Job Order Contract Task Order Process
Here are a few “Do’s” and “Don’ts” for your job order contract task order process.
JOC Task Order Process: Do’s
The Job Order Contact Task Order Process encourages and actually requires contractors/subcontractors, owners, and building users to be involved early, and throughout a process, from concept onward. A typical JOC process has the following stages. Assure that the JOC Program has a similar process.
- Owner request for a JOC task order / project proposal.
- Joint Owner/Contractor site visit.
- Contractor prepared estimate/proposal.
- Owner review of contractor proposal. (Owner may generate and independent owner estimate for comparison to the contractor estimate, or review the contractor’s estimate in detail.)
- Owner/Contractor negotiations and/or changes as needed.
- Owner provide contractor with a notice to proceed (NTP).
- Project start and execution.
- Owner project sign off.
JOC Task Order Process: Don’ts
As noted the JOC task order process should encourage early and ongoing communication DIRECTLY with the owner, facility manager, and building user(s). If this is not the situation and if the only true source of information is an intermediary, such as a JOC consultant, additional clarification should be sought. The inability to obtain and validate construction requirements directly from or with the owner is contrary to JOC best management practices and may significantly impact the a construction contractors ability to reduce costs, shorten project delivery times, and mitigate disputes.
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