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Unlock Public Sector Construction Productivity – A White Paper

Job Order Contracting

It has done virtually nothing to measurably impact the repair, renovation, maintenance, and construction of the built environment. Robust tools and processes have existing for decades that can assure quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds are consistent delivered on-time and on-budget. Take BIM for example.

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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

Construction Specifier

Whether creating new architectural expressions or rehabilitating architecturally significant historic buildings, from stick-built to unitized, “off-the-shelf” commodity to custom bespoke systems, utilizing insulating glass units or opaque spandrel panels, simple flat or complex geometry; it seems the sky is the limit with curtain wall design today.

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Procuring tech for construction

Practical Law Construction

But cutting edge technology is procured on different terms from those typically used in the construction industry. With this in mind, this blog takes a look at what the construction industry may be able to learn from the approach of contracts for the procurement of technology (commonly termed “tech contracts”).

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Owners – Make your Contractors Happy!

Building Information Management

They simply need to be involved in the project early (from concept) thru hand-over/warranty period. LEAN Construction Delivery Methods – Job Order Contacting, JOC, Integrated Project Delivery, IPD … versus archaic, antagonistic, and unproductive design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, etc. Share risk and reward.

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An Introduction to Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with construction project procurement costs by awarding long- term contracts for a wide variety of renovation, repair and new construction projects. Smaller projects were taking up to 1 year to procure creating a growing backlog of work.

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

Job Order Contracting

The J OCPB (JOC Price Book: reflects the current local costs in detail for construction tasks expected to be performed in the geographical area of the base contract with the primary use of developing a detailed line-item price. Labor line items are not to provide services, typically performed under a separate service or requirements contract.

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LEAN Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Effectively and transparently track and manage budgets, forecast performance and progress, and create a collaborative procurement and cost/project management process. Plan and execute work seamlessly between Owners, Contractors, and Building Users. 4BT-CE Building in Cloud & the OpenJOC(TM) Framework. New building.