Job Order Contracting

JULY 22, 2020

Adaptive Lean Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery tools and services are readily available to assure the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget. Recognition and leverage of the expertise of those actually doing the work is the norm.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

Define Construction Procurement. Define Construction Procurement… It’s easy to define construction procurement right? Improper construction procurement methods and a relative lack of competency on the part of procurement staff have greatly contributed to poor construction outcomes. Perhaps not.

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Construction Law

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Major failings in the procurement and project management processes have been highlighted by Lord Hardie’s report (see News) as responsible for what must be one of the biggest infrastructure procurement screw ups in Scottish history. Neither TIE or the council had the necessary expertise to procure and manage a project like this.

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Construction Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Procurement related guidance and advice has been coming thick and fast in recent weeks. Contributions were also made by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Procurement Advisory Group. Contractors and suppliers should be appointed early on a conditional basis, to improve and agree safety proposals and reduce risks.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery can be deployed and managed today using a robust suite LEAN tools and services. It is not design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, LastPlanner(TM), black belt, kaizen, et al. the OpenJOC(TM) Solution). the OpenJOC(TM) Solution). Want to talk?

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2017

INTRODUCTION – Procuring Construction Performance with Job Order Contracting yields significantly outcomes for owners, contractors, and facilities users. Traditional construction delivery such as design-bid-build, and even efforts at improvement such as design-build, are lacking the respect to 1.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2022

JOC is both a procurement mechanism and a project delivery method. When designed and managed properly, JOC integrates planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and teams under a consistent programmatic workflow. remodeling, maintenance, and new construction requiring minimum design. When should JOC be used?

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 21, 2023

JOC Program FAILURE POINTS Eliminating JOC Program FAILURE POINTS is key to maximizing benefits for both owners and awarded JOC contractors. Owner using JOC to simply speed procurement. Failure to link Owner and Design-Builder goals.) #3 Owner “bid shopping” JOC project. 5 Owner unwillingness to change or learn. #6

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Few JOC Programs, especially within non-DOD Federal applications, are structured to provide BEST VALUE to Owners and Design-Builders. They have been set up to simply procure construction/maintenance services faster, and in manner cases without traditional or proper oversight. How to create an RFP for JOC contractors.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2023

Sustainable Facilities Management Alliance Contract – specific means of project planning, procurement, and delivery wherein the owner/principal and service provider (design-builder) work collaboratively to deliver the defined, mutually beneficial outcomes of a project. Owner support, capacity, commitment, and accountability, 2.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Job Order Contracting (JOC) has been distorted into a way to simply speed the procurement of repair, renovation, and new build construction, bypassing procurement rigors and doing little to assure mutually beneficial benefit to owners and design-builder or overall efficiency. Enhanced owner and design-builder capabilities.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 13, 2023

London’s new super sewer client Tideway is set to start the hunt for a contractor to maintain thousands of infrastructure assets through the project’s performance and reliability testing phase. The contractor will also be responsible for any reactive maintenance activities. And with this change of emphasis comes new opportunities.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 1, 2019

Any real property owner can develop and deploy a robust Framework for Integrated Facilities Planning, Procurement, and LEAN Project Delivery. A UPB eliminates the sole reliance upon contractor and subcontractor quotes or “back of the envelope” estimates. Simplifying a System to Meet Actual Facilities Needs.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Experience working with Contractors of all sizes – Four BT, LLC (4BT) is a certified veteran-owned small business (Veterans Administration), and fully understands the needs of smaller contractors when working with government organizations for the first time and on an ongoing basis. Selecting a Job Order Contracting Solution.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 2, 2022

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery phases. Early and ongoing involvement of owners / designers / contractors /. Effective and open communication across inter and interorganizational teams. Mandatory initial and ongoing training/continuous improvement workshops. subcontractors.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Low bid is an acceptable form of procuring repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction services. Planning, procurement, and project delivery can be accomplished by disparate teams that lack integration through their respective life cycles. Large, traditional software/services providers provide the best solutions.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 27, 2022

Owner establishes a LEAN Job Order Program and selects vendors via a full and open best value procurement process: Minimum and maximum quantities or dollar values for annual construction and individual projects. During planning, procurement, and facilities professionals should work together to develop a clear. statement of work (SOW).

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 29, 2024

That said, most JOC Programs are not designed, implemented, and managed properly. It was simply a way to speed procurement. Since that time JOC has evolved into an integrated project delivery (IPD) method that not only accelerates procurement, but also shorten project delivery times and reduces costs up to 30%-40%. Learn more.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 26, 2024

Relying solely on contractor or subcontractor costs, especially lump sums without collaborating on a detailed Scope of Work (SOW), will not lead to verifiable construction costs. Collaboration in the above manner allows disparate groups, including owners, A/E’s, builders, and procurement professionals, to focus on common goals.

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Levelset

MARCH 11, 2022

Prioritizing a low bid over contractor performance is a lose-lose procurement strategy. Unfortunately, low bidding is an accepted practice for both owners and contractors alike. Who’s responsible for low-bid procurement? Owners or developers frequently push for the low-bid procurement method in construction.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 4, 2021

JOC simplifies construction and is an appropriate delivery method for any type of repetitive work, such as concrete work, painting, carpeting, roofing maintenance, HVAC, electrical, ADA compliance projects, design and minor new construction. 4bt.us – making construction planning, procurement, and project delivery better.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 24, 2022

JOC contractor coefficients/adjustment factors should always exceed 1.0 JOC Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Teams must be integrated and observe robust LEAN philosophies and practices. . Using JOC to simply speed procurement can lead to major issues with both compliance and project delivery cost/efficiency.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 24, 2023

Twycross Zoo has started the hunt for a design and build contractor to deliver a £19m research centre and orangutan enclosure. The appointed contractor will build multiple orangutan habitats and a higher education campus with a residential facility and orangutan den building.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 13, 2023

Also, they fail to bring together the right people, owners, and design-builders, together in a collaborative environment. Apply Systems Thinking: Take the time to understand your internal requirements and those of our JOC contractors. #3. 4bt.us – Innovative Job Order Contracting Solutions to support owners and design-builders.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 30, 2024

Restoration – Activities required to bring a facilities to such a condition that it may be used for its designated purpose. Most public sector agencies fail to achieve optimal performance and cost-efficiency due to a lack of understand of implementation of robust and integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery frameworks.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Job Order Contracting 2021 is a competitively bid, firm, fixed-price, indefinite quantity contract, and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery program for as-needed construction services. The UPB reflects Contractors bid an adjustment factor (coefficient) that is applied to all construction tasks listed in the UPB.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2023

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for major new construction and LEAN Job Order Contractin g for repair, renovation, maintenance, and less design intensive new construction are proven programmatic processes that can save 30%-40%+ versus design-bid-build (DBB), CM@R, design-bulder (DB) and other more traditional forms.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 22, 2021

A JOC program should never be used to bypass the lengthy traditional procurement process so that projects can be pushed along quickly, regardless of size or type, and without considering if JOC is the best option. The following are auditor recommended JOC Program best practices. Partial Listing).

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 9, 2021

The benefits of collaborative teams working within an integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Environment are well documented. The key is to set up a programmatic approach, within with all projects are planned, procured, and executed. Training and support for your teams and all awarded contractors.

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Construction Law

MARCH 2, 2020

It has always been obvious that major changes in the design and construction of multi storey towers as well as supervision of site operations would be ushered in by public outrage over the scale of loss of life in the Grenfell disaster. Dame Judith herself has recently mentioned procurement processes as in need of overhaul.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 25, 2023

Northumbrian Water is calling up contractors to help shape its procurement plans ahead of launching a £4.5bn AMP8 procurement race in the Autumn. The water company wants specifically speak to design and construct firms with experience of working in similar collaborative delivery models.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Alternative Project Delivery (APD) offers the opportunity delivers significant added value versus traditional design-bid-build, design-build, Construction Management at Risk (CMAR), Agency?CM Leverage LEAN Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery to Consistently Achieve Best Value. Benefits of Alternative Project Delivery.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 28, 2023

Southern Water Services has started the hunt for partner contractors to deliver £700m of water and wastewater treatment works projects for the AMP8 investment programme between 2025-2030. The current frameworks used for engineering, design and construction services have been in place for almost 10 years and expire on 31 March 2025.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 8, 2017

Job Order Contracting versus Design Bid Build can help to measurably improve construction productivity, quality, delivery times, and overall satisfaction for all participants. Job order contracting saves significant time and improves quality, consistency, and overall satisfaction vs. traditional design-bid-build. Higher productivity.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD filed a complaint against an awarded JOC contractor for breach of contract concerning cafeteria renovations. LAUSD prevailed on its claims for breach of contract and was awarded $3,941,829 in damages. Download Case Filing.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 8, 2021

The OpenJOC Job Order Contracting Solution reduces design/engineering and procurement lead times dramatically by awarding a competitively bid, firm-fixed-price, indefinite quantity, multi-task contract to a previously approved contractor.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Planning, procurement, and project delivery are integrated. Historical cost data and/or contractor quotes, and/or other national average cost databases are not used exclusively to determine costs for new projects. Do you agree that the following are pillars of sustainable facilities management?

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