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Rethinking Job Order Contracts

Job Order Contracting

Both the maximum individual project size and type, as well as the maximum overall annual size of the JOC Program are typically stated in the contract documents. Financial transparency is provided through the use of an associated detailed unit price book. How often should a unit price book, UPB, be updated, and how?

Contract 197
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The Digital Builder's Guide to Preconstruction Collaboration

Construction Business Owner

It uses a multiparty agreement to define responsibilities, roles, compensation and rights. An expert in IPD describes its benefits for collaboration: “IPD projects share a common theme around collaboration, focused on a team mentality backed by an agreement. This tool shouldn’t just be for accessing documents. Main Image.

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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

A detailed scope of work is associated with a detailed line item cost estimate and builder’s proposal based upon a locally researched unit price book. It is defined within and Lean environment government by a long-term multi-party agreement and associated written Operations Manual / Execution Guide.

Schedule 165
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Collaborative Construction Procurement Planning and Project Delivery = Best Value Outcomes

Job Order Contracting

A locally researched detail Unit Price Book must serve as the foundation for developing and sharing the scope of work, and associated repair, renovation, maintenance, or new construction costs. A written Operations Manual or Execution guide is shared and part of the associated multi-party, long-term agreement.

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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. This is a national average cost book that DOES NOT REFLECT LOCAL COSTS. 5117.9001 Definitions.

Contract 232
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Job Order Contracting Basic Definitions

Job Order Contracting

The written Agreement between Owner and the Awarded JOC Contractor(s). It includes several Contract Documents, including a JOC Operations Manual / JOC Program Execution Manual. JOC construction services work beyond or in addition to the work required by the Contract Documents. CONTRACT / JOB ORDER CONTRACT. DEFECTIVE WORK.

Contract 100
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JOC Tutorial #71 – Terms

Job Order Contracting

(a) “Adjustment factor” / “coefficient+ – job order contractor’s competitively bid adjustment to the organizations prices as published in the current unit price book. b) “Indefinite quantity” means one or more of the construction tasks listed in the unit price book. (c) Typically within a range of 0.80