What is Job Order Contracting…. A Job Order Contacting (JOC) Program optimizes small to medium, repetitive, and easily defined maintenance, repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects of which the scope aligns transparently with a pre-priced locally researched detailed unit price book (UPB). JOC is a form of indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IQIQ) LEAN construction integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery method.
JOC master contracts to prequalified contractors through a competitive bid process whereby contractors bid a factor (JOC coefficient) per the pre-priced JOC UPB. The pre-priced catalog is generally adjusted annually, or more frequently. The contractor’s adjustment factor remains fixed for identified terms of the contract.
Values for the minimum and maximum dollars value for the annual contract and for each project are stipulated, as well as the type of projects.
An independent review of each project, by a knowledgeable person that is not the JOC Program Manager, is best practice.
