Job Order Contract – Who, What, How, Why, & Timing

The Who, What, How, Why, & Timing of a Job Order Contract requires thought, multi-discipline integration, and proven LEAN business processes.

Job Order Contract (JOC) program development and implementation is best accomplished working with a consultant or peer group that can  provide objectivity, transparency, and direct access to senior, experienced staff.

The JOC development partner should have a suite of capabilities and tools at their disposal including 1.) a JOC unit price book (UPB) that reflects accurate material, equipment, and labor cost for all users, 2.) supporting technology, 3.), initial and ongoing training, certification, support for all participants, and 4.) compliance with all regulations, mandates, and requirements.

Objectivity, transparency, collaboration, performance, and compliance are required for all public sector JOC programs.  In fact, multiple audits have clearly demonstrated issues with improperly developed and implemented JOC Programs which have resulted in poorly implemented procedures, inability to attain expected benefits, and even created an environment for potential fraud.   Regardless of the JOC implementation process, best practices dictates regular audits.

The benefits that JOC can provide, such as greater than 90% of project delivered on-time, on-budget, and to the satisfaction of all involved parties, however, are virtually unachievable by tradition construction processes.
Four BT, LLC (4BT) can provide a level of expertise that is the basis for a heightened industry standard for Job Order Contracting. As a Facility Solutions consultant and JOC solutions vendor we bring comfort to public sector users, awarded JOC contractors, and oversight groups by sharing best management practice knowledge and providing work flows and tools for Job Order Contract development
and implementation.

4BT services and products provide both depth and breadth, and include the following:

JOC contract development,

JOC operating/execution manuals,

appropriate JOC documentation/forms,

JOC software,

JOC unit price books(UPB),

technical specification selection/support,

cost estimating training,

JOC education services, and certification,

facility management solutions,

third party independent JOC estimating auditing services,

budget collaboration reviews,

benchmarking and key performance indicators(KPIs),

JOC program marketing, and

independent government estimating (IGE).

All services and products are conceptualized, developed, and deployed within a framework of compliance & transparency that allows for open mutually beneficial partnerships for ALL JOC participants.