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10 Contract Terms for Higher Profitability

PSMJ Resources

Most clients are demanding more work for lower fees, and firms that do not reexamine the terms of their contracts usually find themselves without enough income to break even, let alone make a profit. With government clients, this term can reduce overhead, making your contract price more attractive. Shorten the billing/payment cycle.

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JOC Tutorial #71 – Terms

Job Order Contracting

k) “Project scope of work” – the document and related drawings, specifications, and writings referenced therein which together set forth the specific requirements and work to be accomplished by the job order contractor in connection with an individual job order. The prices shall not include overhead and profit.

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Army Job Order Contracts FAIL to meet AFARS requirements MOST OF THE TIME

Job Order Contracting

JOC unit prices include direct material, labor and equipment costs, but not indirect costs or profits which are addressed in the coefficient(s). general and administrative and other overhead costs, insurance costs, bonding and alternative payment protection costs, protective clothing, 5117.9002 Applicability. (a)

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Mark It Up!

Rory Woolsey

“ What are the” appropriate” markups for overhead, profit and contingency when budgeting facilities construction projects?” Beyond this, the installing contractor’s overhead(s) and profit will need to be added. Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Thursday, May 31, 2012. Mark It Up!

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

coefficient (reference table of allowable overhead). ORGANIZATION NAME Technical Staff / Facilities Management Department Representative(s) and authorized ORGANIZATION NAME Procurement Authority review the Contractor’s Proposal. The UPB costs should NOT include contractor overhead and profit. Scheduling.

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The Future of the New-Home Design Studio

Pro Builder

And, as builder profits increasingly depend on improving cost efficiencies and generating higher options revenue, the design studio environment needs to work better and deliver more results. Rising, and often unpredictable, cost increases are squeezing profit like never before. Because as home prices rise, so do buyer expectations.

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Data Scientists Reveal 5 Surprising Construction Insights to Manage Risk 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

An example of a data point might be the number of overhead mechanical racks installed on the job that day, or logging the root cause of a safety incident. This information eventually translates into knowledge , like figuring out the average time it takes to install an overhead rack based on information collected from multiple jobs.

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