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Setting up a Job Order Contract Using Best Management Practices

Job Order Contracting

general and administrative and other overhead costs, insurance costs, bonding and alternative payment protection costs, protective clothing, equipment rental, sales tax and compliance with tax laws, and also contractor’s profit). the JOC contractor formally accepts the order, as mutually agreed, with real property owner. (e) Solicitation. (a)

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Job Order Contract / Job Order Contracting – JOC: Do’s – Don’ts

Job Order Contracting

Follow Job Order Contract requirements with respect to bonding and overhead related costs. As an Owner, negotiate openly and fairly with the Contractor on individual JOC projects / task orders. DON’T: As an Owner, JOC as a method to “bypass procurement”, or approve projects that others wise would not be approved.

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Best Practice Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

County, State, and Local Governments, include secondary education unfortunately continue to use JOC simply as a means to speed delivery and bypass traditional procurement versus as a LEAN collaborative construction delivery method. through discussions and negotiations. AFARS Revision #21, dated May 22, 2007]. 5117.9004-3 Ordering. (a)

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Proposal Development Secrets: Win More, Work Smarter, and Get Home On Time

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I’ve submitted on design, construction, engineer-procure-construct, design-build, consulting, training, and research contracts. I’ve also priced many proposals, negotiated overhead rates, and performed what many would consider contract administration.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: A Savings Analysis!

Rory Woolsey

However, I received many comments and questions on the “Negotiating JOC” blog from last week that really should be answered. With this better defined database the nebulous disappears along with negotiations, consternations, and contortions. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. Thursday, February 16, 2012. Newer Post.

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Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders.

Job Order Contracting

Planning, procurement, and project delivery is inefficient and disparate. Bid shopping can occur and actual overhead and profit amounts are unknown. Agency construction manager is hired as a consultant to help represent the owner’s interests during the construction phase of a DBB project. Disadvantages. Advantages. Advantages.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Losing Your Shirt.

Rory Woolsey

A project cost should also include the indirect costs such as site specific overhead (indirectly attributable to all the project direct costs and can be 5% to 15% of project cost), home office overhead, profit, bond, sales taxes and even certain contingencies. construction consultants. “Negotiating” JOC.