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Job Order Contract Audit Report

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This Job Order Contract Audit Report dated 10/31/2016 is a follow up the an early JOC Audit conducted by City of Long Beach Auditor Laura Dowd. The firm of Vicenti, Lloyd, & Sutzman (VLS) was retained to provide a construction consultant to further review certain JOC projects.

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Job Order Contracts – A Review of Independent Audits

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Job Order Contracts, when created, deployed, and managed using LEAN best management practices, can provide significantly better outcomes that traditional construction delivery methods. Long Beach does not have ac ap on how much non-catalog items can be used as a percentage of project cost.

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Location Focus: Washington – Scenic Vistas And Soaring Industry Side By Side

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More than 20 states had aggressively courted the aerospace giant when in the midst of negotiating a new contract with the Machinist’s Union it signaled it was willing to consider relocation its primary assembly facilities. Snohomish County has an extensive record of well-coordinated public-private planning in growing the aerospace cluster.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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SMUD’s collaboration with the private sector is evident in the groundbreaking programs it has developed to help Sacramento companies incorporate energy-efficiency measures throughout their organizations, from design and construction phases to retrofit. That contract would also have to be approved by the California State Legislature.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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billion investment by Dominion Virginia Power, which constructed a cutting-edge technology power plant. Positive absorption remains in all industrial submarkets in DuPage County, showing continued strength and growth in the county in leasing, user sales and construction completions. The picturesque rural setting recently welcomed a $1.3

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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SALES & USE TAX ABATEMENTS: Taxes on construction-related transactions, pollution control devices are exempt from sales and use taxes. MADE IN ALABAMA” JOB INCENTIVES ACT: Qualifying companies may receive a transferable income tax credit to offset import tariff costs during local construction process.

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Deal of the Decade

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According to reports, CEO Ray Connor of Boeing’s aircraft unit met on Tuesday with representatives of the Machinists union’s District 751 (which negotiates for aerospace workers in Washington and Oregon) for the first time since Nov. Jay Nixon has made public his state’s bid for the 777X, a package of up to $1.7

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