Job Order Contract Best Management Practices involve a focus upon LEAN collaborative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and the associated integration of people, process, information, and people.
Not all Job Order Contracts (JOC) and JOC Programs are the same. In fact, many JOC Programs have failed to employ LEAN principles. Instead, JOC is used simply to speed procurement, and in some cases, even bypass traditional procurement safe guards (see JOC Program Audits).
When properly developed and managed, JOC Programs can measurably improve quality, cost visibility and transparency, shorten overall project delivery timelines, and elevate levels of satisfaction for all participants and stakeholders.
While each Job Order Contract and JOC Program is tailored to the real property owner’s specific requirements, the following characteristics are common to ALL JOCs observing best management practices.
- Early and ongoing collaboration among all participants and stakeholders
- Focus upon mutually beneficial outcomes
- Mutual trust and respect
- Shared risk/reward, with reward based upon performance
- Long-term relationships
- Owner leadership and competency
- Continuous improvement
- Common data environment, including transparent and verifiable locally researched detailed unit price cost data (National average cost data with/without location factors is not recommended.)
- Enabling technology – Program Management, Project Management, Proposal Management, Estimate Management, Work Order Management, Workflow Management, Cost Data Management, Document Management, Issues/Task Management, Contractor/Subcontractor Management, WBE/MBE Management, BIM information integration
- Global oversight with local decision-making
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Four BT, LLC provides innovative integrated project delivery solutions inclusive of detailed locally researched construction cost data, and enabling SAAS technology. We help guide organizations to achieve accelerated improvement of their facilities repair, renovation, and construction outcomes, via client-specific programs centered upon achieving best value outcomes.
Proven LEAN construction planning, procurement and project delivery processes, actionable data, enabling cloud technology and ongoing training, are the proven path to significant gains in efficiency and satisfaction.