Blog: Procurement

Keith Greene has reviewed hundreds of Price Proposals in his 30+ years of experience with Job Order Contracting. He suggests these tips, along with 12 key questions to ask while reviewing to make Price Proposal Review a painless process.

Building the Price Proposal often requires meticulous attention, but when completed, the proposal is a thorough and specific document that both the facility owner and contractor can rely on. We asked Steve Adams to provide some tips for building a defendable Price Proposal; one that stands up to audits, eliminates confusion and lays out the project to expedite those next steps. Here are his tips.

State and local governments would benefit best from a method that drives contractors to perform well on construction projects, and helps purchasing officers track performance over time. This method exists and many use it successfully today.  

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:  

Here are a handful of key procurement performance metrics and indicators that procurement teams should account for as they navigate their construction projects and set priorities.