Federal Construction Contracting Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

For example, one of the rules makes noteworthy changes to the FAR’s Limitations on Subcontracting, resulting in a more friendly regulatory landscape for small business prime contractors. Limitations on Subcontracting – Helpful Changes for Small Business Prime Contractors.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

During this operational phase of the JOC contract, procurement/facility management/engineering generate task orders for various construction services to be performed by the contractor. Subcontracting Plan Regarding Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business. Work Execution and Contract Administration.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 12, 2017

This includes task order pricing, adherence to the UPB, and meeting any small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned business contracting or subcontracting requirements. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. JOC procurement/award process. Strategic evaluation of objectives, goals, and appropriateness. Monitoring.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2019

Initial basic intent was to speed procurement via the pre-selection of a pool of pre-qualified contractors, however, in may cases has evolved into an elimination of checks and bases associated with traditional procurement methods. No ability to subcontract—limited to trade specified in the contract. T and M Disadvantages.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

Introduction – LEAN construction cost estimating, planning, procurement, and project delivery, drives optimal performance for the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects encountered by real property owners, facilities managers, and their service providers. Are you ready?

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 19, 2020

In addition, highly specialized subcontract items may require travel and per-diem expenses for mechanics. Integrating powerful, proven project planning, procurement, and execution methods to help guide organizations to achieve accelerated improvement of their facilities repair, renovation, and construction outcomes.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 2, 2019

LEAN construction cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery jointly drive optimal, best value execution of the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects encountered by public sector real property owners, facilities managers, procurement professionals, and their service providers.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 30, 2017

JOB ORDER CONTRACT ACQUISITION/PROCUREMENT STRATEGY. JOC Procurement/Award Process. Subcontracting Plan Regarding Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business. JOC Organization, Responsibilities, and Authorities. JOC Implementation Considerations. Strategic Evaluation of Objectives, Goals, and Appropriateness.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

JOB ORDER CONTRACT ACQUISITION/PROCUREMENT STRATEGY. JOC Procurement/Award Process. Subcontracting Plan Regarding Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business 34. JOC Organization, Responsibilities, and Authorities. JOC Implementation Considerations. Strategic Evaluation of Objectives, Goals, and Appropriateness.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 22, 2017

JOB ORDER CONTRACT ACQUISITION/PROCUREMENT STRATEGY. JOC Procurement/Award Process. Subcontracting Plan Regarding Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business 36. JOC Organization, Responsibilities, and Authorities. JOC Implementation Considerations. Strategic Evaluation of Objectives, Goals, and Appropriateness.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 9, 2013

A payment clause in a subcontract stated that payment by the project owner to the prime contractor was a “condition precedent” to the contractor’s obligation to pay the subcontractor. Subcontract payment clauses containing this term have generally been enforced against subcontractors.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

LEAN construction cost estimating, procurement, and project delivery, drives optimal performance for the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects encountered by real property owners, facilities managers, and their service providers. LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance.

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Construction Dive

MAY 21, 2014

Featured in this Week’s Construction Claims Advisor:Creative Procurement Violated Bidding Statutes‘Unrestricted’ Site Access Not Necessarily a WarrantyLump Sum Bid Did Not Violate Subcontracting Limitations Clause' The contractor is responsible for independently determining and assessing the adequacy of site access.

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Job Order Contracting (JOC) was born of the United States military contracting world, where small construction projects were taking up to 18 months and 20 per cent of project budget to design and procure. JOC would be the ideal way to create a level playing field for everyone involved in the process of government procurement.

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Construction Law Monitor

AUGUST 24, 2012

Author, Maria Giardina of Sedgwick, LLP , does a very good job of explaining the step that the California Legislature has taken to further protect the interest of subcontractors who often enter into one-sided contacts with general contractors in order to procure work in this troublesome economy.

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Building Information Management

JULY 31, 2014

It is a competitively procured, fixed unit price, indefinite quantity construction procurement and delivery method. These tasks form the pricing basis for collaboratively-scoped projects, thus providing price certainty and meeting most procurement regulations.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

ORGANIZATION NAME Technical Staff / Facilities Management Department Representative(s) and authorized ORGANIZATION NAME Procurement Authority review the Contractor’s Proposal. The ORGANIZATION NAME Procurement Authority will authorize a Job Order (JO) for performance of work, or request additional information/changes.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Development of acquisition/procurement approach. JOC procurement/award process. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. The responsible procurement/contracting/purchasing (purchasing) personnel are also involved, however, in most cases, serves in a support capacity during this phase. Monitoring. Ongoing training.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Procurement requirements, including small business requirements and governing body mandates, are researched in conjunction with your staff. With our extensive knowledge and database of RFP provisions, we can help you craft a procurement document that will drive the results that you desire. Procurement Assistance.

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Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 29, 2012

Our four investigative imperatives are transportation safety, grant and procurement fraud, employee integrity, and consumer and workforce fraud. Following is a lost of selected "red flag" indicators of DBE fraud: DBE owner lacking the background, expertise or equipment to perform the subcontract work.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JUNE 21, 2010

A competitive bidding process, the most prevalent procurement method, used to control construction costs for owners. The estimate consists of all of the materials, labor, equipment, subcontracts, overhead, and profit required for the job. Poor management of the process may lead to the delay of project or a project over budget or both.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 30, 2013

These policies are designed for the “at risk” construction manager (CM), general building contractor and design-build firm with an annual subcontract volume of $75 million or more.

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Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The decrease in time is largely due to reduced design and procurement time. The actual work performed in a JOC contract is often subcontracted, enhancing opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses and allowing some small companies to get their first opportunity to do government work.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2017

Value and qualification based selection and procurement. The cost of non-prepriced work should be based upon the best value alternative derived from three (3) written quotes, copies of which should be reviewed by the owner technical team and procurement authority. Subcontracting: Do. Subcontracting: Don’ts.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Three types of deployment – Contractor Led (subcontract design or joint venture) – Designer Led (subcontract construction or joint venture) – A single firm with both capabilities internally. Not supported in some public and/or federal procurement areas. Focus upon best value procurement.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Planning, procurement, and project delivery is inefficient and disparate. Construction manager at risk ( CM@R) includes a construction manager who works with the owner and A/E through design and proposals and manages subcontracts to complete the work. Construction method required by the procurement law in certain states.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 16, 2022

Subcontracting is a time-honored tradition. STRATUS from GTP Services is a fully customizable, model-centric procurement, planning and logistics platform. Even back in the Middle Ages, large endeavors were broken down into skill-specific projects and contracted out to the guilds. Today, little is different.

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Building Information Management

MARCH 10, 2017

Value and qualification based selection and procurement. The cost of non-prepriced work should be based upon the best value alternative derived from three (3) written quotes, copies of which should be reviewed by the owner technical team and procurement authority. Subcontracting: Do’s. Subcontracting: Don’ts.

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Rory Woolsey

MAY 31, 2012

With general contractors subcontracting the bulk of their projects this is a reasonable place to start the marking up. Rory is currently with The Gordian Group, leaders in expediting construction procurement through Job Order Contracting. The bare costs here will represent that which is “bare” to the general contractor.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 5, 2023

Operations teams, who are responsible for managing projects and ensuring profitability, increasingly assert themselves as crucial stakeholders in software procurement and adoption. Additionally, third-party stakeholder collaboration (e.g.,

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

It may be “a question from the Contractor to the Designer asking for information and clarifications on some drawing” or “a question from the Contractor to the Client or other stakeholders of the project… In some other cases, it’s the Subcontractor who is asking information from the Main Contractor regarding the subcontracted works.”.

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Construction Cost Estimating

AUGUST 21, 2010

The software comes up with our main product groups CMiC Financials CMiC Project Controls CMiC Project Management CMiC Experience Management The software can provide the following advantages :- Job Initiation Estimate to Job Cost Budget Estimate to Subcontract / Purchase Payment Management / Compliance Contract to Billing PCI to Posted Owner Change (..)

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Construction Specifier

JANUARY 28, 2021

The design-builder may be a single organization with in-house design and construction expertise and licensure or, more commonly, it is either a contractor or design professional teaming with one or more partners via subcontracts (Figure 2).

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

His expertise in BIM and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) has significantly elevated project efficiency and quality. I've worked with Jonathan at two different electrical subcontracting firms, and at both jobs, he has been an innovation leader. Mark Jason Villanueva Corporate BIM Manager, Newcon Builders Pte.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2016

The procurement process for a JOC contractor begins with an Owner request for proposal (RFP) where the real property Owner identifies the type(s) of work for which it is requesting services. The Technical team (Facilities Management / Engineering) develops specifications and plans necessary for the procurement and implementation of the JOC.

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). This is the fourth in a series of publications discussing best practices developed by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). Office of Federal Procurement Policy. Delegation of Procurement Authority to Other Agencies. TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTING.

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Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2012

IDIQ contracts had historically been used only as single award contracts to procure services or supplies until the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) of 1994, noting the value of multiple award contracts. Indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts has been a useful tool in federal government acquisition for many years.

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