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DO – Use locally researched detailed construction cost data that is regularly updated for your JOC unit price book (UPB). DON’T – Do not use a national average cost book and attempt to create a UPB, with or without factors or construction cost indices (CCIs).
All renovation, repair, and new construction work should be based upon recent, similar work, as embodied within a LOCALLY RESEARCHED UNIT PRICE BOOK. Relying only upon contractor or subcontractor quotes is simply not compatible with your fiduciary responsibilities.
Owner review of ALL Contractor estimates. Assure the Unit Price Book – UPB – selected has Clear and Consistent Descriptions written in a manner that all JOC participants can easily understand. Assure any Owner Preferred Products or Materials are contained within the Unit Price Book.
Startup and Closeout – managing the startup and closeout process of a construction project. Read Books On Project Management – there are plenty of Construction Project Management Books available on amazon or through our own Construction Repository. Maybe even consider downloading our free construction e-book.
E fficient Workflows: We streamline the JOC workflow for you organization from initial requirements, to requests for contractor proposals, to joint site visits, to proposal review, to proposal acceptance and notice to proceed, and finally to workorder and project closeout.
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JOC Solution – A long-term (3-5 years) contract for on-call construction • Competitive pricing established at outset of the contract through the use of a coefficient applied to a unit price book (UPB) • Best Value Procurement/Qualifications-based selection to ensure contractor performance • Individually-priced job orders. and Linda T.
Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineer Requirements (SABER) contracts provide a streamlined means to complete construction projects estimated at less than 750K. Also known as Unit Price Books – UPB) UPGs are commercial pricing tools such as computer cost databases and libraries of hard copy books (and electronic format).
The work management office also completes a desk estimate of the project cost to help determine the best method for executing the work request (in-house shops, competitively bid individual contracts or JOC). items can be compared with the same items in the Owner estimate. Ordering Responsibilities. The Contractor shall develop a.
The JOC Contract shall use the current calendar year issue of locally researched unit price cost data equivalent to the OpenJOC(TM) Unit Price Book – UPB (subsequently referred to as UPB) with updates as applicable, as a basis for unit cost. The total estimate for a JO is multiplied by by the contractor’s coefficient.
Several comments regarding the schedule of values: Compare the schedule with the estimator’s budget for the Project. The contractor’s schedule of values should closely align with the estimate. Another warning sign is when the estimated construction cost constantly increases throughout the design.
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