Has anyone been involved in a Job Order Contract format?
The boss just came back from a meeting and asked what I know about it. Which isn’t much.
So, I’m interested in anyones experiences in that format, as either an owner, contractor or sub.
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My fiance works for the Corps and that is what they use. I think she calls it task order contracting.
Every 3 years they have subcontractors go through a bidding process and submit qualification paperwork. She is on a panel which reviews the paperwork and decides which 3 contractors offer "best value" for the upcoming work. They got away from going with lowest bid years ago and it has worked out for the better.
It's a great way for her to feel confident in awarding work to a subcontractor because she knows they are already prequalified.
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It seems to be one of those things that would work well in a large metropolitan area. Where there really is enough work a year to keep a contractor relatively busy. I'm in rural Idaho, and the forests they are discussing using it in are in Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah. I would anticipate problems, with it unless you had some kind of format for site pay, or method in place to hire local subcontractors.