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Currency and Accuracy of Construction Cost Data used for IGEs

Job Order Contracting

An independent Government estimate of construction costs shall be prepared and furnished to the contracting officer at the earliest practicable time for each proposed contract and for each contract modification anticipated to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

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Federal Green Building Code Creates Unnecessary Risks and Costs

Green Building Law Update

Someone recently asked me why I was baffled about the Department of Defense's decision to use both LEED and a green building code. The Department of Defense has proposed a green building code in order to streamline the process of applying for LEED certification. Here are two reasons: 1. The policy is a waste of taxpayer money.

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Contracting Offficer’s Belief That Contractor Could Not Meet Schedule Requirements Insufficient to Support Default Termination

Best Practices Construction Law

United States , the contractor who had been awarded a fixed price, time sensitive contractor to repair pavement at an Air Force base filed suit against the Department of Defense (“Agency”), alleging it had been wrongfully terminated for default.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

Supporting cloud technology – Program, Project, Estimate, & Document Management with export to PDF and spreadsheet formats. General Accounting Office (GAO), May 1979. Unite States Government Printing Office, House Document No. Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). 3 US Department of Defense.

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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

Responding to all document and other information requests by the OSHA inspector. Good documentation of what happened during the inspection is essential to refuting any citation issued. The Opening Conference: Most OSHA inspections start with an unannounced visit by a compliance officer and an Opening Conference.

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The Secret Sauce to Protecting Construction Profits  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Lack of visibility Disconnects between the office and the field mean construction executives often have limited data and insights into budget, safety, and quality make it difficult to make critical project and business decisions. These issues are prevalent in firms that implement technology in silos.

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Best Practice Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

a) The DPW must document the decision and plan to use a JOC in support of an installation or activity. The decision to use JOC must also be documented and approved when the JOC is re-solicited. The Small Business Specialist must send a copy of the DD Form 2579 to the Director, Office of Small Business Programs. (e)

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