Job Order Contracting (JOC) was invented in 1981 to provide a more efficient procurement process for repair and alteration projects. Since then, JOC has grown in use and today more than $1.4 billion in construction is completed annually with JOC. How can you make sure that your JOC program is being run as effectively as possible?
Here are the keys to a successful JOC program:
- Â Good open communication among all parties, supported by software and data
- Â Detailed catalog of construction tasks, designed for procurement purposes
- Â Prices paid to the Contractor must be fixed according to the catalog of construction tasks.
- Â A non-adversarial environment
- Â Initial training of all parties and ongoing software, technical, and administrative support
- Â Capacity for additional support in the form of scope development and job order review procurement
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- Â Complete and comprehensive scopes of work
- Â Job order review to ensure accuracy and transparency
- Â Strict adherence to the contract documents
- Â Achieving due dates to keep the process moving
- Â Regular reporting on program achievement to the governing body
