Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Job Order Contract Task Order Process. Here are a few “Do’s” and “Don’ts” for your job order contract task order process. Owner/Contractor negotiations and/or changes as needed. 4BT.US – Independent, Objective, Best Value Job Order Contracting Solutions. Owner project sign off.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2017

The application of LEAN methods and best management practices can significantly improve your job order contract. The potential for fraud, waste or abuse exists for Job Order Contracting as it does for any other construction delivery method. A review of completed Job Order Contract Audits provides ample evidence of this fact.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 9, 2017

Estimating Construction Costs for Job Order Contracts properly is critical to the success of any JOC program. As an owner are you truly managing the process or relying heavily upon a JOC consultant? Key performance indicators related to Estimating Construction Costs for Job Order Contracts: Average work order/project price.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 31, 2017

Roles and responsibilities of a job order contracting program manager are both diverse and key to overall success. Job Order Contracting Program Manager. Let’s take a look at the roles and responsibilities of a job order contracting program manager. Assure ongoing training for all JOC participants.

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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

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

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 Contracting

MARCH 29, 2017

Best Practice Job Order Contracting. The DOD has long been recognized as the leader in best practice job order contracting. These markets also rely up a troublesome practice of relying up JOC consultants to play key JOC administrative roles, if not basically outsource their JOC programs. Best Practice Job Order Contracting.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 4, 2017

Job Order Contracts – A Review of Independent Audits . If you currently have a Job Order Contract, or are planning on implementing a Job Order Contract, I highly recommend you get a copy of Job Order Contracts – A Review of Independent Audits.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 18, 2017

JOB ORDER CONTRACTING Solutions. JOB ORDER CONTRACTING Solutions should be designed for Owners and Contractors to drive the best possible outcomes and assure compliance. Job order contracts are awarded to a contractor(s) based upon BEST VALUE. Subcontractors may or may not be allowed based upon the contract document.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2016

THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF JOB ORDER CONTRACTS / CONTRACTING – JOC. Job Order Contracting is a proven LEAN collaborative construction delivery method that is capable of delivering over 90% of construction projects on-time, on-budget, at the required quality level, and to the satisfaction of all parties involved. .

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Setting up a Job Order Contract Using Best Management Practices involves a mix of strategic and operational steps including a gap analysis of current and planned outcomes. . d) An indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (task order) contract which provides for the use of negotiated, definitive, bilateral orders (i.e.,

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Work execution and contract administration. It’s generally considered that numerous and repetitive renovation, repair, maintenance, and/or sustainability work, and minor new construction with a minimum annual volume of $2M is appropriate for job order contracting. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. Monitoring.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 20, 2017

The OpenJOC Job Order Contracting Framework enables centralized management and consistent deployment of best value and compliant processes, methods, and technologies to drive optimal renovation, repair, and construction outcomes. Excessive reliance upon external consultants is a recipe for disaster. Develop your team.

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Pro Builder

JULY 12, 2022

Prospective buyers burdened by soaring interest rates and high inflation are putting their dreams of homeownership on hold, and a slowing market is also giving buyers more time to make purchases and more room to negotiate. in a survey of builders by John Burns Real Estate Consulting. That compares with 6.6% in May 2021.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

JANUARY 30, 2016

These 2 rules are absolutely non-negotiable: Every Activity but the first (Contract Award) must have a Predecessor. Mandatory Activities such as Contract Award and Contract Completion Date (CCD) must start and end the project, are not properly entered with their proper Constraints as outlined in the Project Specs.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

By supporting our larger construction company owner friends and doing our part to help them achieve their definition of success is part of the system because often times they hire micro and small contractors to help them fulfill part of their construction contracts. Kit Werremeyer is the Owner and President of Southernstar Consultants, LLC.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

How to respond to a cybersecurity incident from a non-technical standpoint: public relations, law enforcement involvement, and contract negotiation with vendors. Russ Young is a Senior Consultant at FMI and leads their technology partnering program. He helped run and grow LTech, a cloud technology integrator and consultancy.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 22, 2019

What is OPEN Job Order Contracting ? OPEN Job Order Contracting – LEAN Construction Service Procurement and Project Delivery. OpenJOC Job Order Contracting provides the following benefits: Design and implementation of tailored “turnkey” solutions. LEAN Job Order Contracting. Reduced project delivery times.

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Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

. “Negotiating” JOC. Last Thursday I attended a symposium on the application of Job Order contracting (JOC) in Washington State. I have been compiling and reviewing Job Order Contracting cost estimates (proposals) for over 20 years and I actually had a bit of an awakening at this symposium. You read it right.

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Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

SGLC Consulting LLC , No. Subcontractor Spirtas Worldwide LLC filed a Miller Act claim against contractor SGLC Consulting LLC to recover the cost of materials provided and labor performed on a project for the U.S. The court held that the TPA was a valid and enforceable contract such that the agreement to arbitrate stood.

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Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

SGLC Consulting LLC , No. Subcontractor Spirtas Worldwide LLC filed a Miller Act claim against contractor SGLC Consulting LLC to recover the cost of materials provided and labor performed on a project for the U.S. The court held that the TPA was a valid and enforceable contract such that the agreement to arbitrate stood.

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Construction Law Monitor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

If you’re about to sign a construction contract, you need to be aware of some important clauses that may and/or should be incorporate into your contract. Certain clauses are critical for any contract to effectively protect your rights and minimize your liabilities. We understand that contracting is never easy. ADR Clause.

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Construction Law Monitor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

If you’re about to sign a construction contract, you need to be aware of some important clauses that may and/or should be incorporate into your contract. Certain clauses are critical for any contract to effectively protect your rights and minimize your liabilities. We understand that contracting is never easy. ADR Clause.

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Construction Law

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Some interesting insights on the state of the industry and its contractual relationships emerge from the RIBA Construction Contracts and Law report (see News), the first since 2018. Some 86% of respondents described themselves as ‘consultants’, held to include the design team, surveyors and specialist consultants.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 27, 2014

A case filed last week in a California court is a prime example of the importance of contract documents in a LEED project. With a performance bond in place, the City and the surety announced in early March that they has negotiated a takeover agreement that will allow a new contractor to complete construction.

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PSMJ Resources

JULY 10, 2013

With an uncertain economic climate, the emphasis on solid contract terms is increasingly vital to a firm''s financial success. Most clients are demanding more work for lower fees, and firms that do not reexamine the terms of their contracts usually find themselves without enough income to break even, let alone make a profit.

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Building Radar

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Common positions include product users, buyers, consultants and managing directors. They decide together on who they award the contract to. Consultative Selling In consultative selling, the connection between selling and buying center again plays a key role. This is more than just consulting sales.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Job Order Contracting (JOC) is both a LEAN construction delivery method and a method of procuring construction services through an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity term contract, using task orders as needed for individual projects, where the task order price is based on a book of preestablished unit prices (Unit Price Book – UPB).

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

JUNE 24, 2022

involved an IDIQ contract for renovation work at Langley Air Force Base. Claims under TOs 22 and 25 were the subject of a contracting officer’s final decision, the denials of which T.H.R. appealed to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA). appealed to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA).

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 27, 2012

Last month, ConsensusDOCS released an entirely new online platform to deliver its construction form contracts. ENR journalist Johanna Knapschaefer wrote a good piece about " ConsensusDOCS Contract Library Takes to the Cloud, " where she described the real-time collaboration needed for contract negotiations.

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Construction Law Monitor

AUGUST 9, 2011

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Sloan”), the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has an in depth discussion regarding some technical yet very important clauses found within many construction contracts between general contractor, subcontractors, owner and the surety. Brennan’s The Construction Contracts Book.

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Help Everybody Everyday

MARCH 6, 2009

As a Principal, Business Developer, or someone who is responsible for bringing in business for your construction firm, you are very likely to come across contracts. Contracts are an agreement signed by your firm and a client that sets the rules for the work to be done. Clauses specifying a location for any lawsuit.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 19, 2020

vice-president and general counsel at Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc., In such circumstances, it is not unusual to discover the required clause is not in the contract. Instead of omitting an important clause, the contract documents have two or more provisions covering the same topic, often using different wording. New York).

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Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Job Order Contracting offers an alternative to traditional bidding processes. An innovative method of contract management is being used more and more by owners who desire quick service and reasonable cost. Job order contracting found its genesis in the complex facilities world of the United States military.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 14, 2017

Not surprisingly there is a great deal of confusion about Job Order Contracting, especially when it come to unit prices books and the use of appropriate and best value construction cost data. JOC Implementation Method (Owner-managed JOC, JOC Consultant, Cooperative). Type and Competence of Users.

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Construction Cost Estimating

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Liabilities of a Quantity Surveyor: A Quantity Surveyor (QS) is a professional who mainly deals with construction costs and contracts associated with the Construction Industry. Once tenders are approved, the Quantity Surveyor arranges cash flow data for the client to outline his resources sufficiently to fulfill contract commitments.

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Construction Dive

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Zack and Navigant Consulting Inc. Associate Director Thomas Peters offered their advice on subcontractor delay claims to a target audience of subcontractors, contractors, public and private owners, construction managers, consultants, architects, engineers, and construction law attorneys. ” Read more. ” Read more.

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