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Learning about Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

Learning about Job Order Contracting? What is Job Order Contracting (JOC) ? JOC contracts typically have a one year durations, and up to four (4) option years. The agency can then automatically compare the estimate to the contractor estimate via the JOC software and focus on variances. When should JOC be used? via 4bt.us.

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OpenJOC – LEAN Construction Delivery / Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

OpenJOC, a term coined by Four BT, LLC, is the deployment of Job Order Contracting based upon LEAN construction delivery best management practices. Relationships are critical to LEAN construction and successful Job Order Contracts. In some cases, consultants are hired to assist in managing a Job Order Contract. What is OpenJOC?

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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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Unlock Public Sector Construction Productivity – A White Paper

Job Order Contracting

Unlock Public Sector Construction Productivity[1] with Proven Strategies: A White Paper. Software is never going to be able to deliver a solution for your organization without addressing fundamental issues first. Two of these solutions are Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Job Order Contracting (JOC).

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Subcontractor Solutions for Higher Profits

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Construction software has been instrumental in changing the face of the construction industry. Subcontractors can minimise risk with the right construction software management tools. When everyone is on the same software, everything runs more smoothly, resulting in maximised productivity. Maximised productivity.

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

Building Information Management

Sophisticated, Cost estimating and Efficient Project Delivery Software systems are now available, and have been proven over the past decade. 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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Job Order Contracting – JOC – Best Management Practices

Building Information Management

There are multiple case studies, white papers, and research documents. Estimating JOC projects and/or bidding JOC contracts requires many of the same considerations as a non-JOC situation” Average size projects. A national JOC study is also currently underway. Bare costs do not include contractor’s overhead(s) and profit.