer (A/E) cites ACI 301, the document is intended to be adopted in its entirety into the contract documents. ACI 301 is written to the contractor.

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PSMJ Resources

JANUARY 31, 2011

If you serve government clients, you should be prepared to support your management compensation and bonuses as the year end approaches. There is increased concern among various segments of our public sector clients over compensation and bonuses in A/E firms. The biggest issue is likely to be documentation that can be reviewed.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 31, 2021

Traditional contracting methods such as design-bid-build, and even somewhat newer developments such as design-build typically involve the non-owner participants providing lump-sum price based an owner’s proposed requirements. Furthermore, compensation is performance-based and depended upon the final outcome.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Defined workflows, stages/phases, documentation, approvals. contracts”. Compensation”. Project team members are selected through value-based proposals and associated rankings/metrics. Written long-term multi-party agreement with integral operations manual/execution guide. Focus upon mutually beneficial outcomes. Slagmulder, R.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 16, 2021

It uses a multiparty agreement to define responsibilities, roles, compensation and rights. IPD contracts are built to bring teams together through the challenges they face. IPD contracts are built to bring teams together through the challenges they face. This tool shouldn’t just be for accessing documents.

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Best Practices Construction Law

DECEMBER 11, 2019

When savvy contractors face delays on a project, they immediately take steps to provide notice, document, evaluate and plan for recovery from those delays. Generally, the delay must affect the critical path of the work to be compensable. If the delay absorbs the “float” in the schedule, then it is not compensable.

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NH Construction Law

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Many construction contracts and subcontracts, both residential and commercial, provide that any addition or deletion from the scope of work described in the contract must be documented by a written change order. Does that failure doom additional compensation (or credit) for an agreed upon change to the work? Holden, Inc.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Their original one-year contract term had grown to eighteen months (and counting). With 80+ approved change orders, the contract price had increased by more than fifty per cent. We’ve seen this time and time again, and the most effective tool to achieve contractual time extension is a good schedule, along timely documentation.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JANUARY 16, 2015

I have reviewed five new construction contracts in the past two weeks. Check out my series on the Top 20 Contract Issues for Contractors and Subcontractors. The owners defended their actions based on standard contract specifications requiring “coordination and cooperation” of the contractors. Busy, busy, busy! 165, 34 S.Ct.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

But, the contract documents frequently make a distinction, so it does matter. An owner-directed suspension is usually expressly compensable, with the elements of compensation defined in the contract. The contract may disclaim owner liability for delay, regardless of cause.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Labor Code §§ 1020-1022), and the inability to maintain a lawsuit to recover compensation for their work. Contractors who perform work in California without being properly licensed are subject to a world of hurt, including civil and criminal penalties ( see, e.g., Cal. & Prof. Code §§ 7028, 7028.6, 7117, and Cal. Bus & Prof.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 7, 2016

Salvatore Schirripa, owner of J & M Metro General Contracting Corp. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Locally researched detailed unit price books exclusively are capable of accounting for productivity “tight” work areas, or areas above normal working height, or variances in workers compensation and basic hourly working rates, as well as local material and equipment cost which can vary significantly. are all defined.

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Levelset

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Construction contracts often require that each hired specialty contractor maintain a minimum level of insurance coverage, and a COI will reflect that status. If you’re bidding on contract work, you will likely need a COI per terms of a legal agreement. There are a few parties that might require a COI from your contracting business.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Labor Code §§ 1020-1022), and the inability to maintain a lawsuit to recover compensation for their work. Contractors who perform work in California without being properly licensed are subject to a world of hurt, including civil and criminal penalties ( see, e.g., Cal. & Prof. Code §§ 7028, 7028.6, 7117, and Cal. Bus & Prof.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Information About Your Contracting Company. The primary keeper of all the documents is you, your spouse, your employees, your suppliers, your bank, your credit card company. Worker’s Compensation Provider. You Have Ultimate Control On Who Has Or Receives. Financials statements are based on the information you provided.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 2, 2015

Under a typical differing site condition clause, a physical condition is compensable under either of two circumstances. The contract documents made an affirmative representation, relied upon by the contractor, which proved to be inaccurate. By Bruce Jervis Unforeseen site conditions are easy to allege but difficult to prove.

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Best Practices Construction Law

APRIL 28, 2015

When you are dealing with changes on a project, they can be classified, treated, reviewed, and compensated on a different basis. This Agreement becomes a part of the Contract when properly executed and approved. You will need to review your contract to make sure you are allowed any recovery for a change in your work.

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Best Practices Construction Law

APRIL 18, 2014

When savvy contractors face delays on a project, they immediately take steps to provide notice, document, evaluate and plan for recovery from those delays. Generally, the delay must affect the critical path of the work to be compensable. If the delay absorbs the “float” in the schedule, then it is not compensable.

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Best Practices Construction Law

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Generally, the delay must affect the critical path of the work to be compensable. If the delay absorbs the “float” in the schedule, then it is not compensable. According to the authors, “If an activity does not have any float, by definition it is critical as it would impact the required contract completion date.”

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NH Construction Law

MAY 24, 2020

For everyone’s protection, construction contracts often contain provisions for suspending work when a hazardous substance is encountered at a job site, with companion clauses governing extensions of time and extra compensation. § 10.3.2 § 10.3.2 § 10.3.4 The Owner shall not be responsible under this Section 10.3

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 15, 2016

When you deal with construction claims, many believe that the largest component of any request for additional compensation is generally labor costs. A compensable loss in terms of labor productivity happens when the contractor uses more hours to complete a given unit of work than it would have used absent the intervening cause.

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Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Ned regularly represents clients in construction defect and compensation claims, manufacturer/dealer disputes, and insurance coverage lawsuits. The reasoning of the Court if taken to its extreme could undermine almost any arbitration clause since the home buyer does not have contracts with subcontractors and thus no arbitration clauses.

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FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Require that contractors provide you with documentation of their safety performance and safety program. Documentation of their Experience Modification Rating, which measures Workers Compensation claims experience. Review the documentation. Contracted workers come and go frequently. Get their commitment.

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Levelset

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Such an occurrence could threaten the existence of your contracting business. Workers compensation insurance. It helps cover legal costs if an employee files a lawsuit related to wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and breach of employment contract, among other claims. 7 insurance policies subcontractors may need.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 19, 2015

Of course, that price was substantially lower than its actual cost to remove rock, but the Contractor based its bid on the assumption that the amount of rock actually on site would be considerably less than the unverified estimate indicated in the contract bid documents. The Court’s Reasoning.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 19, 2015

Of course, that price was substantially lower than its actual cost to remove rock, but the Contractor based its bid on the assumption that the amount of rock actually on site would be considerably less than the unverified estimate indicated in the contract bid documents. The Court’s Reasoning.

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Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 25, 2016

Meeting minutes and internal memoranda concerning the claim should be maintained in order to document attempts to resolve matters with the DOT and its representatives. Subcontractor and/or supplier files documenting all dealings between the contractor and the subcontractor concerning the area of the claim.

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Best Practices Construction Law

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Generally, the delay must affect the critical path of the work to be compensable. If the delay absorbs the “float” in the schedule, then it is not compensable. According to the authors, “If an activity does not have any float, by definition it is critical as it would impact the required contract completion date.”

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Job Order Contracting BASIC DEFINITIONS. The one-year period, beginning with the date of Job Order Contract award, during which the Owner may issue and/or implement Job Orders to the Contractor. CONTRACT / JOB ORDER CONTRACT. APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS. DEFECTIVE WORK. DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK (SOW).

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Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Generally, you have to make sure that you comply with the contract or insurance provisions by: (1) giving written notice of the claim; (2) to the correct party; (3) within the time required; and (4) identifying the event giving rise to the claim. Also, you will want to identify any contract interpretation issues. If not, why not?

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