Building a successful and compliant JOC Program requires a focus upon LEAN construction procurement and delivery best management practices.
Don’t be fooled by vendors that claim to be the largest, or most experienced source of JOC solutions. Do your homework!
GOAL
The best JOC Solution is one that enables YOU, the real property owner, to be in complete control of your destiny., and to continuously monitor and improve your outcomes.
NO EXCESSIVE JOC FEES
There also should not be any excessive fees charged for your JOC Program based upon a percentage of JOC construction value… paid by you or your awarded JOC contractor(s). All financial information should be fully transparent, current, and verifiable.
TRAINING
Focus should be upon initial and ongoing training.
INDEPENDENCE
Furthermore, under NO CIRCUMSTANCE, should a JOC Consultant be involved in approving JOC Projects or JOC work orders.
AUDITS
Each and every JOC Project and/or Work Order should be audited for JOC Program compliance by an independent third party.
UNIT PRICE BOOKS
The approved UNIT PRICE BOOK should be LOCALLY RESEARCHED and include line itme modifiers. It should NOT be a national average price book with or without localization factors. Furthermore UNIT PRICE BOOKS should NOT be updated annually using a generic economic index. A UNIT PRICE BOOK should be fully researched for material, labor, and equipment annually (at a minimum).
These are just a few importance considerations when developing or managing a JOC Program.
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A successful JOC program begins with a sound development of strategies, goals, and associated processes. Policies, procedures, tools, and workflows must be outcome-focused. Prepared processes and procedures must be transparent and serve the mutual benefit of all participants and stakeholders.
Our team, which includes JOC, cost data, and facilities capital planning professional with prior experience with the RS Means Company, LLC, The JOC Group, US Cost, and VFA, Inc. as well as hundreds of owners and thousands of contractors is here to serve you. We can develop a comprehensive set of policies and procedures that are fully documented within a written JOC Operational Manual / JOC Execution Guide. The tailored documentation will be designed to also be dynamic to assure continuous improved, and at a minimum include the following:
- JOC Program Planning
- JOC Program Procedures
- JOC Program Compliance, including MBE/WBE and independent JOC audits of each Project/Task Order
- Unit Price Book Development & Maintenance (locally researched and dynamic)
- Enabling Collaborative Cloud Technology for JOC Program, Project, Proposal, Estimate, Document, Contractor, and Subcontractor Management
The above will answer the following questions and/or address the following important aspects, and more!!!!
How is a JOC Project defined, identified, documented, approved, tracked, executed, monitored, supplemented, closed-out?
Who is involved in directly participating in a JOC Project and when?
What are the required JOC Documents, Phases, Timelines, Approvals?
Who is responsible for JOC Program compliance and how is it monitored?
How often is the JOC Unit Price Book, UPB updated and how is the UPB updated?
Are independent owner JOC estimates created and when?
How are JOC Proposals reviewed?