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Leveraging JOC as a SYSTEM not simply a Procurement Tool

Job Order Contracting

Leveraging JOC as a SYSTEM not simply a Procurement Tool provides significantly greater benefits while also reducing costs. Many, if not most, current Job Order Contracting Programs simply use JOC to speed the procurement of repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction activities.

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Efficient Public Sector Facilities Management Solution

Job Order Contracting

Procurement Workflows A detailed scope of work and an associated detailed line-item estimate is required before any procurement evaluation and award. From start to finish, bidding and procurement workflows are dependent upon robust process and current, granular local market labor, material, and equipment construction task data.

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Construction Cost Knowledge Management

Job Order Contracting

Construction cost knowledge management is a component of integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Information must be presented in plain English, using industry standard terms and definitions, and organized in a standard data format (CSI Masterformat). Embrace available tools and methods.

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Public Sector Facilities Management – The Elephant in the Room

Job Order Contracting

The elephant in the facilities management room is ever-present. The reality is that planning, procurement, and project delivery teams are misaligned… or simply not aligned at all. People, Process, Information, and Technology must be integrated, along with Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery.

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Plan, Procure & Prepare to Reduce Dropped Object Hazards

Construction Business Owner

Plan, Procure & Prepare to Reduce Dropped Object Hazards. It’s important to reduce, and ideally eliminate, this hazard at any and all worksites that present a dropped object risk, such as work at heights and work where tools may be lifted to heights. . Every 10 minutes, a dropped tool injures someone—here’s how to reduce the risk.

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Solving Facilities Repair, Reno, New Build Knowledge Problems, Process Problems, Data Problems, and Management Problems

Job Order Contracting

We are solving facilities repair, reno, new build Knowledge Problems, Process Problems, Data Problems, and Management Problems. The benefits of collaborative teams working within an integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Environment are well documented. People, Process, and Information Solve Problems. What You Can Do.

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Creating a Detailed Scope of Work – Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The assign Owner project manager is responsible for the creation of a detailed SOW. Associated robust processes are needed for both scope creation and overall project planning, procurement, and project delivery. Without both a detailed SOW and a robust process, efficient project management is impossible.