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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

The best source of information for “construction” IGEs is a locally researched detailed unit price book. Unfortunately, most Government agencies use “historical information”, “parametric modeling”, or national average cost data and associated construction cost indexes and/or area cost factors.

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The Importance of Prevailing Wage Rates to Owners, Builders, and AE’s

Job Order Contracting

Using a Unit Price Book enables the development of full transparent, easily communicated, and detailed repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction project costs. Proposals the truly reflect owner needs and scope of work.

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The Percentages Favor Settlement of Claims and Appeals

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

Some of those settlements resulted from Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), which the Board enthusiastically promotes, or simply reflected settlements achieved by the parties through negotiation. It is important to take emotion out of the equation and make an informed business decision.

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Job Order Contracting – Recommended Best Practices

Job Order Contracting

All the tools , training , information, processes, and support are available to ANY procurement and facilities management team that wants to consistently deliver renovation, repair, and minor new construction project on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction. We hope you benefit from the following information.

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

Job Order Contracting

Instead, the Government applies “area cost factors” or “location factors” to attempt to localized the cost information. However, informal (shop) and as-built drawings, incidental to the job, reflecting the plan of action and the completed project, are anticipated under a JOC. shall not be acquired under a JOC.

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GRESB Purchased from GBCI in advance of ESG Breakout

Green Building Law Update

GRESB was established in 2009 as the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark by three pension funds who wanted to assess and benchmark the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and other related performance of real assets, providing standardized data to capital markets. at odds with reality.”

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DPW Job Order Contracting Basic Course – US Army Corps of Engineers

Job Order Contracting

DPW Job Order Contracting Basic course teaches students the basic policies, and procedures for properly executing sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM) projects using a Job Order Contracting (JOC) contract applicable to the Directorate of Public Works or a USACE District Office. Purpose: DPW JOB ORDER CONTRACTING BASIC.

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