Job order contracting (JOC) is a collaborative construction delivery method, and/or a form of integrated project delivery – IPD,   that enables organizations to get their numerous, commonly encountered construction projects done quickly, easily, and cost-effectively through multi-year contracts – IDIQ.

JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with construction project procurement costs by awarding long-term contracts for a wide variety of renovation, repair and construction projects.

With an emphasis on partnering and team work between Owners and Contractors, JOC provides the methodology to execute a wide variety of indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity – IDIQ fixed-price, multiple simultaneous orders for renovation, rehabilitation and repair work for  facility and infrastructure portfolios.

JOC provides multiple benefits vs. traditional design-bid-build and/or low bid, MACC, MATOC and other typically less efficient construction methods.

JOC can deliver:

1. Shorter procurement and short overall project timelines.

2. Higher cost visibility and transparency.

3. Significantly reduced number of change orders

4. Higher overall quality.

5. Ability for Owners and Contractors to complete more projects on-time and on-budget.

6. Longer term performance-based relationships among Owners and Contractors.

7. Shared risk-reward

8. Ability of Owner Engineering, Contracting, and Programming to better work together

JOC contractors are selected on qualifications and performance at a best value or low price or low bid depending on local, state or federal statutes. JOC is about performance, reliability, dependability and quality.

At the same time, JOC is about results and working within budget and time constraints. The JOC contractor provides “on call” construction services from concept thru close-out.

JOC today has more than a 25-year record of implementation within the United States Department of Defense – DOD, and wide range of non-DOD Federal, County/State/Local, Educational, and Healthcare institutions. Currently, there are hundreds of successful contracts going by the JOC name or by its counterparts of delivery order contracting (DOC), task order contracting (TOC) and simplified acquisition of base engineering requirements (SABER).  Not only public sector but also private sector facility owners are expanding the use and implementation of the JOC construction delivery method.

JOC is used for a wide range of construction services:

• Facility renovation and construction services delivering turnkey improvements while reducing time and cost.
• Energy efficiency and management solutions providing high ROI and low risk.
• Mission critical improvements.
• Design – Build and Construction Management services to deliver projects on time, within budget, and without change orders.
• Abatement and demolitions services to accelerate renovation projects.
• Seamless integration with preferred architects, engineers, and client team of facility professionals.
• State wide or nationwide delivery through responsive professionals in local offices
• Delegated decision making authority.
• Turnkey projects using a fast cycle time approach to cut time and cost from the front end of the project delivery process.
• Combined value engineering and other best practices to ensure value delivered, price, and time are maximized on every project.

Technology and training are critically important to JOC, as they are to any best management practice and LEAN methodology.  Technology enables consistent, low cost deployment, monitoring, use of standardized and localized cost databases (for example the RSMeans Facilities Book which is used on approximately 80% of all JOC/SABER programs), contract/project/document management and continuous monitoring.  Training assures adequate owner capabilities (for example the ability to create an internal government estimate – IGE) and contractor knowledge of processes and responsibilities.

JOC is for any Owner and Contractor needs to improve productivity and efficiency with respect to facility renovation, repair, sustainability, and maintenance projects.  These project represent the largest capital outlay for many/most owners and the majority of construction work performed.

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