Job Order Contracting Services – Best Value

Job Order Contracting Services and Tools should be based upon open standards, locally researched cost data, and best value for all participants.

1. They should NOT favor the Owner versus the Contractor.
2. They should NOT require excessive fees.
3. They should NOT pay a fee to a JOC Consultant based upon total JOC construction costs if he/she plays a role in approving the Job Order/Task Order/Project.

Focus of any Job Order Contracting Service should be upon training Owners and Contractors to be self-sufficient.   An owner-managed Job Order Contract provides the highest value to all parties involved.

An owner-managed JOC requires a skilled owner with appropriate collaborative leadership skills, however, and some owners may need to proceed towards this level by phases.  For example, an owner my wish to use a Cooperative to become familiar with JOC and/or simply because annual construction volume doesn’t support an internal program.  Or, an Owner may wish to leverage a JOC Consultant for appropriate aspects of the program while buildings internal capabilities and resources.

Any Job Order Contracting Solution should incorporate an “Open Framework” that can be used “out-of-the-box”, yet also be tailored to specific organizations and requirements.  It should incorporate standardized core cost data using common and clear terms and definitions and standard CSI MasterFormat data architecture.

Training should be required, continuous, multi-format (on-site, hands-on, virtual instructor-based, virtual self-paced) and multi-level (introductory, advanced, refresher) for all Job Order Contract participants.

Job Order Contracting Services and Tools should deliver accurate, standards-based, timely, transparent and actionable cost information to all stakeholders throughout the life-cycle of all common renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and minor new construction projects.

Best value Job Order Contracting Services and Tool enable the integration of…

1. Proven collaborative LEAN construction delivery best management practices,
2. Standardized terms, definition, and data architectures.
3. Open cost data, researched and maintained for all LOCAL markets, including verifiable detailed line item construction tasks, with material, equipment, and labor granularity.
4. Cloud-based technology to assure rapid, shared access of relevant information to JOC Program participants, benefactors, and oversight groups.
5. Initial and ongoing training and certification.
6. A focus upon OUTCOMES, as measured by key performance indicators (KPIs).

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