Job order contracting information is key to improving construction productivity. Public works contracts vary from private sector contracts in that legislation sets the contracting guidelines for contracts and the public interest demands safeguarding process integrity.
Thus, the requirement for full and open competition is a hallmark of
public contracts.
To minimize the chance of favoritism or corruption, the sealed bid
contracting method was developed to award a contract on the basis of price alone. Also referred to as the “Design-Bid-Build” process, this system has long been the most prevalent option for large and small public works contracts.
Over time, however, design-bid-build has proven to be inefficient, antagonistic, and incapable of delivering the majority of construction project on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction.
Related Resources:
ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management.
Building Information Modelling BIM in the Construction Industry – Technical Report TR-1405
BIM, LEAN Construction, and a Common Data Environment (CDE) – A strategic tool for sharing information and managing a team within a BIM / LEAN Construction Delivery environment.
BIM, PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS, WASTE, & LACK OF LEADERSHIP – Traditional design-bid- build (DBB) contracting techniques, and even more recent attempts to improve DBB such as design-build (DB), CM@R, etc. should not be considered LEAN efficient construction delivery methods.
COAA – Owners Perspective – BIM for FIM, BIFM – BIM for FM and a “Building Information Management Framework” – BIMF includes a laser sharp focus on integrated functional planning and cost metrics. The framework’s value for stakeholders includes: a) transformational change effected by a capital planning philosophy that emphasizes integration of professional practice; b) delivery models that emphasize lean construction practices; and, c) transparent standardized construction and facility operations data and taxonomies that contain cost by providing access to building information whether stored or linked to a building
model.
How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book – White Paper – Download – Select a JOC UPB – A JOC Unit Price Book, UPB is very important to the quality, integrity, productivity, and transparency of any Job Order Contract.
JOB ORDER CONTRACTING – Overview & Best Management Practices – Job Order Contracting White Paper 2016801 – Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a competitively bid, firm-fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) LEAN construction delivery method.
COLLABORATION IN CONSTRUCTION – IPD, JOC – Collaboration In Construction-White Paper – Owners determine the approach for funding, using, sustaining and disposing of buildings and infrastructure. They also select the construction delivery method.
Construction Cost Workbook – 2002 – Conference on the International Comparison Program World Bank
INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY – for Public and Private Owners – Integrated_Project_Delivery_for_Owners_ – A Joint Effort of the National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA);Construction Owners Association of America (COAA);APPA: The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers;Associated General Contractors of America (AGC); and American Institute of Architects (AIA)
THE HISTORY OF JOB ORDER CONTRACTING – The LEAN Construction Delivery Method – The United States Department of the Army is attributedwith initially developing and deploying Job Order Contracting during the early 1980s.
Job Order Contracting – A Procurement Success Story, 1998 – Moore, W., Stout, C.
LEAN Construction Detailed Overview – LEAN Construction Institute, LCI – An overview of LEAN Construction
Unit Price Books for Job Order Contracting – A quick tutorial about Unit Price Books, UPB (s), for Job Order Contracting, and what you need to know.
Why BIM Will Not Succeed – Higher Level of Owner Competency Required – BIM requires a higher level of interdependence and information sharing in order to fully understand needs, requirements, limitations, desired outcomes, and overall best value.
The What, Why and How of Job Order Contracting (JOC) – CEFPI Educational Brief – JOC a unique cost competitive delivery process for minor construction, renovations, repairs, and alterations that is faster and better than the traditional “design-bid-build” method.
2015-IDIQ-Contract-White-Paper-National-Academy-of-Sciences – Systematic, well-designed research provides the most effective approach to the solution of many problems facing highway administrators and engineers.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PARTNERING AND SOURCE SELECTION IN JOB ORDER CONTRACTING – Design-bid-build has proven to be inefficient, antagonistic, and incapable of delivering the majority of construction project on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction.