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Job Order Contracting – Lean Construction History

Job Order Contracting

The History of Job Order Contracting. The United States Department of the Army is attributed with initially developing and deploying Job Order Contracting during the early 1980s. An initial process framework was put in place that would subsequently be improved to become what we now know as Job Order Contracting, JOC.

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Using RSMeans Cost Data for Job Order Contracting – JOC – October 2013

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The follow are excerpts from a RSMeans White Paper. 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. The primary concern in JOC contracts is time.

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Construction Cost Estimating Software vs. Spreadsheets – State of the Nation 2012

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Construction estimating involves the estimating of material, labor, equipment, overhead/profit and contingencies. Growing numbers of cost estimators now have the need to work with multiple projects, multiple estimates, and multiple contracts (IDIQ, JOC, SABER…) simultaneously and securely.

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Integrated Project Delivery – IPD, Job Order Contracting – JOC, BIM, and Efficient Project Delivery

Building Information Management

Design/Build, CM, CM@R and, of course,Job Order Contracting. Recently, several organizations collaborated together and published a white paper titled Integrated Project Delivery for Public and Private Owners. A JOC contract is inherently. It is intended for large-size projects. Joint scope of work development.

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Quantity, quality or both: The numbers game revisited

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The advisor presumably has obtained a list of business owners, and hires or contracts with someone to make the difficult cold calls — he then moves in for the close on the few that accept the appointment offer. Then you have some market questions to answer: How many potential clients are in my marketing universe?

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Contractors Are Renting Rather Than Buying More Equipment.

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Earn Continuing Education Credits. White Papers. An idle crew waiting for a replacement machine or repairs can add unexpected costs that skew project profitability. Amid PPP Slowdown, India Turns To Cash Contracts. Book Reviews. Information Technology. Construction Technology. Social Media. Construction Schools.

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The Top 200 Environmental Firms for 2012: Analysis | ENR.

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Earn Continuing Education Credits. White Papers. My feeling is that many contractors who attempted to break into or increase their environmental construction work fared poorly," says Jim Voltz, president of American Contracting and Environmental Services. Amid PPP Slowdown, India Turns To Cash Contracts.