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How to Create an Independent Government Cost Estimate

Job Order Contracting

In contracts for services and construction, direct labor may be covered by the Department of Labor wage determinations (see References Section for links) and is considered non-exempt (typically blue collar, but may cover some white-collar occupations, such as clerical, that do not require a professional license or college degree).

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JOC TASK ORDER Process Overview – USACE

Job Order Contracting

When prices for lines are used that are not derived from the unit price book, they are noted and referred to as non-prepriced line items (NPP). When NPP items are negotiated and incorporated in a task order, this does not incorporate the item in the UPB for subsequent use as a priced item.

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LEAN Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Effectively manage concept development, requests for proposals, joint site visits, proposal reviews and negotiations, approvals/notices to proceed, regular inspections, checklists, close-outs, warranties, and more! Service Level Agreement. Make better decisions faster. Security Features. contact-form]. 4BT-CE Manage Estimate.

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How to Protect Your Business When Employees Get Poached

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Those items proved valuable resources for conducting his new duties—so valuable that his previous employer sued for violation of confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements and for illegal use of trade secrets. Businesses looking to negotiate this rocky terrain have a valuable tool at their command: restrictive covenants.

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A glossary of terms with reference to Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

Some refer to these risks as "known-unknowns" because the estimator is aware of them, and based on past experience, can even estimate their probable costs. The estimated costs of the known-unknowns is referred to by cost estimators as cost contingency. RSMeans refers to this as, "Price the quantities."

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Recent Decision Highlights the Potential Pitfalls in General Releases

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

the Court of Federal Claims reminds contractors to read claim release language carefully before executing any agreement or modification. The parties ultimately reached a settlement agreement regarding these claims. While these appeals were pending but before the execution of the settlement agreement, T.H.R. Enterprises, Inc. ,

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Marketing In The Construction Industry – Everything You Need To Know

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They have a contractual agreement with the owner, but no contract authority over the trade or specialty contractors. But if that owner is building a new office complex, they’ll enter into an agreement with a general contractor who will then subcontract pieces of the work to trade or specialty contractors. Negotiated.