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JOB ORDER CONTRACTING

• Contract Management Department

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What is Job Order Contracting?

• JOC is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity
  (ID/IQ), responsive contracting tool
• ID/IQ is a contract type whereby an indefinite
  quantity of work is issued in a fixed contract
  period
• Contract is based substantially on unit pricing
• COAs JOC uses, R.S. Means for Facility
  Construction Cost Data
• In COA, JOC is used for facility improvements

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What is Job Order Contracting? (cont.)

• Work is usually minor in nature with a short
  construction duration (usually less than 90 days)
• Quicker response from multiple JOC Contractors
• Contractor furnishes all labor, materials,
  equipment, and supervision for the work

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What is Job Order Contracting? (cont.)

• Contract term is usually two (2) years with
  renewal options
• Job Order Contract establishes a general scope
  of work or services
• The Contract establishes special requirements and
  general conditions of the contract

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Competitive Proposal Process

• JOC Contractors are selected through a
  competitive proposal process
• Competitive evaluation factors include, but not
  limited to
• past experience quality of service,
• qualifications of key personnel,
• safety record/program,
• coefficient price (O/P), etc.
• The coefficient price is the only price
  component in the solicitation

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How do Work Orders Work?

• Contracting Entity identifies Work need and
  develops a scope
• JOC Contractor visits the project location with
  Contracting Entity to clarify scope
• JOC Contractor submits to Contracting Entity its
  unit price list proposal of all required work
  items including coefficient factor

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How do Work Orders Work? (cont.)

• Work Order pricing is based on a designated unit
  price book (UPB) consisting of numerous detailed
  line items for construction work
• JOC Contract stipulates the UPB to be used
• Contracting Entity reviews unit price proposal
  and if acceptable, issues Notice to Proceed with
  Work

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Benefits to Job Order Contracting

• Fast and responsive
• Quality work from quality contactors
• Dependability of contractors
• Multiple projects (work) at a time
• Project unit prices are pre-determined by Unit
  Price Book
• Partnership/collaboration minimizes risk of
  change orders

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Statutory Authority for JOC

• Texas Government Code 2267 authorizes the use of
  Job Order Contracting method for maintenance,
  repair, alteration, renovation, remediation, or
  minor construction of a facility
• This authority does not allow JOC for
• Large scale new building construction
• Civil Engineered-type work such as roads and
  utilities