Best Practices Construction Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

under Contract No. The proposed amendment introduces an affirmative defense, contending that Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. KBR) made material misrepresentations in its proposal, rendering the fully-performed contract void ab initio. W912GB-13-C-0011. Inaccurate calculation of average Romanian labor costs.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 9, 2018

Create defensible, fine-tuned estimates (owners and contractors). The post For Job Order Contracting…Upgrade to LEAN Job Order Contracting Today! Easily flag any missing information or non-prepriced (NPP) line items. Choose detailed or summary reports that export to PDF and Microsoft Excel. appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 28, 2021

California Contractor Tests the Bounds of Job Order Contracting. There’s one project delivery method you may not be as familiar with though: Job Order Contracting, also known by its acronym JOC. JOC contracts are administered by public entities issuing a request for proposals. Think periodic maintenance of facilities.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 21, 2023

Note: National average cost data, location factoring, or economic factoring do not provide defensible representations of project costs.) Best Value Job Order Contracting and Total Cost of Ownership Management Learn more… www.4bt.us . #8 Failure to use CURRENT local market unit price cost data.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 1, 2021

Mack Defense announced today that the U.S. Army ordered 99 Mack Defense M917A3 non-armored Heavy Dump Trucks (HDT) as part of the previously announced firm-fixed-price $296.4 million contract between the U.S. Department of Defense and Mack Defense. This order signifies the successful testing of…

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 14, 2017

Army recently awarded Navistar Defense, LLC, a foreign military sales contract valued at $18.8 Navistar Defense MTVs are based on the International WorkStar severe-duty platform designed for both off and on-road operation, and is the backbone for the company's MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The History of Job Order Contracting. Lowered the contract administration costs. 1999, Journal of Construction Education, Development of the Job Order Contracting (JOC) Process for the 21st Century, Dean T. 2006, IDIQ Contracts, Denise Farris | March 30, 2006 | Construction). BEST VALUE CONSTRUCTION. Early 1980’s – U.S.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The ability to clearly define detailed line item tasks defining the desired scope of work is critical to mitigating errors and omissions, reducing the number of change orders, as well as achieving defensible cost visibility and transparency. Embrace available tools and methods.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The History of Job Order Contracting. The United States Department of the Army is attributed with initially developing and deploying Job Order Contracting during the early 1980s. An initial process framework was put in place that would subsequently be improved to become what we now know as Job Order Contracting, JOC.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting has a number of distinct advantages for repetitive repair, renovation, minor new construction and maintenance projects. The Additional Benefits of LEAN OpenJOC Job Order Contracting. Not all implementations of Job Order Contracting are the same. The Origins of IDIQ and JOC.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 29, 2017

Best Practice Job Order Contracting. The DOD has long been recognized as the leader in best practice job order contracting. Thus while County, State, and Local Governments in general have a ways to go in deploying Best Practice Job Order Contracting, the potential benefit are certainly worth the effort. Note that for.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 28, 2017

Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management and improving AECOO outcomes for all participants and stakeholders. Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management enables the efficient use of available funds targeted for executing renovation, repair, maintenance, and minor new construction projects.

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Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 22, 2024

As a pivotal player in global defense, aerospace, and security, BAE Systems’ integration into ISNetworld’s contractor management platform marks a significant step in enhancing operational excellence and safety standards across their extensive array of projects. Exciting news: BAE Systems and ISNetworld® have joined forces!

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BD+C

AUGUST 30, 2012

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 24, 2023

private interest sued the United States as a “bid protest to challenge the decision of the Department of Defense (“DOD”) to standardize its facility condition assessment needs through the Sustainment Management System (“SMS”)”2 2014: NNSA implements BUILDER with two pilots (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Pantex Plant) 1 S.

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BD+C

JANUARY 9, 2020

Beginning January 2020, the Department of Defense will roll out a new IT security protocol for all businesses it hires for contract work.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 30, 2025

The deal covers Defense Department installations globally, with a primary focus on the eastern U.S., Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 17, 2012

Someone recently asked me why I was baffled about the Department of Defense's decision to use both LEED and a green building code. The Department of Defense has proposed a green building code in order to streamline the process of applying for LEED certification. Here are two reasons: 1. The policy is a waste of taxpayer money.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 6, 2022

Defense Dept. officials have said they will spend about $11 billion on military construction projects over five years.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

The reason for the dearth of court cases is not that there are no disputes and differences arising from green building design and construction, but rather that many, if not most of the contracts in sustainable construction require mandatory arbitration, in lieu of a judicial contest. Legal scholars can have at it.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2021

An independent Government estimate of construction costs shall be prepared and furnished to the contracting officer at the earliest practicable time for each proposed contract and for each contract modification anticipated to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 15, 2013

Language in Defense Authorization Bill of 2013, signed into law on Jan. 2, expands size of contracts eligible for SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program.

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Defense Contract 47

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

As you can imagine, the Government contracts with a lot more than that for SaaS solutions ( [link] ). Note: Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud High is a cloud platform developed by Microsoft for cleared personnel and organizations that support the Department of Defense (DoD).]

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ENR Construction

JUNE 6, 2022

Defense Dept. officials have said they will spend about $11 billion on military construction projects on Guam over five years.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

MARCH 29, 2024

Please visit our web link for more information: P6 Fundamentals P6 for DoD & US Government Contracts Course Summary (Monday, 5/13 and Tuesday, 5/14): De-mystify the challenges of getting your schedules approved on NAVFAC & USACE contracts, so you can get paid faster! This course can be completed onsite or online.

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Construction Dive

OCTOBER 7, 2012

It’s an old sports cliché: the best defense is a good offense. For instance, if a design professional brings a collection action for a fee it is allegedly owed, the automatic response will be a counterclaim for breach of contract and professional malpractice.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 8, 2022

A US Defense Dept. guidance memo gives instructions on how contract cost adjustment clauses should be written in the future.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 19, 2020

economy, when in any given year the vast majority of real estate transactions are leases and not contracts of sale. In 2020, an increasingly large number of prospective tenants, from commercial banks to sports apparel retailers and the defense industry are actively seeking protection for existing contamination before signing leases.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 21, 2022

Last month, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals held that a public contractor could not recover $100k in construction costs incurred following the government’s decision to close down a base in Tennessee due to COVID-19. APTIM Federal Services, LLC (ASBCA No.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 28, 2018

While this report targets defense infrastructure, the issue is far worse at the GSA and other non-DOD government agencies where there is a basic lack of understanding and implementation of organization-wide, best value, LEAN Facilities Management, and LEAN Construction Delivery Methods. Publicly Released: Mar 27, 2018.

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Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In a payment dispute between the subcontractor and contractor, the contractor argued that the “pay if paid” clause provided an absolute defense to payment. The subcontractor argued that the prime contract between the owner and the contractor defined the cost of work to include “payments made” to subcontractors. However, in Thomas J.

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Contract Subcontracting Drafting Virginia 77

Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 16, 2018

If you’re looking for practical information you can apply to your contracting business, as well as some interesting news about cutting-edge construction technology, check out CONEXPO-CON/AGG Radio , a bimonthly podcast brought to you by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Get tips, insights and stories in these construction podcasts.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 3, 2019

Below are just a few considerations, when optimizing implementations of Job Order Contracting and Integrated Project Delivery and their positive outcomes. Leverage Defensible Information: Maintain and comprehensively recall, recite, and apply documents, records, notes, data, and independent research in support of critical thinking.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

government, such as competing for federal procurement contracts. Under FAR 52.204-7, an Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from the solicitation. on December 12, 2023.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 30, 2020

economy, when in any given year the vast majority of real estate transactions are leases and not contracts of sale. In 2020, an increasingly large number of prospective tenants, from commercial banks to sports apparel retailers and the defense industry are actively seeking protection from existing contamination before signing leases.

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Site Liability Leases Defense 156

ENR Construction

JUNE 29, 2022

Defense Dept. awarded a $120-million contract to a domestic unit of Australia-based Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. to build America's first heavy rare earth processing plant.

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Construction Dive

MARCH 20, 2023

About 80% of work from this contract will be performed in Guam, per the Department of Defense, with the remainder in other areas of the Pacific and Indian oceans.

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