Job Order Contract Staffing should include skilled owners and construction contractors, and the limited use of JOC consultants.
Job Order Contract Staffing Requirements
Direct Owner Involvement – A fundamental premise of Job Order Contracting is owner involvement with all service providers, Communication and collaboration must be early and ongoing. In order for this to occur, and for ALL parties to receive the maximum benefit of JOC, owners must be competent and capable with respect to LEAN construction delivery methods and tasks such as detailed line item estimating and owner/contractor negotiations.
While some owners rely upon JOC consultant to manage their JOC Program, this practice should be temporary only. It is certainly more costly and, as the major of independent JOC Audits have demonstrated, inefficient and potentially subject to inappropriate abuse.
Planning for Staffing Requirements – The initial planning for JOC staffing occurs during the JOC feasibility study. The minimum skills required to support the JOC process include managerial, contract administration, construction management, project management, and quality assurance.
The JOC staffing will change to meet the workload to be managed/performed by using JOC. Quality assurance personnel should work in close relation to those preparing task orders to facilitate communications, scheduling, and coordination.
Initial Staffing Requirements – Generally, $2 million to $5 million in annual JOC workload will require the primary or partial responsibilities of four or five staff members. It is recommended that one position be primarily responsible for JOC for purchasing, and that a peer from the technical team also lead that function. Experienced, competent and credible personnel should be involved in the JOC process. All personnel assigned JOC responsibilities must be trained to properly perform their job functions. JOC training courses are offered for various owner, professional, and educational groups.
Training Requirements – Training should begin a minimum of 5 or 6 months before the planned JOC award. Personnel involved with the JOC contract from both the technical and purchasing teams should visit other locations that are currently executing a JOC contract to gain a working perspective.
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