Job Order Contracting

APRIL 14, 2022

Many owners simply view Job Order Contracting (JOC) as a means to speed the procurement of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds that require minimum design. JOC is a process that integrates “construction” planning, procurement, and project delivery leveraging robust LEAN methods and workflows. What you can do.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 27, 2024

We have yet to reach a point where JOC is valued for more than simply speeding procurement times. To date, most public sector owners use JOC to shorten procurement timelines without sufficient consideration of cost, quality, relationship building, or risk mitigation.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2022

The first step in learning how to benefit from Job Order Contracting (JOC) is to understand the following facts: #1 Not all JOC Programs, “JOC Consultants”, JOC vendors are the same. #2 4 JOC should NEVER be used to simply speed the procurement of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction project.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Job Order Contracting is a LEAN process and should never be used to simply speed procurement or bypass critical assurances against improper practices. Too Many JOC Consultants. Many public sector organizations don’t have a complete view of their JOC processes. FIVE issues associated with inefficient and ineffective JOC PROCESSES.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 21, 2024

Are you using just to simply speed the procurement process? Are you paying a “JOC Consultant” a percentage of JOC construction volume? Far too often, however, JOC is viewed simply as a means to speed procurement resulting in excessive costs and little strategic value to an organization. Learn more?

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 29, 2023

Real property owners need to drive Job Order Contracting ever step of the way, every meeting, every conversation, every issue, and NOT rely upon “JOC Consultants” Most public sector real property owner use JOC to simply speed procurement and, as a result, end up with excessive JOC administration fees, waste, and even compliance issues.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Collaborative planning, procurement, and project delivery teams. Less dependence upon third party consultants. Current trends in Job Order Contracting Process Improvement are enabling improve cost management. Improve owner leadership and support. Mutually beneficial outcomes for owners and design-builders. via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 30, 2022

4BT provides a complete range of JOC tools and services, including but not limited to, enterprise JOC knowledge management technology, locally researched facilities repair, maintenance, and construction cost data inclusive of line-item modifiers, technical specifications, and full training, consulting, and. support services.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Day to day decision-making and workflows significantly vary from traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. DO – Consider JOC and an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery environment within which early and ongoing communication and collaboration the norm.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 22, 2022

Public sector facilities management and procurement professionals face significant challenges as the pressure to “do more with less” continues to mount. In many cases, they even require an on-site “JOC consultant” for ongoing operations. Contact us for an introductory discussion to learn more.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Most traditional JOC Programs focus simply on speeding procurement cycles. For JOC Programs to provide maximum benefit, internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams must operate collaboratively on an early and ongoing basis.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 29, 2024

It was simply a way to speed procurement. Since that time JOC has evolved into an integrated project delivery (IPD) method that not only accelerates procurement, but also shorten project delivery times and reduces costs up to 30%-40%. Collaborative focus upon long term mutually beneficial outcomes for all participants and stakeholders.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 3, 2020

INTRODUCTION – Discussions about and implementing LEAN construction require consideration of a holistic approach involving multiple phases… Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery, as well as the integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology. Change is gradual and improvement is ongoing. Adoption 2. Planning 3.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 21, 2023

Owner using JOC to simply speed procurement. 4 Failure to integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery teams and enable a more consistent approach to delivering high performance projects. #5 Most JOC Programs are improperly implemented and therefore never achieve their many potential benefits. 7 Lack of transparency. #8

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2022

JOC is both a procurement mechanism and a project delivery method. When designed and managed properly, JOC integrates planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and teams under a consistent programmatic workflow. Do I need to hire a JOC consultant? Learning about Job Order Contracting? Absolutely not.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 17, 2019

Construction services procurement best management practices focus upon collaboration and change management. These relationship are DIRECTLY between service providers and owners, without intermediate “consultants” (Consultant or integrators do have a role in terms of training, auditing, supplying tools, structured data, etc.).

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Job Order Contracting (JOC) is both a LEAN construction delivery method and a method of procuring construction services through an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity term contract, using task orders as needed for individual projects, where the task order price is based on a book of preestablished unit prices (Unit Price Book – UPB).

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 1, 2017

LEAN Procurement via Collaborative Job Order Contracting provides significantly improve outcomes for all participants and stakeholders. There are several core elements associated with LEAN Procurement via Collaborative Job Order Contracting for real property owners, construction contractors, and building users.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery can be deployed and managed today using a robust suite LEAN tools and services. minimal long term reliance upon “consultants” for operational support. minimal long term reliance upon “consultants” for operational support.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 24, 2022

Lack of direct Owner participation and leadership (versus using a third party intermediary/consultants) can result in higher overall costs, higher JOC Program administrative costs, lack of cost visibility and controls, and a potential for misuse/fraud. There are multiple learnings from JOC Program Audits ( see audit results ).

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 22, 2021

A JOC program should never be used to bypass the lengthy traditional procurement process so that projects can be pushed along quickly, regardless of size or type, and without considering if JOC is the best option. Excessive use of consultants. The following are auditor recommended JOC Program best practices. Partial Listing).

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For All things JOC – Job Order Contracting click here … Structuring a best value JOC Program requires far more than getting a certification, buying software, or hiring a ‘JOC consultant” . How to integrate internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams. How to evaluate JOC vendors.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 5, 2021

JOC, when properly used, is an integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery method in which the owner provides leadership and oversight within a collaborative, mutually beneficial relationship with design/builders. JOC can consistently delivery quality projects, on-time, and on-budget.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2023

As noted by Deming, 85% of all failures are due to management and lack of process versus those doing the work! 1998, Krafcik, The Triumph of the Lean Production System The post Technology will NOT SOLVE Construction Productivity Woes. appeared first on 4BT. appeared first on 4BT.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 2, 2023

Twenty-seven consultants have secured places on Homes England’s £200m new Development and Regeneration and Technical Services framework. A dozen of the consultants were not on the previous multidisciplinary panel.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 7, 2017

JOC Consultants. Hiring JOC Consultants to basically outsource Job Order Contract Program management and providing payment to the JOC Consultant as a percentage of total construction volume is JUST PLAIN WRONG. There is little, if any reason for the JOC consultant to save money/reduce costs.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Job Order Contracting (JOC) has been distorted into a way to simply speed the procurement of repair, renovation, and new build construction, bypassing procurement rigors and doing little to assure mutually beneficial benefit to owners and design-builder or overall efficiency. Full financial and technical visibility and transparency.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 27, 2024

Focus on a developing a detailed Scope of Work from day one and work collaboratively with all constituencies (owners, design-builders, planners, procurement, facilities management…). Work as part of an integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery team.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 10, 2021

In point of fact, paying a percentage fee to a “JOC consultant” for tools and services is up to 10x more expensive than simply paying for annual software and cost data subscriptions, and any required training. Some public sector agencies think JOC pay as you go services are appropriate and cost effective.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

. #2 Maximum benefit for JOC can attained when it is used a a method to integrate “construction” planning, procurement, and project delivery incorporating robust LEAN practices to reach best value outcomes for all participants and stakeholders. #3 3 Direct collaboration between owner and design-builder teams is a principle of JOC.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 8, 2025

Jeff Peragallo, director and vice president of operations at construction consultancy Linesight, talks procurement strategies, labor shortages and the future of data center construction.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 26, 2024

Collaboration in the above manner allows disparate groups, including owners, A/E’s, builders, and procurement professionals, to focus on common goals. The excessive use of “consultants” will not enable an environment of true owner and design/builder collaboration that is mandatory for optimization of outcomes.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2022

Internal and independent audits have found that many Job Order Contracting deployments have unfortunately degraded into a simple means of speeding procurement and also carry excessive administration costs tied to a percentage of construction costs. Integrated Project Planning, Procurement, and Delivery. Fully Compliant. Edwards Deming.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 14, 2023

The 116 winning consultants have been confirmed for a country-wide £30m framework to help support new build, refurbishment and retrofit of public sector buildings and homes.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Whether a Federal, State, County, or Local Government, most public sector organizations underperform when it comes to planning, procuring, and executing facilities repair, renovation, or new builds. Integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery. Introduction. Mandate initial and ongoing training for all participants.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 19, 2022

A process is needed that integrates internal and external teams on an early and ongoing basis throughout the Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery phases and beyond. Integrates internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams. Now let’s talk about what will work.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Assure JOC program processes and structure mutually benefit your organization and awarded JOC contractors and can be implemented without the need for paid on-site “JOC consultant” 2. Before initiating a project through the JOC program, determine if it will result in savings over traditional/other procurement methods.

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