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Job Order Contracting

Construction Change Order Best Management Practices. Definition of a construction change order: A construction change order is work that is added to or deleted from the originally agreed upon and contracted scope of work which alters the original contract amount and/or completion date. Change Order Impacts.

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Innovative LEAN Construction Tools

Job Order Contracting

An innovative, yet proven method of construction services planning, procurement, and project delivery is gaining traction with owners who require consistent quality repair, renovation, and construction services that are both on-time, and on-budget. Shared Risk/Reward. Mutual Trust/Respect. Defined Workflows. Initial and Ongoing Training.

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LEAN Job Order Contracting OpenJOC(TM)

Job Order Contracting

Faster and more efficient than traditional construction procurement and project delivery methods. Available directly via owner-managed Job Order Contracts or government-owned and administered cooperative purchasing networks. Virtually eliminate change orders and legal disputes. Competitively-bid.

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Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders.

Job Order Contracting

Adversarial, change-order-oriented environment is common between owner, A/E, and contractor. Planning, procurement, and project delivery is inefficient and disparate. Change orders may be reduced versus DBB due to A/E-contractor collaboration and contractual relationship. Disadvantages. Advantages.

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An Introduction to Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a way for organizations to get numerous, commonly encountered construction projects done quickly and easily through multi-year contracts. Smaller projects were taking up to 1 year to procure creating a growing backlog of work. 8-22% of project costs were being consumed in design and procurement.

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Estimating Construction Costs for Job Order Contracts

Job Order Contracting

Reduction in the procurement lead-time and construction cost for work orders is a benefit promised by some JOC Consultants and/or service providers. A low change order rate 5%-16% or lower. Reduced procurement costs. Number and dollar value of change orders. Number of owner/contractor negotiations.

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Job Order Contracting – Recommended Best Practices

Job Order Contracting

The following, Job Order Contracting – Recommended Best Practices, have been compiled from numerous independent third party audits of JOC Programs as well as decades of experience. Assure fair owner/contractor negotiations occur for all individual projects in order to assure quality and timely work at fair and reasonable prices.

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