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Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management

Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management and improving AECOO outcomes for all participants and stakeholders. Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management enables the efficient use of available funds targeted for executing renovation, repair, maintenance, and minor new construction projects.

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An SBA Public Service Announcement: If You See Something, Say Something

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) contract, learned the hard way that a contractor simply cannot ignore a size protest, regardless of its actual merit. On August 8, 2023, the VA issued an RFQ for boiler plant safety device testing, calibration and inspection for one of its facilities in Arizona. Sanford Federal, Inc.,

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Federal Construction Contractors Are Faced with the Double Whammy of the Pandemic and Price Escalation: What Can Be Done?

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

Unfortunately, the construction industry could not employ the remote workplace, and projects continued to require hands-on personnel who could not socially distance as a practical matter and were at greater risk for contracting COVID. The health and safety of all Americans, including our Federal contractors, remains the top priority.”

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Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act: What Residential Contractors Need to Know

Levelset

This Act has a fair amount of rules and requirements that must be followed on home improvement projects, specifically when it comes to the terms of their contracts. There are a few provisions that every construction contract should have. PA home improvement contracts: What’s required? Contract price.

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Are Agency “Sovereign Acts” Always Public in Nature?

Construction Dive

By Bruce Jervis On a public works contract, a “sovereign act” is the ultimate government defense to a contractor claim for additional compensation. The government is acting in the interest of public health or safety. And, a sovereign act does not provide economic advantage to the government under a contract.

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Job Order Contracting – Public Sector Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Building Information Management

Properly budgeted and well managed facilities* are critical to the delivery of public sector services, including Governing, Defense, Education, Healthcare, Life/Safety, and Transportation. JOC contracts typically range in size from $2-$3M to $300+M and span 3-5 years.

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FEDERAL JOB ORDER CONTRACTING – An Outline

Building Information Management

Federal Sector Job Order Contracting – 2015 [1]. The following is a listing of considerations when implementing, managing, and /or working with Federal Government Job Order Contract. Contracting Considerations. Location of Contracting Office. Contract Option Years. Planning and Contract Award. JOC Contract.